would you date people much older or younger than yourself?

i have. all my relationships except one have been with older people. 2 of those were 14 years older than myself. i’d never go with someone younger again

My hubby is 5 years younger than me doesn't bother me. Usually an age gap doesn't bother me but when I was single I had a one night stand with a guy who was 14 years older than me. After he began comparing me to his ex girlfriend then wanted to date me long term. I thought we were on the same page - it was just the one night thing. When I turned him down for any sort of dating he began crying! Some may say I am mean but I was being honest with him, no point stringing him on. I was shocked at his immaturity. Age does not equal maturity

I have dated someone who was 15yrs older than me and married someone 11 yrs younger

There was some sociological study I saw that found that the older men get, the younger their "ideal" woman is, down to 18 years, for obvious reasons (On the record, at least). "Oddly enough" the same doesn't apply to women, though it would be interesting to know how much of that is cultural peer pressure, and how much could be due to differing levels of honesty, but there are different valuations at play, obviously.
Not to mention individuals vary, but when you ask "you" one assumes you're interested in the typical. Personally, I'm not sure if I would bother with 18 year old (Though you can see all the old guys on posts from those age groups...), but it always depends :p Otherwise, age isn't a huge determinant, but at my age I'm not really interested in people older than myself.
Funny fact: The "half your age plus seven" creepy rule originally appeared in the form of "A man should marry a woman half his age, plus seven.", as in prescriptive in first half of 1900's. So the social acceptability has definitely been moving towards closer ages, which may also play a part in why older men prefer progressively younger women.

Younger, yes

I would say around the same age. Not keen on older men at all, and certainly not younger. I'm 32 so around that age group, give or take five years is okay.

I have dated someone older(with my parents and his parents permission).I noticed the older ones tend to be more mature, which is nice.
The youngest person I have dated has been at least 2 or 3 years older.
But I suppose I could date someone younger, just that I'm a lot to handle.😥

Yes, if she is the right person.

i had older women flirting me out.

but then they mentioned elvis.


and i .... got scared and would say "i'm married" or "i'm gay"


then if the guys did it... uh... "i'm married" or "i'm gay" :P


thank god my wife (of the future) intervened. :P

Yes.

Nope..i prefer specifically older guys but not older by more then 4-5 years

I've dated women 10 to 15 years older than me.
Even at age 59 I'd do the same thing!

Not older and I wouldn't really take a younger guy serious.

I'd date an 18 year old, so... yeah, I'd date someone younger. :>

I’d probably date someone older if I had the chance. Idk tho

I'm 52. I'd date a woman from 38 to 67.

if it was a man id want him older

Older is my preference.

Older

No.

Yes

I have, but it was based on [b]them[/b], not so much about their age. Although I generally prefer my age or older.