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Three'sCompanyrules · 02-11-2003, 02:14 AM

I was watching an episode of All in the Family last night and on that particular episode Archie's brother Fred who is like 40 something (I'm not sure if they said what his age was on the show but I believe it was somewhere in the late 40's, maybe someone knowes if they said his age on the show) married a girl who was 18 years old. Lets say he was 48 thats a 30 year difference. So I pose some questions for you.

1. Do you think age is a big factor in a relationship and What in your opinion should be an age limit or should there even be one? (Age limit)
2.Do you think it is wrong that an older man or older women marries a young man or young women or do you think that if you are really truly in love with that person that there is nothing wrong with that? I'm talking like a 20 or 30 year old age difference.

This episode of AITF got me thinking about this and I want to see what you all think.

IMO age could be a big factor. I think if you are closer in age you have a lot more in common than a person of a much older age. I would say maybe a 5-10 year age difference again this is MO. To answer the second question I don't know if they are truly in love then maybe but if its for money or some other reason then I think its wrong. JMO.

What do you think?

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 02-11-2003, 02:17 AM

It doesnt matter to me. When you fall in love, you really cant change your feelings. However, I wouldnt be dating an old Hughy

pandora_spocks · 02-11-2003, 02:24 AM

I don't think it should matter if two people are really in love with each other. Age is just a state of mind anyway. Isn't that what people are always saying? So what if someone is older than their partner and has a 20 or 30 year age difference between them. It's the feelings and the love between the couple that should truly matter.

Sitcomwriter · 02-11-2003, 02:50 AM

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Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤
It doesnt matter to me. When you fall in love, you really cant change your feelings. However, I wouldnt be dating an old Hughy

I agree with you on that.When your in love your in love.You can't put on age limit on that.

DarleneIllyria · 02-11-2003, 03:47 AM

1) I don't really care about age either. Now don't get me wrong. I 'm not gonna go get married to a 70 year old and I'm 18. No, just no for that.

2) Hmm, if it's true love then I don't see anything wrong with it. I know my answers are kind of confusing. What's wrong with a 50 year old marrying a 30 year old? Nothing. It's just when you have that really big age gap like 50 years, I don't think a person can do that. If I married a 70 year old tomorrow, people would probably look at me as if I were a gold digging whore or something.

Three'sCompanyrules · 02-11-2003, 04:05 AM

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Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤
It doesnt matter to me. When you fall in love, you really cant change your feelings. However, I wouldnt be dating an old Hughy

I agree with you. It doesn't matter to me, When your in love your in love, however I would prefer to be with some one around my age,but hey thats just me. if a person is say 60 and the marry a 30 year old person if they are truly in love then I see nothing wrong with it.

Chad22 · 02-11-2003, 04:25 AM

Nothing wrong with it. Although im not gonna go date one of the Golden Girls.....Well actually....I Am pretty desperate... LOL

JoPol_wannabe · 02-11-2003, 12:46 PM

Well actually that is kind of young well atleast for me anyways. He would have to be ten years younger that's as far as I would go no younger or else the guy is way to iminture for me. I don't see anything wrong with dating an older man I think older guys are more mature so I could go for a guy who is 15 years older then me but thats as far as I would go any older it would be like dating my dad.

laceyinthesky · 02-11-2003, 02:14 PM

I don't think there's anything terribly wrong with people with a big age difference getting married, except that they might not have anything in common. I guess if they love each other though then it doesn't matter. One thing that annoys the hell out of me is when a really young woman marries someone a lot older, and a lot richer like say.. Anna Nicole. Now she might have loved him, but I think it was probably more in a father-like way, but you're not supposed to marry someone who you have feelings like that for.

*PinkLady* · 02-11-2003, 04:46 PM

1. Age can get to be a big factor later on, like if you're 25 and you have to care for your 90-year-old husband who had a stroke, but it shouldn't affect the initial falling in love. Age limit? I'd try to cut it off at about 50 years or so.
2. I don't think it's wrong if you love each other - genuinely, not for money or anything. If you have real, true feelings for each other, you'll find a way to make it work regardless of age.

Brian Damage · 02-11-2003, 04:59 PM

Love is love and shouldn't make a difference.

Georgia's on my Mind · 02-11-2003, 05:12 PM

um, 10 years diffrence is enough for anyone.

Titania · 02-11-2003, 05:26 PM

1. Do you think age is a big factor in a relationship and What in your opinion should be an age limit or should there even be one? I dont think its the biggest factor but it definitly is a factor. If you marry someone 20 years older than you...people wonder. (My cousin did just that, believe me, some not good things have resulted) Depending on what stage in your life you're at- theres also a maturity/experience gap that can be a problem (not all the time, but often)

2.Do you think it is wrong that an older man or older women marries a young man or young women or do you think that if you are really truly in love with that person that there is nothing wrong with that? Ehhhhh, if theyre happy then I dont think its my place to say anything- but I dont think Id marry someone that much older/younger

dawsongirl · 02-11-2003, 07:19 PM

It doesn't mean a thing to me. I'd actually prefer older.

JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo · 02-11-2003, 07:32 PM

20 years is prob. where i'd draw the line.. but then again, i've never met "the one", and for all I know, if he's 30 years older than me.. then i guess that's just how it's meant to be. But i've never seen myself as so mature that a guy 30 years older than me would find me appealing for anything but sex.. so yea, 20 years is prob. my max for now.

