How old is too old?

Australia
February 14, 2007 12:24am CST
One the news there was a story about a 15 yr old girl dating a 45yr old man...i think its too old...but ten again love is love...im not sure how old is too old how old is too old?
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• United States
14 Feb 07
I think at 15 you don't know what true love is. I know I thought that I knew but I didn't. There is so much to learn after 15, 18 or even 25...I'm still learning what love is all about.
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• Canada
14 Feb 07
A 15 year old with a 45 year old is definitely too old in my book . He has already led a full life while she is just beginning hers . I would automatically be suspicious of why something of his age would want to be with someone who was young enough to be his daughter . I don't really know what is too old but I would say no more then a ten year age difference although I have seen people with an age difference greater and that and they were in love but for me I would never with anyone with greater then a ten year age difference . Or at least I don't think I ever would be , I honestly can't say for sure since I never really was in a situation such as this .
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• Philippines
14 Feb 07
whoa.. that is imposible.. it must be the girl's dad.
• United States
14 Feb 07
I think that is too old. When I was younger, I used to say "ohhh age is just a number..." but now that I'm a little older, heck no, age is just not a number. If someone is still a teenager, they don't need to be with an older person. I think the older person is just taking advantage of the younger person. My mom was 16, a lonely teenager, never had a boyfriend, came from a bad homelife when my dad swooped in on her. He was 20 years older then her, so she was 16, he was 36. I think that's too old too. Sure I wouldn't have been here if they didn't hook up but I often have a hard time not thinking of him as a jerk (not only because of that though). If they had met when she was a little older, it wouldn't have been such a big deal. When my dad met my mom, he already had been married, divorced and had three kids.
@judyt00 (3497)
• Canada
14 Feb 07
eww, that's like dating her grandfather. Most places a 30 year age gap is considered illegal qhen the youngest person is under 18, and really, a 15 year old doesn't even know what love is yet. I freaked when I found out my 15 year old was dating a 24 year old!
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@LindaLou (483)
• Canada
14 Feb 07
Yes, that is far too old. Any 45 year old man who dates a 15 year old girl should be arrested and put away. No 45 year old man is with a girl that young for love, but lust. And at 15 kids have not yet fully developed the reasoning functions of their brains. That has been scientifically proven. So they are unable to have any kind of common-sense judgement in a scenario like that. They are easy prey for a smooth-talking older man.