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kersploosh@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Every kid in my high school knew the “half your age plus 7” rule for bounding are gaps:

Age of younger person in the relationship = (Age of older person in the relationship / 2) + 7

So if you are 30 then you can date from 22 to 46. Science!

Though, really, beyond your mid-20s I think you can date as old as you like. As long as everyone is consenting, open, and honest, then have fun.

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spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
The half + 7 also makes it more likely that the two of you have some overlapping life experiences which helps a lot with compatability.

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- otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  50 and 32? Maybe, I guess?..
  
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  - Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I’m 100 years old! Gonna get me a niiiiiiice 19 year old!
    
    What? I don’t give a shit about your little dating rules. I’m 100! I’m gonna get my dick wet using money that won’t be usable in 2 years!
    
    Now then. Who wants to feed me 30 viagra, and get anally pounded for $20,000? Lets get real weird with it!
    
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  - spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    More likely than 50 and 22…
    
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Acamon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I’ve always heard the “half your age plus seven” rule (mostly somewhat jokingly) for the appropriate minimum age of your partner. But I read somewhere that it’s origin is from some 18th century manual for finding a wife, wherein it indicated the MAX age of an appropriate wife…

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- Witchfire@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I think you stumbled upon the Republican manual for dating in the 21st century
  
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  - cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Take out the “half your age plus” and you might be onto something.
    
    They’re all boosting each others’ craziness so none of them drop the dreaded list that exposes all of them, and/or the people they owe favors to.
    
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