[SOPi_Jawbreaker]

Right now, I think the youngest I would date would be a guy four years younger than me, because I want a guy that has finished college and has had at least one year's experience of working and living on his own. I sometimes joke with my friends that when I'm in my 40's, I'm going to be a cougar and I'm going to be driving a flashy convertible and cruising college campuses on the weekends. However, in all seriousness, I can't see myself ever dating anyone more than 1-5 years younger than me.

I would possibly be open to dating someone 15-20 years older than me. However, I would probably be more cautious and wary than with dating someone closer to my age. There's a lot of things I'd have to mull over before I would be involved with someone significantly older than me. If he's divorced, why did his marriage fail? Was it her? Was it just incompatibility? Or is there something wrong with him? If he's never been married, why not? Is he commitment-phobic? Does he refuse to grow up? Does he always date younger women? Why doesn't he date women his own age? Why won't women his own age date him? If I ask myself all these things and nothing raises a red flag to me, then I would date him.