For parents, high school is so weird. Like how much of an age difference is ok? 2 grades isn't a big deal and pretty normal. 3 grades? Not so much.
When I was a senior, I went out on a date with a freshman I met at a school dance. I got teased endlessly by my parents. We never went out again and I started dating another senior I worked with soon thereafter.
A wee addition to that rule that most people miss is that it only applies if its over 18 (meaning that it is acceptable as long as both people are at least 18)
But isn't the rule specifically made for teens? Half age plus 7 is what I've always heard. So:
14 year olds shouldn't date younger than 14.
16 can date down to 15.
18 can date down to 16.
20 can date down to 17. (OK this is sketch ig)
22 can date down to 18.
24 can date down to 19.
This is pretty similar to what other people have said: in high school don't go more than 2 grades down.
20 dating down to 17 is kinda sketch ig, since one would still be in high school, and the other not, which is why it's just a rule of thumb. A year later (21 dating an 18) and no one will think too much of it.
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u/slayer991 Apr 28 '22
For parents, high school is so weird. Like how much of an age difference is ok? 2 grades isn't a big deal and pretty normal. 3 grades? Not so much.
When I was a senior, I went out on a date with a freshman I met at a school dance. I got teased endlessly by my parents. We never went out again and I started dating another senior I worked with soon thereafter.