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I think it also depends on the situation.

My 18 year old sister is dating a 22-year old, and my parents aren't happy with the age difference.

But I'm 19 and dating a 23-year old, and they have no problem with it.

I think the issue is that my sister is in high school and her boyfriend is just out of college, and I'm in my sophomore year of college and my boy is going to technical school for mechanics after three years at a liberal arts university. My boy and I are closer on a mental plane than my sister and her boy, even if the age difference is the same. We have been through much of the same things and can relate better on an emotional level.

I do tend to have a little less respect for girls at my college who date guys that are more than 5 years older than they are, but maybe that's just me being old-fashioned.

I agree with Violet.

In the works of Shakespeare, if an older sibling is dating & in love with a much older person, then when a younger sibling starts dating, the parents/society must have no problem with the SO the younger sibling is in love with, regardless of whatever.

Anyway, I have been mistaken for early 20s {I'm 17} on a bunch of occasions.
At school, I am a senior. Packs of immature freshman girls come up to me and try their hardest to act "mature." However, the minority of freshmen/sophomore girls are mature but don't really show it.

In the case of boys, most try to act mature when in reality, they act really tough and intimidating. I have noticed it scares some girls a bit. If the boys, most of them in freshmen or sophomore year, want to act mature, they should stop acting shallow and drop the whole "tough-guy" act.

gad..I'd have to look for a 32 year old next time..

I dated someone 10 years older than myself. It wasn't pretty. But that had a lot to do with her, and me...

I think that, for a relationship, I could go three years either way. I'm only 20 right now, so that range will get wider in the future. If it's just a short term thing, then compatability isn't as important, so the age range would be a lot bigger. But this is all purely theoretical, as I am terribly inexperienced .

Looking only at pure attraction I prefer girls in their early twenties, let's say 20-26. The funny thing is, when I was 19 I also did so, so I fell in love with a girl some years older (did not work ofcourse). I only hope I will not turn into a pervert when I get older (31 now). On the other hand, as I said I like the older man my friend found, so ah well...

Heh, I made this thread... and now I'm going out with someone who is older than me.

Funny how it works out like that...