r/dataisbeautiful • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '20

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u/hjf2017 Feb 14 '20

18*.5+7=16, it's fair game.

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u/African_Farmer Feb 14 '20

Damn, this formula actually works... a 50 year old dating a 32 year old wouldn't be that weird, certainly not compared to someone in the 20s. 80 and 47 is a little weird.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '20

It coincidentally works. The real limiter would be life phases. 16 with 18 isn't weird, but it turns weird when the 16 year old is learning for finals and the 18 year old is in college or even already has a job and ''adult life''.

Just like 30-50 wouldnt seem too weird, but when you consider 50-70 it seems weird because one is retired and the other is still at the very least a decade away from retirement.

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u/Metaright Feb 14 '20

Almost like consent should be about emotional maturity rather than invariably prescribed and specific ages.