OK, so I’m not talking about making sure the girl is 18. That is a really important topic in the age of Brittany Spears high school videos, Rihanna and her umbrella, and countless other young tramps but I digress. (I highly recommend women 18 or over for legal and maybe even ethical reasons…but mostly legal). What I am talking about is figuring out the lower age limit for what I would consider “age appropriate dating”.
The easiest way to determine the lower limit is with some kind of formula. For ages, man has discovered and utilized formulas to explain the great mysteries of the world. The ancient Egyptians using math formulas to build the pyramids, Archimedes found the volume in a sphere was V =4/3 * pi r^3, and most famously Einstein explained the theory of relativity with the very elegant formula, e=mc^2. There is a formula for dating too.
Try this formula on for size. The lower age limit appropriate for dating (L) is defined as follows.
L = ([your age]/2) + 7
Simple. Easy to remember. And effective in every instance. If you are 30 then your bottom age range is 22. At 50 it’s 32. This formula works! It works for the guy going through a mid-life crisis and it helps avoids obvious awkward situations like Anna Nicole Smith (26) and Howard Marshall (89). Mr. Marshall was entitled to women 51 years old. I might add there are still a few attractive 51 year olds like this gal.
You see, a formula is a representation of the way things are and ignoring the rules of the universe is generally a bad idea. Don’t piss into a headwind, don’t shit where you eat, and don’t mess with the half-your-age-plus-seven formula. Don’t resist. Instead, I recommend you embrace it. Galileo Galilei knew the earth was round because of his use formulas. He was enlightened because he embraced science. He embraced what many people could not or did not and it opened up a whole new world (no pun intended).
Some have known about the formula for years and others just have an inner sense of what is possible. The majority of us, however, have not been indoctrinated to the formula. Be like Galileo – study the formula and use it. Of course, you many get the occasional sneer from a gal who is upset you have that hot 24 year old on your arm, but now you can hold your head up high knowing you are doing what nature intended. Nine times out of ten, the formula sanctions men to reach into an age bracket they previously viewed as off limits.
Open up a whole new world for yourself, your single friend, or maybe a co worker. We know you will be glad you did. We know because as Ron Burgundy said “it’s Science”.
Dr. Faustus
i dont understand math that well. Is it wrong for a 15year old to date a 25 year old? To me age is just a number.
*whew* According to this formula, I’m just old enough for my boyfriend.
This is also known as the rule of 7 – read about it years ago and indoctrinated my friends on this one too… for me, my lower range is 26… aside from dating some girl WAY below your maturity level, it keeps you from looking really creepy..
Thanks for teh info
Errm its “where” you eat, not “wear”
Late night edit proofread. Fixed.
A bitter old white woman must have written this and also come up with the equation.
Im 50 and date a 22 year old, i have dated 10 women in the last 3 years, all under 30.
No one seems to mind, the only people that give us dirty looks are guess who?
ugly, fat, old, white, hags.
Metro, you sound like a class act. Not only are you racist, but you’re a superficial douchebag too. Why take so much pride in dating somebody so young? Do you see it as a challenge? Nobody thinks you’re cool for dating a 22 year old. Either you’re preying on the insecurities of a young woman who has been rejected by every 25-30 year old in her neighborhood or you’ve found an astute chick who’s dating you for your money and banging a bunch of other dudes when you’re not looking.
Look, any woman with some meaningful life experience has probably already wised up to the hassle of dating some jackass like you. If people are giving you dirty looks, it’s because they are offended by your crappy cologne, your bad hair transplant, and your spray on tan.
Nice one!