How important are age, race, and religion to you when it comes to finding a date? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Chocoholic · 04-27-2009, 04:07 PM

Age is important to me. I wouldn't consider dating or marrying a guy who was more than 5 years younger or older than me.

Race/ethnic background is not important to me at all.

Religion is very important to me. I'm Christian and deeply involved in my religion. I couldn't be with someone who doesn't feel the same way I do about Christianity.

And there's no way I'll ever marry a Yankees fan

Hollow · 04-27-2009, 04:23 PM

i'm back in my "i'm never dating again shell", but...

age: i'm not overly picky, but it does matter. it isn't just a number. i'm 19, i don't have the same emotional development or life experience as a 40 year old, it wouldn't work out even if i didn't find it disgusting to begin with.

race: irrelevant

religion: irrelevant as long as it doesn't have teachings that would interfere with the relationship, and they didn't nag me about my beliefs.

littlebelle · 04-27-2009, 04:44 PM

All that matters to me is religion, but only if I'm planning on marrying him. I'm catholic, so if I'm going to marry in the catholic church (which I'm planning on) my spouse has to be a practicing, confirmed catholic.

JamesG · 04-27-2009, 04:57 PM

As long as you are open, honest, and committed everything else comes second to me.

I also tend to keep religion out of my life as I don't want that coming into play when personal decisions have to be made down the road. I don't mind at all if you ( my spouse ) are religious but don't have it play a part of my life or try to make it be.

LuLu Rogers · 04-27-2009, 06:05 PM

Age: HAS to be older than me! I need a guy who's mature, not a frat boy

LOL

Religion: I'm a Christian and I expect my significant other to be as well. God should be first in your relationship.

Race: I was raised to date my own race, only my own race (raised in the South people, LOL) but my personal feeling is you fall in love with who you fall in love with, race shouldn't stop you.

Nighthawk76 · 04-27-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocoholic

Age is important to me. I wouldn't consider dating or marrying a guy who was more than 5 years younger or older than me.

Race/ethnic background is not important to me at all.

Religion is very important to me. I'm Christian and deeply involved in my religion. I couldn't be with someone who doesn't feel the same way I do about Christianity.

And there's no way I'll ever marry a Yankees fan

Hey, I'm only five years older than you.

Serioulsy though, I like the five year rule. I was born in '76 so I would perfer that any girl I dated was born between '71 and '81. Though last year I was interested in a girl who was born in '83.

Nighthawk76 · 04-27-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by LuLu Rogers

Age: HAS to be older than me! I need a guy who's mature, not a frat boy

LOL

Religion: I'm a Christian and I expect my significant other to be as well. God should be first in your relationship.

Race: I was raised to date my own race, only my own race (raised in the South people, LOL) but my personal feeling is you fall in love with who you fall in love with, race shouldn't stop you.

What if the guy is a 50 year old frat boy?

dawsongirl · 04-27-2009, 07:53 PM

Age: Not that important.

Race: I admit, I wouldn't date a black guy or an Asian guy.

Religion: I'm not, so if you're overly religious and think I'm going to hell for not being like you, you can just move on.

dawsongirl · 04-27-2009, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Waking Up Laughing

What if the guy is a 50 year old frat boy?

That's just SAD.

Nighthawk76 · 04-27-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

That's just SAD.

Yeah, but there are such people.

dawsongirl · 04-27-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Waking Up Laughing

Yeah, but there are such people.

I know. LOSERS.

Nighthawk76 · 04-27-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

Age: Not that important

Even if he was like 90 or something? I think age always becomes a factor at some point.

MickeyMac · 04-27-2009, 08:01 PM

Age: The youngest would have to be somebody that was seven years younger than me, anybody younger is too young for me. Older, the oldest would be somebody who at the most would be ten years older than me.

Race/ethnic background: I dont care

Religion: Depends, as long as she is not super religious (you know a finger pointer who tells everyone her religion is the best and tells people how to live their lives), and if she is not religous or an aithest she has to be respecful about my views and not to make any attempts to try to change me or give up my faith. That aint gonna happen.

dawsongirl · 04-27-2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Waking Up Laughing

Even if he was like 90 or something? I think age always becomes a factor at some point.

Well, yeah. I'm not dating someone my parent's age. But I mean, I never really had a 5 year rule or anything.

However...my boyfriend did get some mail today from AARP, so maybe I have no rules!

beautifuldreamer · 04-27-2009, 08:20 PM

Age: in a perfect world, would be someone 7 or 8 years older than me.
Race: irrelevant
Religion: in a perfect world, he'd be Catholic, but as long as he's Christian, and willing to raise Catholic children, then it's fine with me.

I don't know... who I'm going to fall in love with is up to God, so I try not to put boundaries on anything! Except one thing: my mom has to like him!

... tis the most difficult hurtle to overcome.

04-27-2009, 04:07 PM	#1
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	How important are age, race, and religion to you when it comes to finding a date? Age is important to me. I wouldn't consider dating or marrying a guy who was more than 5 years younger or older than me. Race/ethnic background is not important to me at all. Religion is very important to me. I'm Christian and deeply involved in my religion. I couldn't be with someone who doesn't feel the same way I do about Christianity. And there's no way I'll ever marry a Yankees fan

04-27-2009, 06:05 PM	#5
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04-27-2009, 08:20 PM	#15
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04-27-2009, 04:23 PM	#2
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	i'm back in my "i'm never dating again shell", but... age: i'm not overly picky, but it does matter. it isn't just a number. i'm 19, i don't have the same emotional development or life experience as a 40 year old, it wouldn't work out even if i didn't find it disgusting to begin with. race: irrelevant religion: irrelevant as long as it doesn't have teachings that would interfere with the relationship, and they didn't nag me about my beliefs.

04-27-2009, 04:44 PM	#3
littlebelle Spell Caster Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,659	All that matters to me is religion, but only if I'm planning on marrying him. I'm catholic, so if I'm going to marry in the catholic church (which I'm planning on) my spouse has to be a practicing, confirmed catholic.

04-27-2009, 04:57 PM	#4
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,140	As long as you are open, honest, and committed everything else comes second to me. I also tend to keep religion out of my life as I don't want that coming into play when personal decisions have to be made down the road. I don't mind at all if you ( my spouse ) are religious but don't have it play a part of my life or try to make it be.

04-27-2009, 07:53 PM	#8
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,134	Age: Not that important. Race: I admit, I wouldn't date a black guy or an Asian guy. Religion: I'm not, so if you're overly religious and think I'm going to hell for not being like you, you can just move on.

04-27-2009, 08:01 PM	#13
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	Age: The youngest would have to be somebody that was seven years younger than me, anybody younger is too young for me. Older, the oldest would be somebody who at the most would be ten years older than me. Race/ethnic background: I dont care Religion: Depends, as long as she is not super religious (you know a finger pointer who tells everyone her religion is the best and tells people how to live their lives), and if she is not religous or an aithest she has to be respecful about my views and not to make any attempts to try to change me or give up my faith. That aint gonna happen.