Poll of the Day > Would you rather date someone half your age younger or older?

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Same as that OTHER topic but with poll options that are actually reasonable. Seriously, three times your age? For a lot of people they'd be dating corpses! Course, since the 'creepy' rule typically goes 'half your age plus 7' it will always be 'creepy' for the first option but never for the second if you abide by that rule.

Edit: To clarify, this only means DATING! Sex does not need to be involved and you can wait till they're older if need-be.
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it's like saying would you rather buy a new car or a used car

some women can pull it off if they have their shit together but a lot of them have been in accidents and have a lot of wear and tear, you don't want to jump through hoops for that especially if it has high mileage
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#3.

I'm not dating a 14 year old even if the relationship would be platonic.

RoboXgp89 posted...

it's like saying would you rather buy a new car or a used car

some women can pull it off if they have their shit together but a lot of them have been in accidents and have a lot of wear and tear, you don't want to jump through hoops for that especially if it has high mileage

What the fuck
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Half my age is legal. Its still gross and Id probably have nothing in common with her unless she was abnormally mature like this 19yo girl I know who is more of an adult than Ill ever be lol

Beats some pensioner though.

Older. Some of these older military women are attractive as fuck.
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Raddest_Chad posted...

this 19yo girl I know who is more of an adult than Ill ever be lol

Chad ain't so rad.
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Barely legal vs. geriatric
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Younger for sure. Older would put her in her 60's


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Dunno. A 36 year old would be okay, I'm much younger than my chronological age anyway.

But, wow, a 146-year-old that was a kid in the 1880s, what stories they could tell! They might have even seen the Buffalo Bill shows and could critique my gun spinning and trick shooting.
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I'm almost 36 years old. At least the 18 year-old will be legal. Jokes aside, between an 18 year-old versus 72 year-old, we'll still be worlds apart in terms of general life experiences and whatnot. Not sure who will have values I can find more relatable.
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dancer62 posted...

But, wow, a 146-year-old that was a kid in the 1880s, what stories they could tell! They might have even seen the Buffalo Bill shows and could critique my gun spinning and trick shooting.

You're in your late 90's?


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The Grandma could live another few decades so give me the jailbait
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Bugmeat posted...

dancer62 posted...

But, wow, a 146-year-old that was a kid in the 1880s, what stories they could tell! They might have even seen the Buffalo Bill shows and could critique my gun spinning and trick shooting.

You're in your late 90's?

Unbridled put the topic title wrong, he meant half your age or double, dancer is 73.
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darcandkharg31 posted...

Unbridled put the topic title wrong, he meant half your age or double, dancer is 73.

I see. I only read the topic title. The title actually seemed like a semi reasonable scenario. I thought someone was just providing a much more likely follow up to that ridiculous three times your age question. I should have known something was wrong.


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So a 15 year old or a 60 year old... I'll say neither...

I'd much rather the 20-21 year old than the 82-84 year old....
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Bugmeat posted...

darcandkharg31 posted...

Unbridled put the topic title wrong, he meant half your age or double, dancer is 73.

I see. I only read the topic title. The title actually seemed like a semi reasonable scenario. I thought someone was just providing a much more likely follow up to that ridiculous three times your age question. I should have known something was wrong.

Well, originally it was half your age younger or older. But then I realized that basically everyone would pick the latter so they wouldn't seem like a pedo (despite it being anon) simply because half your age wasn't old enough to really be a debate to most people. I mean, if you're 30 it's a choice between a 15 year old and a 45 year old. While dating a couger might not appeal to most people I'd wager 90% of people would pick that over seeming like a creep. But since it was late I forgot to change the title.
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InfestedAdam posted...

I'm almost 36 years old. At least the 18 year-old will be legal. Jokes aside, between an 18 year-old versus 72 year-old, we'll still be worlds apart in terms of general life experiences and whatnot. Not sure who will have values I can find more relatable.

Probably the 18 year old. As youre only 18 years apart, rather than 36. Not to mention, things have probably very much change from when the 72 year old was doing things. She grew up in a very different time. That being said, while you did grow up in a different time from the 18 year old, some things may not have changed as much. Plus, going into the future, you both would probably know how to work most of the current technology...
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Half my age younger is still 23, that's not too shabby.
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InfestedAdam posted...

