Top 10 Reasons Why Older Adults Should Not Date 18 Year Olds
From what I've heard lately, an older adult dating an 18-year-old is actually frowned upon by society. At first I didn't understand but now I kinda do. It isn't really good to date someone that's under half your age plus seven. There wasn't a list like this on here so I decided to make one myself. Sexuality is a pretty touchy subject so I'll try to write this with as much tact as I can. Hopefully this list turns out good and that I make absolutely no mistakes whatsoever.Know that this is just my opinion. You're free to date who you want, I mean there's no stopping me cause it's a free country. Just be safe, be legal and don't get yourself in trouble, especially with the law.
They're at a stage where they're finally growing up, but they might not have matured yet. They probably don't know how to pay taxes or drive a car or whatever. Older adults are probably more experienced than them so they need to understand that younger adults still need some time to get fully experienced so they can finally function on their own.
If you are over the age of 25 and prey on barley legal teens you are a degenerate nonce.
If you're really thinking about dating an 18-year-old who probably has the mentality of a 10-year-old boy then you're in for a lot of bad luck because it's gonna be difficult to talk with that teen because of how immature he/she might be at the time. It's just gonna turn out hard for you.
Half Your Age Plus Seven is a rule to define the youngest that a romantic interest can be before the relationship is indecent. To compute the oldest one could date without it being socially awkward, simply subtract 7 from one's own age, and multiply by 2.
To compute the acceptable age an otherwise inappropriately matched couple would have to be before they could date, find the difference in their age, multiply by 2, and add 7 to get the age the older partner would have to be.
And remember, always round up when computing the youngest age you can date, and round down for the oldest. You know, just to be on the safe side.
I have never heard of this before now, but it works and sounds about right to me. My best advise is to just date someone who is close in age to yourself.
Pretty bad article which has the rational of someone around the age of 18. Which is very ironic
They may be legal adults but biologically and mentally they are still adolescents.
Mainly because they aren't able to consume alcohol (same goes for 20-year-olds as well).
Mainly because the baby might come out with Down syndrome and autism. Nothing too serious I guess but still pretty depressing.
Teen pregnancy, especially the ones with no husbands at all, is discusting!
I'm Bisexual, I like boys and girls, I would never go on a date with an 18-year-old to make me feel young again, make sure date someone your own age.
Most adults probably date teens because they want to feel young again. You don't need to do that. A person doesn't make you feel young. You make yourself feel young. Youth is something you have to find in yourself. But always keep in mind that you should be a kid at heart but still be an adult in your mind. That's what matters the most.
Remember, always keep the Half Your Age Plus Seven Rule in mind.
Especially when the man/woman is old enough to be a parent.
For example, they aren't old enough to drink alcohol (like I said before) or get into clubs.
In UK its legal to drink booze from the age of 18. But there are weird age gap relationships out there.
In Germany you have to be 16 years old to legally drink any kind of alcohol.
They might only have part time jobs as well.
Mainly because most aged 18 are mentally still kids (and the fact they have the word "teen" in the age name which is mostly associated with children).
They would be pretty dumb to think that. Pedophilia refers to the interest in prepubescent children, not 18 year olds...
Pedophiles are interested in prepubescent children. They make their targets at least 13 or younger.
The reason why people think older adults dating 18-year-olds is creepy is because of the assumption that the adult is pursuing the young adolescent specifically because he/she wants to date someone young and nubile, but lacking in experience and maturity. Young adolescents are easier to manipulate and control than older adults and probably have less fully formed expectations of romantic partners, meaning that an experienced guy can probably use a young girl for sex and other favors, without her realizing she's being used.
Apart from one time my attention was turned to a man in his 20s, I've always been attracted to men my age or older (mostly older) I can't imagine falling for an 18 year old boy (and I can't help but view them as boys) because mentally that's what they still are. They still think like a child and always revert back to their boyish ways however much they think they've grown. Give me a real man over a boy any day.
That's because people your own age might be more mature and experienced than most 18-year-olds. That would sound a lot easier.
The law has condoned some terrible things slavery and this tiny thing called the Holocaust. In India you can marry and have sex with an 8-year-old girl, does that mean it's okay to have sex with girls that young?
There's some 18-year-olds who look like they have the body of a 14-year-old, so it's kinda odd when you think about it. I'm just saying that appearances gotta make a little more sense sometimes (I get don't judge a book by its cover but there are times where looks should matter if you know what I mean. But to each their own 🙂).