Does age Matter at all?

yeaaaa my dad is 60 and my mom is 45. But like my Mizzmay said, it was different back then. They met when my Dad was 35 and my mom 20

I'm 33 and I'd have a hard time dating anyone younger than 21. 24 to 25 is ideally the youngest I'd want to date just from a maturity stand point. If you're not sure of what's the youngest, just use the divide by two and add seven rule. Take your age (say 22) and cut it in half. So 11 and add seven to that which is 18. 18 is around the youngest a 22 year old should consider dating.

I'm 39, but I've usually dated people younger than me--not out of any specific intent, but simply because most of the people who share personality traits, interests and hobbies with me are younger, like in their 20s. That said, I've learned some lessons from that. Last person I dated was 20, and while that's not necessarily a deal-breaker, the fact that she was still living with her parents while going to college should've been a big red flag, because they did not respect boundaries or her adult rights and caused a lot of pointless drama. So while in theory I'd be willing to consider anyone as long as they were of legal age and we made the right connection, in practice the younger they are the more cautious and picky I'm going to be about their responsibility, independence and the other circumstances in their life.