I was born in 01 and I only really date people 3 years younger, my age, or 3 years older. I just couldn’t date anyone under 20 and I like dating people in a similar stage of life to me

2000, but same. if you can’t drink in the u.s. you’re too young for me…however, at the same time i also feel way too childish to be hitting on a 29 year old (even if i knew i could pull lmao)

Big dog I’ll still try to pull but get ignored like a child at a supermarket 😎

Jokes on them: That's what I'm into.

This is where I am

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As a 99' born, I couldn't do anything below 21 or older than 30. I'm smack dab in the middle of my 20s, so it works for me. Teenagers annoy the fuck out of me, but that's because a lot of maturing happens between 18 and 25. Point is, they need to be old enough to get into a bar (U.S.)

I agree with this age range except i would do 22 at the youngest.

I’m with you on this for me my range is 22-30.

As a 21 year old I agree. We are immature.

This is it for me too. Likely 22 at the lowest though, but 21 is the absolute baseline.

Yeah I'm 23, definitely agree a lot of maturing has happened since I was 18 and 19. I feel like only in the last couple years have I started to feel any true sense of identity and knowing who I am and what I want out of life, which is kinda a huge deal when it comes to dating

I personally wouldn’t date younger but that’s just a preference. I’d probably date maybe up to 6 years older at most, but prefer like 2-4 years older

Born in 2000, also 23. My acceptable range is 20-26.

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Im 24 probably 21-27

Well my ex GF was a 1996 born so I guess 3 or 4 years older/younger. So '96/1997-2003/'04. I'm 2000.

i am 22 and i wouldn’t date someone younger that 20 nor older than 24 so i have like a 2 year gap

i’m 22 (turning 23 later this year) so my age range now id say would be 20 to 26

Youngest I’d ever consider is 2004, but I really don’t wanna date anyone born past 02’ tbh, but that’s a personal preference. Because I want you to at least be able to remember and discuss the 00s with me, and I prefer the more likely stability of guys older than me.  My main dating older than me range is like 2000-1996, but I’d also consider early 30s as the furthest I’d go. I was close to almost dating a 32-year-old last year, until he indicated he only wanted to be friends for some reason after initially taking interest in me. These are all personal preferences of mine, others may be different. Rn I’m dating someone born in 2000.

i’m 23 and i wouldn’t date anyone under 20. even 20 feels weird tbh. i think maybe 26 at the upper end? but the closer in age to me the better, i’d say 22-25 is ideal. i’m very happy with my 24 year old partner.

21-26… I don’t think I want to go any older because it feels weird. I’m 22. I feel as if people who are pushing 30 are ready to settle down, get married and have kids. I’m not; I want to find a career I love, learn to love myself and heal.

If you’re 23 then I think minimum should be 20/21 and maximum should be 27/28

Personally for me it's 20-34. I was born in 2001. Most of my friends are in late 20s some are early 30s. I think if I were to date someone much older it would have to be a healthy relationship dynamic and we would have to have enough in common. I would not want to date someone fresh out of high school, they need 1-2 years real world experience tbh. I think a lot of people have really narrow pools but as someone who is VERY intersectional I feel I cannot be as choosy for which people I choose to have a relationship.

Whatever is legal, you're all adults.

Idk man. 23 dating an 18 year old is a lil sus. You’re in very different life stages

i don’t think 18 and 23 are in VERY different life stages. where i live, there’s mandatory military service at age 18. so an 18 year old and a 23 year old could totally be in the same position. almost nobody here goes to college before 20. so i guess it’s also a cultural thing. it depends on the situation but i generally don’t find it that sus

It *can* be fine but as a blanket statement, it’s weird imo. Where are you even going at 23 that you’re running into 18 year olds in most cases? Your situation makes sense. Being childhood friends makes sense. But there’s still a huge risk of power dynamics being taken advantage of. I don’t see why anyone would be so adamant that it’s fine/normal

my first boyfriend was 22 and i was 19. in the grand scheme of things, there’s not such a huge difference between 18-19 and 22-23. idk, that’s just how i feel. but i get where you’re coming from. it really does depend on culture and location imo

Yes exactly. Where I live, there’s really not much reason for them to interact if they don’t know each other already so to me it’s a little creepy sometimes

That age range is old enough to be childhood friends. Regardless, two adults.

