Quick Question

[Lady Lavendar]

Out of curiosity, what is your opinions on this question.

[EloquentPhoenix]

I say no, but I think realistically it can and does. Differenty aged people are often very different with lives going in different directions and so it's that which matters more than the age itself.

[tabbygirl]

I agree with EloquentPhoenix.

[mmadlyinlove]

Yeah, so do I..... Oh well, it shouldn't matter, anyway.... ~mmadlyinlove~

[StormAngel]

Never. Age doesn't matter. You can live with another person even if he/she is like... 12 years older than you. You would just have to bear in mind that everyone has their own methods (to complete stuff) and they have a right to have their opinion of things, no matter if you disagree with them.

[Ashlynn Minerva Rose]

While I don't think that the age gap between Albus and Minerva matter at all, I do believe that age matters. Think about when you're my age, a teenager, 14 years old. Are you going to go out with someone who's, like, 30? Or vice versa. What if you're 30? You're not going to go out with someone who's not even half your age! However, as you age, (like 60's) I don't think that, for instance, a 20 year difference is a big deal at all.

[mcgonagallrocks]

Personally I think it depends on the age of the people invloved. Even a 5 or so year age gap when two people are really really young like 19 or so can get weird reactions but as you get older I think it matters less and less.

[littlemorgsi]

I voted no, because I don't think it does between Albus and Minerva, and also, my parents are happily married with ten years between them. However, as has already been said, when one of the pair is really young (i.e. teenager, young adult) then there is an ethics issue.

[EloquentPhoenix]

Like it being illegal? That's completely different anyway. It's different for everyone and different personalities and maturities. But I think the reactions of others shouldn't matter. It's about the individuals and I don't think it's fair of anyone to say age matters full stop. Age may mater to them, and I can see that because I really don't feel I would be too compatible with anyone a lot older than me (younger doesn't count as they would be children), but it's so different for everyone.

[MinnyCat]

Ok. So I had this conversation with my friends today actually. lol. And it comes down to love. If you love the person then no, it wont matter. But if you dont love them then yes it will. lol. You should never make yourself love someone you dont, and you should never make yourself not love someone that you do love. lol. The heart has its own beat, so just go with its rythem.

[MinervaMcGonagall]

It depends. I think the age difference between a 12 year old and a 15 year old are too much and so on but as you get older, it shouldn't matter.

[Uhura]

I do not find that the age matters. But the maturity yes, with certainty. to the times the two things coincide, to the times not

[kissofdeath]

It really depends on the ages of the people. One of my neighbors is a 40 something year old cougar who is engaged to a guy who is in his mid to late 20s. But they love each other very much and age really doesn't matter to them.

BTW- Just in case someone doesn't know a cougar is a woman who is attracted and dates younger men.

[laundry basket]

Age doesn't matter in my opinion, unless you are in your teens. Then it would just not work to date someone twenty years your senior, you know? But the older you get, the more acceptable it becomes.

[beatabeatrix]

I basically agree with MinervaMcGonagall. It may matter as much as any difference in opinions, way of life, religion and many other things. But you always have these differences. What decides is how many things you have in common.

[tartanmin]

I say it depends on the age gap.
To my exam i talked about Villi Fualaau and Mary Kay Letourneau, there are a age difference at 22 years..
that just gros she was 34 and he was 12, but judge it yourself.

But I think on the buttom is about ethics, and moral..

[tabbycat]

There is no age limit on who we love. Sometimes we love people that are a few decades older than us, and there is no logical reason why we love that person. It might not even be appropriate under certain circumstances. They have some characteristics that we adore, just something that we love and wish we could be a part of. I think that we have to make decisions in life, especially if this person is a great deal older than us. Seeing as, unfortunately, we do not live in the harry potter universe (well. you know. -other- than fanfiction.. lol) age does take its toll a lot faster. We have to decide whether or not having the life we always wanted is worth the sacrifice of living with somebody a lot older. We'll get mocked, stared at, and maybe they've already experienced what it's like to have children and don't want to particularly have any more. The older the person is, the more difficult it is to adjust to their life experiences. Love is love, but we have to decide whether 30 years of married bliss is worth everything you have ever thought you wanted before you met them. Age and love are so tricky.

and yes I guess it hit a little home with me. I fell in love with somebody a great deal older than I was, but I said no. I think it was the right choice. Even if I loved him, there were too many years in front of me and too many things I needed to do before I could make the same decision.

[tartanmin]

I guess your right..
we can't control our feelings, and we have to make choices and sacrifices.