What are your thoughts on dating

[Sweeper]

The reason I am writing this is to find out the thoughts and feelings about dating (2003 vs. years past). I've noticed a lot of couples (even a few I know) are so many years apart from one another. Now I am very open minded and to each his own. To me, age is just a number. If two people love each other and there is chemistry there then let them be happy. Doesn't matter there age, race and or sex. Now, after saying that, I have got myself into several arguements because I believe that love is unconditional and it happens to any given person at any given time and it's not up to "US" to deny it. Love is a precious gift and should never be denied. Anyway, to sum this up, what do you guys and gals think? Age, Race, Sex.....???? Vote for your strongest feeling (for or against) on one topic. Or post your reply for multiple topics.....

[vass0922]

I dated an older woman once, it was ok for awhile but after time the age difference started showing up more and more..
I know a couple up in Ontario, she's 25, he's 40.. they've been married for about 5 years I believe..
But now there's been a crack in the glass slowly growing for a while.
She's still young, she wants to go out and do things .. she wants to go out dancing and parties..
He's 40 and those things just dont' appeal to him, plus he works 14 hours a day. So they can't really do things like that together.

Overall I say hey whatever tips your trigger, but somethings although you're in love.. they do make a difference farther down the road so keep it in mind

[Tomteriffic]

I was married for ten years to a woman four years my senior. Didn't work out for a lot of reasons.

Now I'm married to a woman 9 years younger than me and she's my soul mate for sure.

What does this have to do with dating? Just before my current wife and I met, we both decided that dating, in general, sux these days.

Life's too short, date who ya want. It took me far too long to get happy, and a lot of it was due to preconceived notions.

[Theophylact]

As long as they're both consenting adults, anyone should be able to date anyone. I don't think priests should date 9-year-old boys, or shepherds date sheep.

If we're talking about both parties being non-adults, I think the issue is a bit more dodgy, consent being somewhat less meaningful when your brain hasn't been fully stocked and your endocrine glands are operating at 150% of capacity.

Date is a four-letter word.

[Sweeper]

Originally posted by Tomteriffic

Life's too short, date who ya want.

I agree completely on that.

Originally posted by Theophylact

I don't think priests, for example, should date 9-year-old boys, or shepherds date sheep.

Yuck!!!

[ocit]

Age is just a number, of course if that number is below 18 for one but not the other, then intercourse shouldnt happen. other than that have at it. whatever floats your boat wont sink mine.... sorta

[Theophylact]

I would add that my own personal preference has always been to date people pretty much my own age, because it's hard to talk about common experiences otherwise. I've never been attracted to women much younger than I am because we don't have that much to say to each other.

[kenyg]

hmm, when I was in my 20's - I (clears throat) dated - a lot of women in their 30's.



Ken

[ocit]

i forgot to add that im not really interested in ladies more than 5 years older myself. and i really can't go younger be'in 18 lol.

[HfdWolfPack]

My wife probably wouldn't approve

I have dated and "dated" plenty. Some my age, some younger.
But, as immature as I can get at times, once I started dating someone older than me (only 2 years), everything became easier and less "dramatic".

I am speaking of my wife (of 7 years) who is 2 yrs older than me.

Not a big difference in age, but supposedly woman mature faster than men.