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At the time I started dating, at the end of my first marriage, I was not interested in younger men. I was barely interested in men in my age group, late 20s. I had little in common with younger men and men my own age.
2 years younger is already too young for me. Even if you don't notice it right away, after a long talk you'll always notice that he is on a different level in life.
But if he is very mature and you are very immature, it can work. Not for me though.
I never liked going more than 10 years younger. More than than and I felt weird, plus they don't get all the references and jokes.
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If you are 30 and date a 20 year old, that is extreme. So much happens in your 20s, you are still in your fun phase of life while at 30 you are more future oriented.
If you are 40 and date a 30 year old, more likely on the same level.
I know 30+ year olds who dated 20+ year olds and then they got cheated on and I can just laugh. That's the punishment for dating a kid in their wildest phase in life.
Love this! I took the guy I am dating to a party last weekend. One girl hates me and the looks I got were priceless. My date spends three hours a day in the gym so he is very fit, much younger and a blond hair, blue eyed hottie.
I generally like to stay within five-ish years either way and given a choice would go for the younger v. older end of that. Seven years might be "it depends on various factors" territory...10 years, pretty much a bridge too far, in either direction (older or younger). Again, exceptions would probably exist, but in my personal dating experience never did. Tried as much as 10 years older, it was pretty much a disaster (for our own reasons, not saying it must be like this for everyone).
With that said, either age is just a number - as people say - or it isn't. So either 7 years younger is "too young" whether it's the man or woman who's younger...or it isn't. Either age is just a number and it's all about clicking in various ways or it's not, no matter who's the younger or elder in the situation. Choose one outlook for yourself, stick with that, and good luck.
I generally like to stay within five-ish years either way and given a choice would go for the younger v. older end of that. Seven years might be "it depends on various factors" territory...10 years, pretty much a bridge too far, in either direction (older or younger). Again, exceptions would probably exist, but in my personal dating experience never did. Tried as much as 10 years older, it was pretty much a disaster (for our own reasons, not saying it must be like this for everyone).
With that said, either age is just a number - as people say - or it isn't. So either 7 years younger is "too young" whether it's the man or woman who's younger...or it isn't. Either age is just a number and it's all about clicking in various ways or it's not, no matter who's the younger or elder in the situation. Choose one outlook for yourself, stick with that, and good luck.
It seems that age is just a number mostly when someone wants to date someone much younger than them. And really, men and women are not much different in this regard, as this thread demonstrates. Women frequently humblebrag about how "annoying" it is to have all these young guys hitting on them. They also mention age when he's younger, as in, "and he's X years younger than me too ".
Granted, some men are terrible about women's ages. Really crappy. As an older man though I just may notice far more than a woman would all the assumptions some women make about old-impotent-looking for a nurse-can't keep up with me men and besides I look 43 years younger than I am, when they're commenting about dating or marrying a younger man.
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So either 7 years younger is "too young" whether it's the man or woman who's younger...or it isn't. Either age is just a number and it's all about clicking in various ways or it's not, no matter who's the younger or elder in the situation. Choose one outlook for yourself, stick with that, and good luck. 
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