is age important in a relationship?

Canada
August 6, 2010 8:30pm CST
Hi everyone, i recently encountered a teenage couple that had a 6 years differential meaningtha the guy was 19 and the girl was 13 and they looked so inlove. So it made me think...is age nothing but a number? i mean there is no age to start loving someone right? i just wanted to know what you guys think.
13 responses
@juicekodai (1121)
• Philippines
7 Aug 10
i dont know, but i feel like 13 is just too young to be inlove.. probably just infatuated.. i dont really feel comfortable about a 13 and 19 year old relationship.. its not about the age gap though, its just that, 13 years old still doesnt understand what love is... that is just my opinion... anyway, im 23 and my boyfriend is 31... 8 years gap...
• Canada
7 Aug 10
Good point, 13 years old is too young but some of them,even if t is really rare, have a maturity level that attrcts older people or else they wouldn't fall inlove in the first place, though it is really rare. I also think that when the gaps are bigger the relationships last longer, i personally think that it,s beautiful to love someone that's like 8 or even 10 years older than you because you learn so much from them and in a different way simply because you are inlove.
• Canada
7 Aug 10
that is true but that's not really falling inlove because they both want the same thing: to fool around. The year old usually brags to everyone that she hd an affaire with an older guy and the college guy got to take adavantage of some random girl withou putting any effort to it, that's why i say if the 13 year old girl is mature these things shouldn't happen because she would always think one step ahead and not let some random guy take advantage of her.
@dodo19 (47117)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
7 Aug 10
I don't really think that money is important in a relationship. I think that the most important thing is love, not money.
• Canada
9 Aug 10
That is so true...thanks for posting :)
@bettydeng5 (1822)
• China
7 Aug 10
Age gap isn't a problem exsits in the social, fifty years old man matched a younger girl only 20 years old to walk at the street, thirty years old accompanied twenty five years old handsome guy to buy something, it's not curious to see the age gap couples now, it is a modern times, though Chinese is a traditional culture,more and more people can accept the age gap now, it's freedom of choice in marriage, if they fall in love and don't feel they have any communication problem caused by age gap, they can marry. we can't say they are not happy.
• Canada
7 Aug 10
The main reason why think it is starting to be accpeted everywhere is mainly becase younger people are looking for more experienced lovers meaning that tey find it beutiful learning new things from there lovers. This kind of love cannot really be offered to people of the same age group, it rarely can.
@T_Diamond (965)
• New Zealand
7 Aug 10
There are people who'll tell you it's wrong, and there are those who'll tell you age is just a number. As for me, I like the gap to be close. I don' judge couples by their age gap, but I know some people who do and that's just the way things are.
• Canada
7 Aug 10
you have a point, but how close would lik the gap to be though?
• Philippines
7 Aug 10
yes age doesn't matter if you are in love. but it does if you are young. too young.to love is not enough if you are to young,you have to be responsible enough in everything.
• Canada
7 Aug 10
I agree, being too young can really be a problem because it is hard to fully comprehend what true love is when you aren't mature enough. Maturity is an important factor, i couldn't agree more :)
• India
7 Aug 10
No I do not think so , the thing matters that how much you understand each other and how mature you are with you growing age...and yes you can start loving each other without considering any age difference :)..take care
• Canada
7 Aug 10
That is so true, it depends on how mature yu are and as time goes by i start seeing that younger peple are starting to be more mature and start falling in love younger which i find a beautiful thing because everyone should experience love :)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
hi there! no, i don't think it matters, or should it matters. for me, as long as they know how to handle their relationship age won't matter in anyway. i, personally would have to suggest that it is better to have an older guy in the relationship because they are the one who should make the most of the decisions. but even though he is, he should know how to handle a younger partner. understanding is the main needed in this kind of relationship, if it so, then there should be no more problem about maturity or age or anything else. and of course love is needed too, above it all love will fill out anything that is lacking in the relationship. happy mylotting!
@katie0 (5203)
• Japan
11 Aug 10
I used to have a preconcept about it but now anymore, after really living this I find age isn't important. Like people say that age is important but many girls that didn't accept younger guys find out the right one for them were younger guys and not the older that used to be like the 95% of the guys they dated.
• Philippines
10 Aug 10
Age doesn't matter as long as your feeling with each other is real. You should also consider your differences since you have an age gap. It's okay to love at a young age but do not give yourself too much for that because sometimes it's not yet true love. In loving someone at a young age, you should also know your limitations and be responsible enough with your actions.
@mlhervas (482)
• Philippines
15 Aug 10
Age is never a problem when it comes to love. But the problem arise when the girl is too young, I mean underage, like in your example 13! I think the girl is too immature enough to know and decide TRUE love for herself. She has a lot of things to experience in her life before she must get serious in a relationship. Again, huge age gap is no problem. It is only a problem when one is Underage.
11 Aug 10
I think that age isn't important tho this couple may not be right for each other at this time in their lives one may be infatuated with the other while the other one might only want one thing I personally think that if the 19 year old is truly in love with his counterpart they should way for them to grow up a little and to mature they should not be in a rush to start dating since they are completely in two different state of mind and should just wait for each other.
@nicole00 (141)
• United States
2 Sep 10
Well there are pros and cons to this question. It could be a good thing and it could be bad. I mean I was 15 when I met my first sons father and he was 18 just turned 19, he felt like I was young and dumb and he could walk over me and use me but all relationships dont end like this. And I have acousin who is 23 years old and her boyfriend is 40 years old and he cheats on her and feels he can do what he wants because he feels she is young and dumb, but like I said every situation is differnt love is love and if they truly love each other who sys it wnt last.
@iamjesca (185)
• Philippines
1 Sep 10
My boyfriend and I have 7 years gap. He is 7 years older than i am. And we are doing great in our 2 years of relationship. I guess its never wrong to love someone older or younger than you are as long as both of you knows how to deal with each other. In a relationship, we are not talking about love only but also other components like contentment, faithfulness, honesty.