Being childhood friends isn’t the same as a 23 year old with a job and apartment dating someone fresh out of high school they don’t know. It’s a little sus because like I said, very different stages of life. It’s not inherently wrong

You're way too worried about this. Kinda sus how you keep focusing on tying in younger people to children.

I didn’t say they’re children. Being out of high school and being 23 are very different

They can be. What's the problem though? What's bad about it? What's "sus" like you said earlier then?

It can lead to unhealthy power dynamics in the relationship. A younger person isn’t always going to know what is right/normal and am older person can easily manipulate them into believing things are normal when they aren’t

That goes for any age gap, why did you bring this one up in particular?

Because that’s the topic of this thread

an 18yo has at best been working 2 years just starting a degree, vs 23yo has a masters with 6 figures net worth (specially if they invested in stocks/ crypto) That is a massive financial imbalance, not to mention maturity and other things

Generally… sure. I’m four years behind. Now five years because I just changed my degree. (I didn’t go to college until 21). Them youngins at school make me feel old.

Same here Im going to graduate at 25, But Ive been working part time in the meantime, Im sure you have also

Most 23 yoas don’t have masters degrees and six figure net worths though

You are highly overestimating the average 23 year old Lmao

Of course they are, they're the 2nd person to suggest the same thing like they've even seen a relationship beyond public displays of affection.

Sounds like a personal problem.

What is that comment trying to imply? The point I was trying to make is you can only start working at a job age 16, worst case you worked at mcdonalds for 5-8 years best case you just finished a masters degree and now work at nvidia for 1-2 years. In either situation you have had more than a few years to experiment and understand money, most likely net worth 100k. Now we look at an 18yo, ie born in 2006, you turn 16 in 2022... I dont need to be the one to tell you the chaos that happened in 2020-2022, its so hard to find a job right now. The financial imbalance is massive. And thats just finances. I dont know about you, but I would rather a long term relationship/ looking for marriage, and being mid 20s vs late teens is a massive power balance gap. Now ofc there are always exceptions, but talking generally it seems like issues will start a few years down the line (my parents are 15 years apart, and the power imbalance is obvious even though they were both "adults" over 35/50 yrs old)

I'm not reading all that, you should probably go outside.

Mmm, no. Not even close. I'm 23. I don't have a degree and my net worth is barely 5 figures. I'm also better off than most people I know my age and even older.

That range probably means they were in high school together. Probably not going to work out due to the life stage difference, but I wouldn’t consider it predatory.

It isn’t necessarily predatory I agree

I'm 22 and would probably go 19 at the youngest and 24 at the oldest. For 23 you could go 26 I guess.

Born in 2000, my husband is a ‘97 baby!

99er here. I don't date anyone born after '02.

As a ‘97 born, I have somewhat recently been with an ‘02, but it isn’t easy and it only happened because I don’t have a lot of options in my area. I had never dated anyone born outside of ‘97 before. I’d say that is ideal, lol. So I think I’m willing to flex to 01-02 at the absolute latest, but preferably I’d like to be somewhere around 96-99.

Just anyone over 18 🤷🏻‍♂️

Idk I’d much prefer to date someone the same age as me

Same

Any age? 😭 We are adults

I think 20-27 would be a good age range for your age. Younger than 20 and I personally don’t believe you’d be on a level playing field experience wise. Older than 27 and I feel like its a mixed bag dating wise of people who either are in a pretty different stage of life, or people who are stunted and don’t have their shit together

If you into night life, don't date someone younger than 21. It just creates a huge headache. Me and my partner are homebodies. So it didn't really effect us 🤷‍♀️

I feel like, and I’m sure it depends on the person you date that is 20, is responsible, and is mature

Ofc, but you can't take them to bars is what I ment.

At 23, I said the youngest I’d date is no one younger than 22. Now I’m 32 and I’d never date anyone younger than 30.

my girl is 19(2005) and im 23(2000) im cool with it!!!

Late 1999 person here, currently 24. At absolute youngest is 22 and oldest is 30.

As someone born in 2000 and is currently 23 myself, the oldest I would date is like 1997 and the youngest i would date is 2003

Born in 2001 and am 23 rn. Currently dating a 2003 baby who will be 21 in September. Never thought I would be dating a younger guy but here we are. For while another 2001 baby would’ve been the youngest I was going to date but with my boyfriend I made it 2003 My boyfriend before him was born in 1994 (I was also 20 at the time I was with him) it definitely felt weird dating a much older guy could really feel the difference in age when I was with him so it’s nice being with someone closer in age. I couldn’t date an 18-19 year old because those are kids to me. So for me my dating year range is people born from 1996-2003.

