Straight from the pages of the sublime Dack.com comes a useful tool for determining how old your next girlfriend, mistress, or wife should be. Presumably casual flings are either disapproved of by the French mathematician who devised it, or not subject to the same logic. Either way, check out the table -- or work it out yourself by way of: x / 2 + 7 (where x equals the man's age).
Ladies: I suppose it works in reverse too, but maybe not? Perhaps you might be the ideal age to a man, but the ideal man from your perspective might be completely different. Does that even make sense?
Disclaimer: I don't know how it works if you're gay. I don't know how men should work out the ideal age of their next boyfriend, nor how ladies should work out the ideal age of their next girlfriend. Ask a French mathematician.
weird. I totally disagree. What do mathematicians know about relationships, anyway? I mean, according to that, I should be with a 35 year old, and men over thirty give me the heebiejeebies. u_u
ReplyDeleteJamie: Is this if a 35 year old man was to want a partner, they should be your age? Or were youm as suggested, trying it in reverse? Because I can't vouch for it that way. That said, it says I should be with a 19 year old -- trying to recapture my youth perhaps?
ReplyDeletetried it in reverse - it says 42 years old for me..that might be pushing it a bit. I'd go 10 years but that's probably about it. I have to admit, older guys definitely do it over younger guys for me.
ReplyDeleteBut truly, it's got less to do with age and more to do with whether the guy/girl is simply awesome or not!!
I only ever date guys in their thirties, so i don't need any mathematician to tell me that :P
ReplyDeleteLet's see. If we solve the equation for x, then it's 2y - 14 = x (y is the age of the girl). So I should be dating someone who is 26 years old. Yeesh. That's old. o_0
ReplyDeleteActually, scratch that. We're perfect for each other, Jay! I'm 20 (your ideal girlfriend age [according to your profile age] is 19.5) and you're 25 (my ideal boyfriend age being 26).
ReplyDeleteLet's build a house together in the middle of the Atlantic ocean!
I love the variety of responses here (and forget there's hardly a male to be seen) -- interests me how Jamie thinks over-30s men are creepy, while Steph will have nothing else, and Mez considers 42 to be pushing it slightly but not out of the question. Best of all, Diane has concluded from it we should date each other. I love all of you.
ReplyDeleteSpecifically, Mez: you're probably right and awesomeness is more important -- but is there a forumla for that?
Steph: have you only ever dated the over-30s? That would have been a creepy when you were younger.
Diane: I knew the mention of maths would appeal to you. Let's run off together and live on a boat.
Funnily enough, that works for me (in terms of a bit of a romantic interest at the mo). By the way, if you've never slept with a woman in her mid to late forties, I thoroughly recommend it.
ReplyDeleteHeh, according to the math in reverse I should be dating a 24 year old. I suppose I'll just have to do what I can and only date seniors next year.
ReplyDeleteWDKY:Mid-to-late forties?! I can't say I ever have -- and in the past, that would even have been thought of as a little wrong. I'm sure plenty of people do, though, especially men in their mid-to-late forties, or fifties, or sixties... Never much had the chance, myself, but I will keep an eye out for any.
ReplyDeletedb: I can't forsee you having a lot of trouble with that, although I'm slightly confused why they are still at college when they are 24 -- unless senior is another name for graduate?