From a religious perspective, is it immoral for me to date someone who is 20 years older than me?

Question

I am 19.

Which one is the most accepting?

no legal matters here, i am over 18.

Answer 1

The stigma attached to age gap relationships is almost as strong as that which is attached to race and sexuality. I find it ridiculous that people are so rude or condescending to those in such relationships.
I am 20 going on 21 engaged to a 38 year old. I couldn't be happier.
Although I'm an atheist, from a religious perspective, I don't see anything wrong with it. Many Biblical characters married people significantly younger/older than themselves.
Problems with only arise if you are not mature enough for the relationship or if you and your partner can't handle the criticism from others.
If you are in love, don't let age stand in your way.

Answer 2

No, There is nothing Biblical that addresses this issue. However, unless you are extremely mature and know exactly what to expect down the road in a few years when the differences become more dominant, prominent, and very visible you should think very seriously about your future.

In today's day and age, the accepted practices of dating are usually without morals and the freedom of sexual activity is way out of control and our society is paying for it today.

If you are morally aware of what you are doing in life in relationship with God, you will know what to do. If you do not know, find out first if it makes a difference to you what God thinks. If it does, live your life accordingly.

Be blessed

Answer 3

'Religious' can mean just about anything. But if you ask me from a Biblical perspective, no. There might be some social or legal issues involved, but none of those affect what is said in the New Testament.

Answer 4

No, I do not see anything wrong with it regarding religion, or even in society. The thing is you should love the person and feel comfort, happy, and safe when you are with them. It does not matter if they are 40 years older, 20 years older, or if you are 40 or 20 years older.

Answer 5

Some people won't like it, but I think it's a good thing to have an older man than you because the crazy stuff is more likely to be out of his system and he'll take to settling down better. There's eleven yrs between me and mine and it works out verry well. And we're religeous. Plus, in the bible, nothing is said about differences in age for marriage.

Answer 6

We all stand between a religion which guides us to perform actions and one which drives us to perform.

We are those thoughts and actions which we only have to think and perform by our selves, and nobody else can do for us, NO MATTER WHAT.

It is therefore the perspective of our religion within us which guides us to perform actions, and not our own perspective of the religion of self; and if we are not able to seek our guidance from such perspective, and enable and empower our own self's to know and differentiate between moral and immoral actions and drive us to courageously choose one amongst them as our own actions; then our own perspective has to be questioned and not of that of the religion of self.

Perspectives of self are driven by reasons of self to perform actions of self; and if our reasons of self are not those of the religion of self, then our actions too are immoral. Moral actions only originate from religion; immoral from the reasons and perspectives of self about self only.

Hope you get your answers.

Answer 7

Which religious perspective?

Answer 8

It wouldn't bother me. I've never seen anything that made age a determining factor.

Answer 9

No, but from a sociological and psychological one there are plenty of other problems with it.

Been there, done that.
Dont waste your time.
A fish and a bird can fall in love - but where will they live?

Answer 10

Going to have children?