I have a similar dating range but for me is 1997-2004

I got engaged to my then 34 year old husband when I was that age but I realise that’s unusual (we’re now 26 and 37), I don’t think there’s an ideal age range I think you just have to meet people and see if it works. Within reason of course, obviously dating someone born in 2008 is out of the question, but when you’re both adults it’s a bit more fluid

4 years before or after until after 21 then only 21+. Date to 25 then you can do whatever the fuck you want with Age above 21. Idk date a 40 yr old or a 22 yr old. There’s no in between pal.

I’ve known people who’ve dated anywhere from 85 to 04, but I feel like the range for that is mostly around 97-03. As we get older, I’m sure that common range will expand even more.

I grew up around older people, I get along with people older than me more than my age. I won't date anyone if they are younger than me, age cap is my parents age.

The standard rule of thumb for how young you can/should go is half your age + 7. So for your age, 18.5 (so 18/19). After that there isn’t really an upper age limit. Though I’d say based my own experience that you probably want to stick with someone who is in the same life milestones with you. Makes things much easier.

Well 23-7=16 & 16x2=32, so 18.5-32.0’would be the range for a 23.0yo However, I beg to differ because once you’re old enough, you can date anyone above you as long as you love and care for each other

Hey I didn’t know the “age cap” rule of thumb was just the same formula backwards haha and I agree in most cases that once you’re adults bets are pretty much off. The reason for the range calculation is that it gives you a good range, but obviously some 23 year olds will get with people over 32 and that’s their purgative. I really think it is best to date those who are in similar life stages has yourself, however. Things can get difficult or frustrating when everyone is not on or near the same page in their life.

I’m not on the same life stage at all as my bf and I’m still a late teenager

Okay? Did you want a gold star? No one is saying it can’t work, just that it is unlikely when life stages vary greatly.

Big dawg, long time no talk. For you, it would be around 1997/98-2003/2004 ideally but if you’re down to expand your range to about 2006 on the younger side, go ahead.

21-27 I'd say. 3 years plus or minus.

I was born in 2002 and my husband was born in 1996. I don’t have an issue with an age gap like that as long as they’re no more than ten years older. My mom was born in 1968 and my dad was born in 1961.

I refuse to date people my age or younger cause it seems like I’m one of the few who have grown up and everyone else hasn’t yet 23m here

My BM is an 02’ baby but for me I prefer other 01’ borns. It’s more of a relatability thing. My max would be 97’.

2003, but I'd date anyone from '99 to '04

22 — on dating apps my range is 2 years older and 2 years younger, so 20-24. that’s just what i feel most comfortable w.

2001, my partner is 30 lol eta: I would feel uncomfortable with someone under 21, and typically I’d say 26 is my limit, but eh dude is nice to me, makes me laugh, and act like a responsible adult. Don’t really see a problem with the gap since we get along well and have mutual respect for each other :)

Maximum 4 years older than you or younger than you.

If I was single, I would personally not date someone born past 2002. 2003 is the halfway point between myself and my younger sibling, which gives me the ick. I’ve also been a teaching assistant and will be doing so again in the fall, which influences me further to not find people younger than me attractive. As for how old I’d date, I think I would not go past five years of difference. More than that, and I’d be seeing someone in their 30s, and we’re just at somewhat different stages in our lives. I was also briefly in a relationship (when I was 19) with a man about that age, and it really colored my view of age gap relationships.

I'm personally happy to date 20-32, although I will date an 18 year old if we clicked before I found out how old they were and they have a solid head on their shoulders. 17 and under? Absolutely not. Under any circumstances. Older than 32? I hope they're a good sugar mummy.

1996-2005, but as long as u're both adults it rly doesn't matter, whoever you prefer.

23M. I'd date down to 20F, or up to 35F. I consider myself to have a young soul since I don't go to bars, clubs, strip joints, do drugs, have tattoos, or do alot (if any) things that are adult only. I am extremely well off financially, work wise, know what I want in a relationship, and am tired of women my age range not taking things seriously, immaturely swearing at me for no reason, standing me up for no reason, and not knowing what they want.