I'm almost 36 years old. At least the 18 year-old will be legal. Jokes aside, between an 18 year-old versus 72 year-old, we'll still be worlds apart in terms of general life experiences and whatnot. Not sure who will have values I can find more relatable.

Pssst, half your age older would be 54, not 72.

Edit: Wait, so what is it- double your age or half your age older? The title reads as half your age younger or half your age older.
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Bugmeat posted...

dancer62 posted...

But, wow, a 146-year-old that was a kid in the 1880s, what stories they could tell! They might have even seen the Buffalo Bill shows and could critique my gun spinning and trick shooting.

You're in your late 90's?

Alright, misread it. Half would be 36, so younger would still be 36, older would be 109, my grandparents' generation, not quite as interesting, but still some good stories to tell. Twice my age would be more fun.
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Neither, I wouldnt date 60 year old or a 15 year old.
Serious dating for me is 25-31

A fling, I would go as young as 18
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roughly the same age
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I'd date a 45 year old but I wouldn't even look at a 15 year old that way.
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You fudged it up Unbridled, half the posts are answers to the Title and the other half is to the Post question lulz.
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Half my age is 21. If someone's old enough to drink, they're old enough to date (even if we might not have a ton in common, and they'll be annoying millennials).

Half my age older is 63, and double my age is 84. Either way, I'm not interested in dating senior citizens.
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Oh god would be barely legal at 18. Im 36 so thats pretty creepy. But I dont know 54 is pretty damn old so I gotta go with the 18.

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Definitely older. In fact, I've pretty much already done that before.

I'm gradually reaching the point where I could theoretically be okay with the "half younger" option, but not quite there yet, and it would still take someone particularly mature for their age.

Same answer applies whether the OP meant "twice your age" (which would mean 66) or "half your age older" (which would mean roughly 50), since that part was unclear.

Got to go with the 19 year old.

If you were any younger than 36, someone half your age would be under 18.

And if you were any older than 35, someone twice your age would be over 70.
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I'm 41 so option 4 is about the only option.
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I'm already dating someone about half my age.

I was 26 and my late spouse was 40 when we first met, so he was about half again as old as me.
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For practicality, feasibility, and just plain preference, obviously younger.

Sarcasthma posted...

RoboXgp89 posted...

it's like saying would you rather buy a new car or a used car

some women can pull it off if they have their shit together but a lot of them have been in accidents and have a lot of wear and tear, you don't want to jump through hoops for that especially if it has high mileage

What the fuck

I think he's suggesting that somebody create a consumer report for women >_>

That said, the older a single woman is, the more baggage she's likely to have -- divorces, drama, baby daddies, etc.
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Aaantlion posted...

For practicality, feasibility, and just plain preference, obviously younger.

Sarcasthma posted...

RoboXgp89 posted...

it's like saying would you rather buy a new car or a used car

some women can pull it off if they have their shit together but a lot of them have been in accidents and have a lot of wear and tear, you don't want to jump through hoops for that especially if it has high mileage

What the fuck

I think he's suggesting that somebody create a consumer report for women >_>

That said, the older a single woman is, the more baggage she's likely to have -- divorces, drama, baby daddies, etc.

Plus, by their mid 30s they either aren't a lot of fun (obsessed with their careers and/or hearing their biological clock ticking after a few friends have kids) and the ones that are fun are likely hot messes all around.
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Half my age but younger as that's more acceptable. Even if it's just dating I would not date someone in their 60's.
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Would rather date a 15yo than a 60yo.

I'd rather date a 66-year-old than a 16- or 17-year-old.
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What would most of you even talk to a teenager about anyway? Or do you think dating is just sex and and being attractive?
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EvilMegas posted...

What would most of you even talk to a teenager about anyway?

memes and ed sheeran.
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EvilMegas posted...

What would most of you even talk to a teenager about anyway?

Find something you have in common. Hobbies, tv shows, books, games, whatever...
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I used to work with teens for a decade , they aren't interesting at all.
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Definitely older. I would have less remorse murdering it after sex.
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picked option 4 (unless supernatural powers are involved I don't consider dating a 108 year old appealing)
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3rd. Not a pre teen i dont think but 15 is way too young. Plus I have a rule that they gotta be old enough to drink cause I drink, prefer it if my partner drinks and I'm not going down for contributing to the deliquincy of a minor.
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I would still take a 16.5 year old over a 66 year old.