Being an older student, most of the people I meet are younger and they have become some of my best friends. The whole dating things was something that definitely seemed tricky to me though- it was hard to decide how young was too young, and it has been equally hard meeting men within my age range that are:
1) not married
2) attractive in all ways to me
3) that find me attractive in all ways aswell and want to be with me
So far a combo of those three have never happened. However, I recently met a guy 11 years younger than me, and I have to admit I've found myself considering and wondering... I would wait a while, just so we could really get to know eachother. With the age gap, and with him being so much younger, I'd want to make sure we were both sure and not just jumping into something without really thinking about it. But I dunno, so far I have found him to be attractive, he's super serious about his faith- more so than most men my age that I have met, and he's already been through a lot in his life, so he's grown up pretty fast. And he seems interested in me, which is the part that seems to be the hardest to meet in the equation- I've met plenty of great guys, some of which I asked out, none of whom liked me back.
So really, age? I don't know.
I never thought I would see myself considering a younger guy, especially one as young as this one is, but I guess I am startng to learn that for all our rules and standards, sometimes when you meet someone, the heart just doesn't see the list of wants, and, instead, sees a person you could love, who might love you back. And sure I'm older in age, but really, I have no job, am working on my undergraduate, have never dated before, and have only been living outside of my parents' roof for 2.5 years... I'm not exactly the typical 29 year old woman society says I should be. My life is closer to resembling that of a 19 year old then that of a 30 year old
But, anyway, as said above, I think that if you do decide to proceed, just to do so with caution, and maybe just give yourself time to get to know one another and be friends first. And yes, make sure it'll also be legal
