Does age really matter?
November 12, 2008 by Al Link
Filed under Questions and Answers
Is there an acceptable on unacceptable age difference between men and women when it comes to dating? I’m 19 and am becoming very much attracted and interested in a 28 year old man.
ANSWER
Age difference is only an issue if you make it one. What really matters is that you love each other. Other important things are relationship, communication, and sexual knowledge and skill.
Of course there can be particular circumstances that are extreme, e.g., when one of the partners is a minor (under the legal age for sexual consent). Age in that situation matters a great deal. If the age spread were very large, e.g., 2 or 3 decades (20-30 years) this would bring in some special circumstances where issues that would not otherwise be relevant need to be addressed. For example, the older partner might not want to have children and the younger partner might want to have children. But normally age differences between the partners would be one of the least important issues.
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