that's not matter I marrie for 8 year my husband have 46 im 26 is just number

I always heard the comment of half your age + 7 for the age difference to be socially acceptable. I don't know who came up with that concept, but effectively as you get older this age difference gets larger + is less of a potential complication.

I know that currently in most states I'd be arrested for dating someone 16 years my junior, and there is so much of a difference in life experiences that I would feel more like a mentor than a peer. I personally always try to date someone that I can see as a peer and share in life equally. Now if there was someone who challenged me, I felt on equal footing with, and happened to be 16+ years my junior (when legal) then age is just a number... Same would go for dating someone that much older than me. Thankfully, not an issue either way for me currently.

As a male though, statistically my partner would outlive me so dating someone so much younger would only set them up to suffering the loss of a SO later.

I dont think it should matter at all anyway, so I voted, "Who cares?" My boyfriend is 8 years older than me, almost 9, and we have two children together, so how could I judge you or tell you how many years is too much? Just as long as you're both happy, that's what should matter!