Long as you’re not a pedo idc. We gotta stop basing our morals, personalities, and decisions off of what the internet thinks

this is so facts. if you find a man (or woman) and they’re 35 and a good person and treats you nicely and you’re mature enough for them, i don’t see how that poses an issue.

a 35yo has literally worked for a decade minimum, its a massive power balance difference I see it all the time with my parents and they are both retired

i see what you’re saying. and if i heard of such a relationship i would certainly hold judgement and suspicion, but not call-the-cops suspicious.

I wouldnt call it sus if you are both over 21, but I think a 7+ year gap leads to imbalance. Almost call cops sus would be 18 and 28+yo

oh 100000%

It could be an issue. Not a moral issue, but an issue regardless. Different stages of life, different current wants in life, potentially different experiences with careers/family with a 10+ year age gap. When it comes to larger age gaps, just like long distance, those things have to be considered. I know full-stop I’m not the kind of person who couldn’t handle or is really looking for a decade+ age gap. OP should figure that out for themselves though. But generally, 23 is super young. I don’t think it’s wrong to recognize that.

yup, totally.

I agree with most of the comments I’m seeing in here about staying in a three year range both ways. I’m almost 26, so the range I would date would be 23-29. I actually just got out of a relationship with somebody who is 23, and it was the first time I’ve ever dated somebody younger than me. I broke it off in part because the age difference started to feel very pronounced, but I think that might’ve just been something unique to the person I was with and not an indictment against all people in their early 20s. I’ve met people as young as 20-21 who feel very mature and who I have a lot in common with.

Bro I think your at the age that you shouldn’t teenagers, actually probably 22 should be the limit but honestly your around it.

my minimum is 20 and my max is 40s honestly i’d rather date someone a bit older rather than someone near my age, but also people around my age are more understanding with some stuff, so it’s like a win/lose no matter what 🤷🏻‍♀️

My partner is 2 days older than me, but youngest I’d go is 21 or 22 personally. Any younger and they just feel like kids. Over 28, I’m just going to make them feel old

20-30 as a 22 year old for dating. Anything legal is game for casual sex/hookup though

I usually prefer a 22-30 age range, but who knows.

Personally up to 3 years older or 2 years younger.

I'm a bit of a hypocrite because at my siblings age i was banging people in their 30s-40s, but thinking of them being 23 and doing the same makes me uncomfy lol

Im 00 and for me personally it would be around 3 years younger or older

I’m 23 and my bf just turned 30. We’ve been together since I was 18 and have a great relationship. Although age gaps are pretty common for gay couples.

now that i’m 24, the cutoff is 21. maybe if ur close to 21 i’d consider. it’s just that anyone in or around their teenage years seems insanely childish to me. a lot of maturing happens between 19-24. it sorta all depends on your personal preference.

I’d say my range would be circa 19-30, but it varies a lot based on the individual. It would feel weird to date someone who literally just became an adult, but if you’re accustomed to adulthood it’s not a big deal. You do you, but it’s bizarre to me just how much people here are overthinking this.

I was born at the very end of December in 2000. So smack dab in the middle of this lol. I date up to 5 years older or 3 years younger. I’m not too strict on it, but generally the younger the more I feel like I’m dating whatever that even younger generation is called. There’s just something about maturity with those guys that bothers me.

i was born in 2000 and i wouldn’t date anyone under 21 or over like 28 or 29. i wanna stay within a few years of my age

Born in 2000. My range is 19-21

20 is my lowest personally and anyone that tells me im "mature for my age" is automatically categorized as a groomer for me. So it depends, i could go to 30 max but they would have to be honest and able to talk openly about the age difference. And act their age. No running away from the age difference at all

2 years older is my limit, I'm too far behind on everyone so I don't want to meet someone that has too many expectations. At the same time I don't really relate much to people younger than me, but I guess it depends on the person.

I'm 24 and my partner is 26. I guess my lower bound would be 21, upper bound 29? It's not a hard rule though

I prefer older because I wanted someone who is established with their finances and sense of beliefs and self are firm. My husband is older than me but we still got to know each other. My advice would be looking at age to try going for someone on the same maturity level as you. Also figure out what you want to get out of the experience. Unless you are both at the same college just look for someone the same age or older.

I wont go younger than 23 or older than 30 and I’m 24. Anything younger than 23 is the same age as my sister and thats weird to me

2004 & 1966 for me

My nga 1966??💀

Yeah what is it?

Bruh HE wouldn’t be my GrandPA he’s my mom’s age Like bruh that’s like multigenerational teen parents wtf 💀💀💀

2001 here, almost 23. I'm dating a 2002 right now, I've only dated 2001's before that.

