Age Gap Relationships

I mean at the end of the day, Age is really just a number. As long as you keep it legal I think it's perfectly okay especially if you and the other person are romantically interested in each other feels the same way as you do. Sure, there is a huge gap in mental stages with someone who is 18, or younger. Those in that age range are still searching for themselves and are not sure where their direction in life leads. When I was 18, I was very much like that still innocent, naive, and unsure about future where my goals will lead me. But then again, surprisingly there are very intelligent, mature folks I've talked to here and there who are still young even a decade younger than me. It was even like that when I was part of a Fire Emblem guild in the past. I was roughly 22 of age when I joined that group, and there are a few who I was friends with back then that were much younger than I was. Everyone had common interests and loved the series with a passion. The youngest was a senior in high school and we were friends for a fairly long time. We used to hang out when he'd stream on twitch for his Fire Emblem, Pokemon, or games that held dear to him like The Megaman Battle Network games, and I think he streamed Advance Wars on the Ds once. But yeah, we even met up a few years later at Anime Expo along with another online friend of mine who was again a few years younger than me.(I posted a picture in the irl thread so those are the very same friends I still have fond memories of to this day) So, I think no matter what age, there is the possibility that you can relate with someone who is younger than you and even gain knowledge from them that you haven't yourself known. At least that's the way I see it.

i started on imvu when i was like 10 and lied saying i was 13 (the youngest you could join at) i met my bf when i was 11 and he was 15 he had no idea my real age cause i lied, so i was about 15 on my profile, same age of him when i told him he was mad, he learned his 17 yr old gf was actually 14 but he got over it and now wer at a perfectly normal age to date id say though that it was only semi ok because it was online im not even comfortable with romeo and juliet laws, which i suppose is silly because whats different between an 18 year old and a 16 year old? does two years really make someone so much more mature? all i can say for sure is if your 20 your cut off should be 18 anything less than that is creepy

@Lamby, imvu.. I think I've heard of that. Isn't that like an online simulator dating game or something like that? And I mean personally I've always found Romeo and Juliet to be not that interesting. It's pop cultural phenomenon among Shakespeare's literary works and referenced in most kinds of media.(I'm not really a fan of Shakespeare as a whole) But yeah, I do agree with you and personally I still think it's better to stay within the age range gap, but I still don't think it's much of a problem as long as both individuals are legally adults. Like that thread that Satan started a good while back about the same topic where whether it was okay for a 12 and 17 year old should be dating. Now, that in itself is just creepy.

Wow, that's insane and disgusting. I've only heard of the site from minor online ads that popped out of nowhere trying to advertise it. Those are seriously annoying. >_>

Either way, there's a huge difference between someone who is not mentally stable, intentionally trying to manipulate young girls and an honest relationship with someone and have similar hobbies/interests or share the same kinds of fandoms or whatever the case may be. Actually I don't know if anyone's heard of a youtuber by the name of Illymations? She does animations about real life stuff kind of like Theodd1sout or Jaidenanimations.(No idea if anyone's a fan of their content either? They're pretty funny and great stuff) But anyways, way way back, she made a series of videos of how she had experiences with an abusive long distance relationship with someone and how she eventually broke out of it. They're really good videos to check out. https://youtu.be/Y7lYeRqhQ9Q

I used to not really have an opinion until I was 19 and dated a 17 year old We didn't even have sex til we re-met years later, but during the brief period we dated complete strangers would give me so much crap over our ages that I decided then and there I just didn't give a hoot

IMVU, that takes me back. Maybe it was for the best that I never revisited it after many years. Anyways, I would prefer a partner to be as close to my age as possible. Part of me would feel waaaaaay too uncomfortable to be dating someone who is 5+ years older or younger. It just feels very wrong.