Your theorem looks good to me - on the average. Does not mean that you can't click with a younger girl, provided that she is bright and has traveled a bit.

As for the maximum, I do not agree. I have seen ladies 5-10 years older than me, and had a wonderful time.

I heard it was an ancient Japanese secret, that a man should only ever mate with a woman who is half his age plus seven.

I do find that ratio has been kind to me. When I was 33 I had a wonderful click with a woman 23.5 years old. When I was 19 I dated a 16.5 year old. When I was 14 I lost my virginity with a fellow (is that the right word? or "sister"?) 14 year old. All were my-age / 2 + 7.

I don't know whether the ancient Japanese secret is meant to say that you "mate" as in, copulate; or "mate" as in, establish a permanent long-term relationship in which, AFTER it's been established, it's OK to break the mathematical rule. I'm currently dating a woman exactly my age, and it seems to work fine, as well. Maybe I'm just a genius at clicking.

Sorry, but this whole post is just SAD....Who gives a damn...except those of you who are not aging gracefully...I have a GREAT time with guys of all ages and they in-turn, REALLY enjoy me and I have no shortage of fans. Men who are, truly in tune with themselves, not insecure and love women, don't care about any of your silly math, their looking for quality at any age...We're each unique individuals, no matter our age, not prime beef...so aged or not is strictly a preference...nothing more. IMHO

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That sounds about right...32/2 + 4 = 20 year old provider...sounds about average. (eom)

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I'm 56.  I have 3 ATF's at this point: aged 38, 51 and 22.  There simply ain't no formula for that one, other than a smile thinking about them.

I never look at age when making a decision of this nature.  Why place any limit on the potential of enjoyment?

I'm not sure you can put a formula to this ... it's kind of like wine.  Wine usually get better with age - but it has to be kept in the right conditions.  And you have to be careful to drink it before it goes past maturity or it will taste like vinegar.  And different wines for different moods and cuisines.  Usually I like the traditional white wine with fish/seafood and red wine with meat but sometimes I like to have a sparkling wine or something from a country whose vineyards are just starting to ripen.  And then there's the fall with the "new wine" ..... very young.  Right now, my preference is for medium-aged, full bodied wines.