02-11-2003, 02:14 AM	#1
Three'sCompanyrules Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 14, 2002 Location: Holdrege, NE Posts: 1,233	Marriage? I was watching an episode of All in the Family last night and on that particular episode Archie's brother Fred who is like 40 something (I'm not sure if they said what his age was on the show but I believe it was somewhere in the late 40's, maybe someone knowes if they said his age on the show) married a girl who was 18 years old. Lets say he was 48 thats a 30 year difference. So I pose some questions for you. 1. Do you think age is a big factor in a relationship and What in your opinion should be an age limit or should there even be one? (Age limit) 2.Do you think it is wrong that an older man or older women marries a young man or young women or do you think that if you are really truly in love with that person that there is nothing wrong with that? I'm talking like a 20 or 30 year old age difference. This episode of AITF got me thinking about this and I want to see what you all think. IMO age could be a big factor. I think if you are closer in age you have a lot more in common than a person of a much older age. I would say maybe a 5-10 year age difference again this is MO. To answer the second question I don't know if they are truly in love then maybe but if its for money or some other reason then I think its wrong. JMO. What do you think?

02-11-2003, 02:17 AM	#2
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02-11-2003, 12:46 PM	#8
JoPol_wannabe Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 11, 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,036	Well actually that is kind of young well atleast for me anyways. He would have to be ten years younger that's as far as I would go no younger or else the guy is way to iminture for me. I don't see anything wrong with dating an older man I think older guys are more mature so I could go for a guy who is 15 years older then me but thats as far as I would go any older it would be like dating my dad.
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02-11-2003, 04:59 PM	#11
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02-11-2003, 05:26 PM	#13
Titania a part of that Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 04, 2000 Posts: 3,694	Re: Marriage? 1. Do you think age is a big factor in a relationship and What in your opinion should be an age limit or should there even be one? I dont think its the biggest factor but it definitly is a factor. If you marry someone 20 years older than you...people wonder. (My cousin did just that, believe me, some not good things have resulted) Depending on what stage in your life you're at- theres also a maturity/experience gap that can be a problem (not all the time, but often) 2.Do you think it is wrong that an older man or older women marries a young man or young women or do you think that if you are really truly in love with that person that there is nothing wrong with that? Ehhhhh, if theyre happy then I dont think its my place to say anything- but I dont think Id marry someone that much older/younger
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02-11-2003, 02:24 AM	#3
pandora_spocks Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Nov 30, 2002 Posts: 21,532	I don't think it should matter if two people are really in love with each other. Age is just a state of mind anyway. Isn't that what people are always saying? So what if someone is older than their partner and has a 20 or 30 year age difference between them. It's the feelings and the love between the couple that should truly matter.

02-11-2003, 03:47 AM	#5
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	1) I don't really care about age either. Now don't get me wrong. I 'm not gonna go get married to a 70 year old and I'm 18. No, just no for that. 2) Hmm, if it's true love then I don't see anything wrong with it. I know my answers are kind of confusing. What's wrong with a 50 year old marrying a 30 year old? Nothing. It's just when you have that really big age gap like 50 years, I don't think a person can do that. If I married a 70 year old tomorrow, people would probably look at me as if I were a gold digging whore or something.

02-11-2003, 04:25 AM	#7
Chad22 Captain Juke N Jive Moderator Forum Addict Join Date: Nov 23, 2002 Location: Caribou, Maine Posts: 71,661	Nothing wrong with it. Although im not gonna go date one of the Golden Girls.....Well actually....I Am pretty desperate... LOL

02-11-2003, 02:14 PM	#9
laceyinthesky Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 13, 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,906	I don't think there's anything terribly wrong with people with a big age difference getting married, except that they might not have anything in common. I guess if they love each other though then it doesn't matter. One thing that annoys the hell out of me is when a really young woman marries someone a lot older, and a lot richer like say.. Anna Nicole. Now she might have loved him, but I think it was probably more in a father-like way, but you're not supposed to marry someone who you have feelings like that for.

02-11-2003, 04:46 PM	#10
PinkLady Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 04, 2002 Posts: 7,457	1. Age can get to be a big factor later on, like if you're 25 and you have to care for your 90-year-old husband who had a stroke, but it shouldn't affect the initial falling in love. Age limit? I'd try to cut it off at about 50 years or so. 2. I don't think it's wrong if you love each other - genuinely, not for money or anything. If you have real, true feelings for each other, you'll find a way to make it work regardless of age.

02-11-2003, 05:12 PM	#12
Georgia's on my Mind Senior Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Aug 19, 2001 Posts: 25,054	um, 10 years diffrence is enough for anyone.

02-11-2003, 07:19 PM	#14
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	It doesn't mean a thing to me. I'd actually prefer older.

02-11-2003, 07:32 PM	#15
JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo A and J Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 31, 2001 Location: .S.C. Posts: 3,070	20 years is prob. where i'd draw the line.. but then again, i've never met "the one", and for all I know, if he's 30 years older than me.. then i guess that's just how it's meant to be. But i've never seen myself as so mature that a guy 30 years older than me would find me appealing for anything but sex.. so yea, 20 years is prob. my max for now.
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