My parents would have celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary , the year they separated . Several years later , Mom had a new boyfriend . He was three years older than me . They eventually married , and lived happily together longer than her first marriage . She died at 99.5 years , and he was still caring for her . While we had our doubts at first , he was a much better choice for her , than my Dad was .

I've always thought seven years either way - and I'm not sure what it is about seven, but based on previous times this topic has been discussed on this website, seven years older or younger seems a popular range. I would, of course, try to make allowances for someone outside this range if I felt a connection with them.

Legal.

Guys my age are generally not interested in a woman my age. That said, I tend to date guys 10 to 20 years younger than me. My boyfriend is 20 years younger than me & I have a date tomorrow with a guy who is 14 years younger.

If you have a good income and a house you'll likely attract men of all ages.
Many of them are perfectly happy to be the younger playmate for older women.

And many women don't mind supporting younger men if they are fun to be with and are able to join in their outdoor activities that men the woman's age might not be in good enough shape to do.

I think rules on age shouldn't be taken too seriously my partner of 7 years is 25 and I'm 51 (my oldest kid just turned 26 E2A from a previous marriage of course ). All good and still going strong.

I sort of worked out the same thing. Women don’t date younger men as often, but even so. I am almost 38 and my son is 19, so when someone younger expresses interest, I always try to figure out if they’re too close to my kid’s age.

Go as low as you like, after all it is your life. I have an uncle who was in his 60's and married a woman in her 20's the family was not pleased. needles to say that he was a well of doctor when he married her and his family most likely had designs on his money which would become hers when he shuffled the mortal coil. Well to the best of my knowledge they had a loving relationship that lasted until his death and he and she were happy. societal expectations and norms cultural or otherwise have no business interfering with how 2 people or more relate to each other.

I think my dating age rule is keeping me from dating LOL

I was 17 when my daughter was born. She tends to date older. I pass for at least 10 years younger than I am so I get hit on by men the same age my daughter dates.

Ew.

This came up in conversation with my daughter recently and she informed me that I could go for it now since she has decided to stick to near her own age now.

I'm almost 52. 46--58 doesn't give me pause. Any more years on either side, and I start thinking about it not being the right fit for me.

Age doesn't matter that much, people are worried too much about what others think

OK, I am almost 60 and my oldest is almost 34, so that gives me 47. What are you doing Saturday night?

As low as allowable as long as it is consensual on both sides ?

15 years

I do generally like men older than my oldest son. But my oldest son is only 16 years younger than I am.

I mean be respectful to a degree of your child's life and how it may affect them but as young as you like over legal I guess.
I mean it is hard enough finding someone you connect with out there so don't make it any more complex than it has to be.

I don't have kids so I don't "target" any age group but I do tend to be less interested in any under 30 because I barely understand pop culture/language choices these days so sometimes miss the meaning behind things. Of course that happens with women of any age so I should likely take my own advice and just connect with anyone interested enough to ask.

Final answer: I am clueless

The youngest I've dated was 24 years my junior but my age limit is as long as she is over 21, I'm okay.

I haven’t dated in about 16 years, so I really haven’t thought about it much. I would say 10 years younger or older, but it’s certainly not a rule. If someone in her 30s or early 40s seemed to be interested in me, I would probably be suspicious about her motives.

My oldest son is 45, but I'd date younger than that, if the connection was there. I don't think that'll happen, though. My ex-wife was 7 years younger than me, and that seems about right. Older? Who knows.

My is that we have to get along and enjoy each other's company. It's rare that I spend time with those in their 20's, but I dated a 27 yo when I was 42 and my daughter 20. I'm 44 now and spend time with a 20 yo. We don't date, but we're close friends (and she's more interested in my wife anyway). The generational divide tends to be an issue with younger people, but much less with some than others. My wife likes guys in their 30's, but good-looking, athletic, emotionally-mature guys in their 20's definitely catch her attention.

Now, I stay within my generation.

I go pretty low. Lol. Must be legal tho. Honestly however I'm not doing much dating lately. Just not interested in wanting others to like me

For a hook-up 20's? For anything of any consequence at least 30. But then again what do I know...