The Dating Age Range.

Oh you're one of those.

*Lynx goes goes off to make some popcorn.

This oughta be good for a little entertainment. While it lasts...

Really all depends, I guess. Right now, I'm not looking for anyone, although, there is a woman (42) in my ballroom dance class that is older than I (35) that might be interested in me. Good looking, too, and very nice.

Anyway, it depends on their maturity along with other factors. I've met women in their 20s who were more mature than ones in their 30s. However, for the average man, it's hard to find someone close in age. Even trying to find someone younger is tough. A lot of women, especially younger women, are taught that they're entitled to the guys that are 9/10 or 10/10, not even giving a normal guy any sort of a chance. And so many of them are extremely immature. I thought this 23 year old woman, but changed my mind when she was giving more attention to the guys closer in age or simply better looking than me.

That's why it's tempting for me to ask out this older woman. Most of what's holding me back IS age, and not just because of her either. She has two kids in their early 20s, one of them already has kids. So not only she's a single mother, but also a young grandmother. I just don't know if it would be right if I did. The maturity is there, at least from what I'm seeing, but the things I just laid out is giving me all sorts of pause. Her kids and the rest of her family, her friends, MY family and friends, and most importantly, which I'm worried about the most, is even if everyone was okay if we became a couple, would it be a godly relationship? So just keep in mind, yes, maturity is very important, but it needs to be right by God's standards above all else.

Hey... age of the thread aside, the topic is obviously perennially relevant.

I say you cannot worry about what family or friends think. They're not living your life.

As for the rest, those are more practical concerns that only you can ultimately decide. But, seeking God's guidance and pastoral advice might help.

I just realized that this thread was made in 09... whoops. It had just shown up on my feed here and I should have looked at that closer.

Hey... age of the thread aside, the topic is obviously perennially relevant.

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aww... what a shame

Really all depends, I guess. Right now, I'm not looking for anyone, although, there is a woman (42) in my ballroom dance class that is older than I (35) that might be interested in me. Good looking, too, and very nice.

Anyway, it depends on their maturity along with other factors. I've met women in their 20s who were more mature than ones in their 30s. However, for the average man, it's hard to find someone close in age. Even trying to find someone younger is tough. A lot of women, especially younger women, are taught that they're entitled to the guys that are 9/10 or 10/10, not even giving a normal guy any sort of a chance. And so many of them are extremely immature. I thought this 23 year old woman, but changed my mind when she was giving more attention to the guys closer in age or simply better looking than me.

That's why it's tempting for me to ask out this older woman. Most of what's holding me back IS age, and not just because of her either. She has two kids in their early 20s, one of them already has kids. So not only she's a single mother, but also a young grandmother. I just don't know if it would be right if I did. The maturity is there, at least from what I'm seeing, but the things I just laid out is giving me all sorts of pause. Her kids and the rest of her family, her friends, MY family and friends, and most importantly, which I'm worried about the most, is even if everyone was okay if we became a couple, would it be a godly relationship? So just keep in mind, yes, maturity is very important, but it needs to be right by God's standards above all else.

They are trying to indicate that you have dug up a very, very old thread. Last comment in this thread was from 2009... More than TWO DECADES ago.

However...

This thread's topic is a perennial. It comes up all the time, whether in a new thread every now and then or in an old thread someone dug up. If you had not disinterred this thread, someone would have started a new one on the topic any day now.

Actually I agree with you about most of it. The topic IS one that can be legitimately dug up. And I even agree that I don't give a fart in a whirlwind what most people think of what I say.

But when a forum oldster gives you some friendly advice about general forum etiquette and you reply, "If that bothers you, no one's forcing you to endure the "bother"." that tells me you're probably the petulant kind with an "I'm gonna do what I want to do, and complain about anybody who doesn't like it" attitude.

Kinda like this:
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So when you snapped at me, I was like yay! Because in my experience people like that are so entertaining... while they last. They usually get all offended after a while and leave in a huff, but while they are here they can be a hoot!

So if you're that kind of person, I got the popcorn ready.

Just to be clear though, I didn't say it was a bad thing to revive THIS thread. I was just commenting about grave-digging in general, how it is perceived by many here and why some people gave you negative reactions.

Closer to one decade ago but of course higher mathematics was never my strong suit.

Yeah, and I was saying 'so what?'

Like you said, the relevance of the topic has not changed.

And by the way, 2009 is not more than two decades (20 years) ago. It's 12 years ago

It was early in the morning and I've been running on 4.5 hours of sleep. I woke up WAY too early and couldn't get back to sleep for nuthin.

I've already said that I'm used to forums, even Christian ones, being argumentative places. I ain't leaving.

And, your comments were not "friendly". They weren't nasty, but they weren't friendly, either.

I hold to my position. If the threads were supposed to be done with, why keep them up? If the topics are always relevant, why ignore them?

Ridiculous.

It was 12 decades ago? Oh, yeah, years.

Now I need a nap. Gonna catch some Z's.

Goodness people.

Don't make me any older than I already am, please. 😳😎🤣

Now let me see if I remember clearly - you don't drink coffee right? A couple nights ago I had one of those fitful sleeps too.