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 so I am going to tell you how you date. Since you are 18, you are allowed to date a woman half your age plus seven." Son looked at him and said, "Alright Dad. You're 50, so that means you can date a woman who is 32. 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 so male-skewed, it's ridiculous.
It's no wonder that so many women feel men are so immature that they can't date men their own age. It's because of this urban legend that has gone around forever.
Based upon this rule, the only time as a man that you can date a woman your own age is when you're 14 years old (because half of fourteen is seven, and seven plus seven is fourteen). So at the ripe old age of fourteen -- the age when you still have pimples, are as insecure as can be and are unlikely to get anything more than a kiss from a woman your own age -- that is the only time when you can enjoy dating a woman your own age?
What about if your ten year old looks at you and says, "I'm ready to date Dad." Do you say, "No problem. Half your age is five. Add seven to that, and you can date a twelve year old -- an older woman." There is so much a twelve year old can teach a ten year old -- advanced coloring, advanced texting, and so many other important life skills.
Then you get a little older. You're 20 years old and, under this rule, you can date a 17 year old. Great! There you are in college, and you get to go back to high school again to find a girlfriend.