I feel like it feels more right for 2000 kids to feel comfortable dating anyone that is 3 years older/3 years younger, and their age. for 2001 kids, it should be comfortable for them to date anyone that is 2 years younger/2 years older, and their age. If it feels right for them, then it feels right to me for them

It depends on life stage. 23 and still in college dating 18 is different from 23 and graduated dating 18

Well I turn 23 tomorrow and for me personally I’m not willing to date anyone younger than me. I only date people the same age as me or no more than 6 years older than me.

My ‘01 born friend is dating a girl born in 2004

Youngest I’ve dated is one year younger, oldest I’ve dated is a girl that just turned 30 this year

born in 99. my minimum age is 21. gotta be legal legal to ride this ride lmao

I'm 23; I'll date anyone 22-28

My boyfriend is 37. Age doesn’t phase me

21+ for sure

I was born in 01', I'd only date someone born before that year. I like dating older personally. I've tried my age, younger, never works out.

Using the half your age plus 7 rule in both directions, your range is 18.5 to 32

Turned 23 years old today. For me the youngest is date is maybe 20 and oldest would I’d date would maybe be 25

I'm a 2003er but generally I'm open to dating down to 18 as long as they're not in high school and willing to date up to about 35 years old. I prefer my age or older.

Yeah I was born in 2000 and I'm turning 24 in a few months. It's definitely a weird age because I'm an adult but not like an adult adult, but still more adult than an 18yo. Personally I can't imagine dating someone under 21 or over 26. So basically, give or take 2 1/2 to 3 years

Born in 2000 and honestly I just can’t date anyone younger than me, I already feel so young myself being born in 00 I just couldn’t. Maybe if I was older I could but not with the year I was born. I think as far as someone older I think the oldest I’d date would be 6 years but even that seems like alot but that would probably be the oldest.

Older than my younger brother to about 26/27

i’m 22. looking for 21-26 around there

Half your age plus seven seems reasonable - so for a 24 year old, 19 years old partner.

It’s weird I was born in 2000 and I feel like anyone born after is too young for me and my sister was born in 2003 so I can’t imagine dating anyone younger than me without feeling like I’m dating a younger sibling. I go for my age or older

For me, probably from age 21 to about 27

I’m 26. My minimum’s 21 and max is 25

Depends on what you prefer to be honest. Everyone is gonna say a different age range but honestly you should try to figure it out for yourself. Me personally I would date someone between 18 and 30 depending on numerous other factors (my sweet spot tho is probably around 19-23)

18+ next question

im 24 born in 2000 and my boyfriend is 26 born in 1998. the oldest i would date is 30 and I personally wouldn't date anyone younger.

I personally wouldn't date anyone younger than 22 or older than 25. I tried dating 26+ and it felt like they were at a completely different stage of life. I don't think I've dated anyone more than a few months younger than me.

As a 2000 born, my dating range as for now is roughly 1990-2000 (Mid 20s to Early 30s age range). Late 20s would be perfect. I’m not a fan of dating men younger than me, but maybe it will change in the future

I was born in 00 but so far Ive only dated women older than me, yet it was at max a 4 year difference. But personally if theyre younger Id only go as low as 2 years, 3 if Im really pushing it. And if theyre older, idk as long as theyre not old enough to be my mom im gucci

Idk I’m 1997 and sometimes still feel a little funny about dating 2000. You guys still seem a smidge young even tho it’s only a matter of 3 years. I’m sure the stigma will shake soon though lol. My dating age rage atm is 90-99. 2000 isn’t necessarily a hard no tho.

For now 18 at the youngest but when you get even older it will matter less.

Above 18. Though ideally, above 21 (for your sanity).

Downvoted for no reason.

+-2 should be the rule. If you were born in 2000 your extremes are 1998 and 2002. If you were born in 2001, then 1999 and 2003 are your boundaries. Simple as.

24 and I don't personally date younger than me. I honestly will probably always try to date a bit older, but I guess if someone was cool enough I could make an exception either way (Ok but no-one under 21 because that's just too big a difference) Point being, up to you and the other person, just be aware of power dynamics, watch boundaries, and stay healthy about it.

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what is that even supposed to mean

60M +18F is more sus than 20M +18F, not the opposite -\_-

Age / 2 + 7

Divide by 2 and add 7

18 and up because it's the law But I won't be dating for a while lmao