The two critical rules for older guys dating girls under 25: Rule #1: Don’t be needy You should never be needy with any woman (exceptions made if she’s an over 30 divorcee with two kids and a Snickers bar figure) but it is especially important to refrain from showing even the slightest displays of neediness with the under 25 girls.A young woman is extra-sensitive to the subtle signals that a man gives off when he is a little too happy to be with her. It didn't work out between us, but not because of the age thing.

As much of our generation is delaying activities like marriage and procreating, we are, in effect, also prolonging its adolescence.I was having breakfast the other day with a friend who was giving dating advice to his son.For purposes of his anonymity, I am going to call just call him "Son." My friend said, "Son, you're 18 years old, so I am going to tell you how you date.But if, as you say, there's chemistry (and another warning: this can often be nothing more than misunderstanding and wishful thinking on the part of the older guy), why not? And the "she was twelve when you were twenty-two so it's creepy" argument is just stupid. One of my friends says that his boyfriend isn't robbing the cradle but he is farming the graveyard. Without those weightier responsibilities, Millennial boys (or, for the most part, the ones I've encountered) are living this suspended fratboy mentality.Thus, we ladies have looked to older men to fulfill those more grown-up needs.If you do be ready for a major difference in maturity levels. But whether it works out or not, you can gain valuable experience from every relationship. Don't worry that small-minded busybodies will think it's creepy, it's none of their business anyway.I am 30 years old and female and I dated a 20 year old guy (at my college guys my age are slim pickings and/or have major issues in life) and there was a world of difference. Originally posted by Hamadryad I don't know if that's encouragement or a cautionary tale. I say: "Go for it." Life is hard enough without these ridiculous arbitrary restrictions on love.You know those girls who refuse to date anyone younger than they are, much less anyone their own age? ) And I obviously have the matching theory as to why to go along with it (naturally, it involves being the younger sister).They have a specific, thought-out reasoning as to why they're only romantically compatible with guys who are older… Throughout my entire love life — or whatever you want to call what has been 23 years of going through men, some for longer than others — I have never so much as lusted after any guy who is younger than I am. Without going too much into my dating career, the main factor in all of my relationships — significant or otherwise — has always been the man's age.If the guy she likes is significantly older, like ten years or more, she’ll be that much more on guard for beta bahavior.An older guy who is needy is a bigger loser than a younger guy who is needy, because the younger guy at least has the excuse of inexperience.And that means I can date a woman who is 16." From where did this ridiculous rule come?You can date someone as young as half your age plus seven years? It's no wonder that so many women feel that men their own age are too immature.