Well, I'm going out with a 39 year old in Saturday. I'm digging her because she used the word "problematic" in her profile...while admitting to singing along to One Direction. ;). We are going to play bananagrams.

If you think you might like him I'd say give him a chance.

I'm going to Florida on Saturday! A couple days ago Dad called me and said "your brother, Mom , and nephew are going to be at the beach next week, and since you're not working I thought you could fly down. But I have to get some firm dates from them."

And he did and I just booked my tickets. It means I'll be away from Will during my birthday but with my family.

Mom's drove down today with E. My brother has some kayaking thing and wont' be down until Sunday or Monday. I called Mom and she got so excited and she told E and she said his face lit up and he sang his happy song. She gave him the phone and he even sang it for me. (Lately he hasn't wanted to talk to me).

Does anyone here really think they're too young to date me?

(trust me, there are much better reasons not to date me--tons)

I'm feeling very old all of the sudden.

Meara, that is about a three year differences, yes? Three years is nothing. I would say, even for people concerned about age differences that up to ten years difference is nothing. Past that - while depends. But if you have problem with someone ten years older or ten years younger, the problem most likely is something besides age. Like the person has the maturity of a blueberry scone, or the vigor and energy of a 90 year old nursing home inhabitant.

Does anyone here really think they're too young to date me?

Not me.

Past that - while depends. But if you have problem with someone ten years older or ten years younger, the problem most likely is something besides age. Like the person has the maturity of a blueberry scone, or the vigor and energy of a 90 year old nursing home inhabitant.

Honestly, he looked and sounded dead boring. Even more honestly, if he'd been younger and cuter I might have given him a chance.

There are *so* many reasons for a random 43 year old guy and me to not be a good match that I can't put my finger on why a 33 year old or a 53 year old wouldn't work. It would just come down to people being people.

I mean, I don't know "where" I am in life, or where I'd need a partner to be. I can barely make heads or tails of the question.

Sure- the more boring the more you either say forget or it, or need something in compensation. And from you said, he was not ten, but 16 years difference - that is well into the area where age difference alone can be important. Does not have to be, but definitely can. Meara was going with someone with a much smaller difference on Saturday if I remember her age properly, which I might not.

he looked and sounded dead boring. Even more honestly, if he'd been younger and cuter I might have given him a chance.

I'm guessing that if he'd been more interesting and cuter to you, you'd probably also have given him a chance despite the age difference.

up to ten years difference is nothing

Well, not sure what you mean by nothing, but I am proof that 10 years is no reason it can't work out. Relationships are person-dependent, not age-dependent.