A 18 year-old and an 13 year-old dating is "wrong", but a 65 year-old marrying a 60 year-old is no big deal, amirite?

difference is a 13 year old is a minor. also, in those 5 years between 13 and 18 a lot of changes happen and there's a whole lot of growing up involved. so while I suppose its situational, I would typically say that yeah, its kind of wrong.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

That's true, but the fact is, the age difference is still the same, but people view it differently, going "Oh he is way too old for her" but they would never say that about a 60 - 65 year old couple. Edit: Also, I wasn't trying to say "wrong" as meaning I disagreed with it, I actually don't know why I put it in quotes.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I know what you're getting at, and it makes sense that the age gap isn't as huge as most people imagine, but still. I think there's more to it than just the numbers

by Anonymous 14 years ago

The age difference is the sane, but the growth of maturity isn't.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

It's because at 65 and 60 you are not different from each other. At 18 and 13...that's just weird because...I can't explain it but you know what I mean.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Explanation: Because of vastly different levels of maturity between an 18 and 13 year old.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

One has gone through puberty and had more life experiences, while the other is still going through puberty and hasn't had as many life experiences.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Half your age plus 10? So an 18 year old male, cannot date an 18 year old female, she has to be at least 19? haha? No i do not believe it is wrong for an 18 year old and a 13 year old to date, as long as they have their parents permission and grew up with good moral judgement. I am filipino and it is not uncommon for someone's 18 year old son to be hooked up to their friends 13-14 year old daughter in the Philippines even now, it hasn't changed there. I have been in the US for 20 years and it use to be OK for people to get pregnant and have a kid here at 18 years old. Not in 2011 people see it as being " too early ". Times are changing is all.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Hahah, this is weird man. I posted something similar to this and it got deleted... -.- YES IM JEALOUS AND HOLDING A GRUDGE

by Anonymous 14 years ago

At 13, someone's brain has not yet matured, especially the judgement part of it (frontal cortex maybe?).

by Anonymous 14 years ago

An 18 year old has gone through more stuff than a 13 year old and is more mature. a 65 year old and a 60 year old have an age difference but they're both at the same maturity level so it's fine.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Half plus 7 rule.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

but that means i can only date people who are at least 14.5 this does not work for me.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

The ratio of your ages is smaller when you're older.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Which is why years seem longer when you're younger; you're doing another 1/6 of your life compared to 1/65.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Yeah, I've thought about that. I wonder how fast time will feel when I'm really old.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

It's much better to go by percentages than by age. The 18 year old is ~38.46% older than the 13 year old, whereas the 65 year old is only ~8.33% older than the 60 year old.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

my ex( as of yesterday) is 4 years older than me. Thats why I broke up with him, he'll be going to college next year and it just wouldnt work.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

15... and about 19... still wrong.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I'm aware of that.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

didn't your parents get pissed?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

yea, but I dont live with them (see my bio).

by Anonymous 14 years ago

But you're like 14-16...

by Anonymous 14 years ago

it's not the way you think it is. he wasn't like that, and it didn't get serious.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

haha okay, it's just that even though I like to think I'm open-minded, I'm probably more close-minded than I think -_-

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I think it mostly ended because I'm a smidge shallow. But no, don't worry, you're not closed-minded, you're curious.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

If you're going to break up with him over something like that, it probably wasn't going to work, anyway.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

My family started hating me because of him, except for my grandmother, who had our vowes almost written smirk

I decided I cared about my family more, and that I don't need him.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

once it gets to a certain point, ages kind of blend together

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I am 13 myself and honestly think that that relationship was fine as long as u were mature enough to hadle it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I understand what people are saying about that it is wrong, but I agree with those who say it's fun, age is a number and love has no limit, also recent researches confirm that women have a maturity level of men who are 4 years older, but it is not yet confirmed if this is the same with younger people, it is is then a 14 year old and a 18 year old would be similar in terms of maturity, but when dating, just make sure you have parents permission as well as your parents meeting that person.

by Anonymous 12 years ago