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Ok, for starters, for example, at 21 if I dated someone 5 years younger than me they'd be 16 and that would be really creepy. I think that is inappropriate because where a typical 16 year old is and where someone in their early 20's is tends to be very different. I think it depends though, like i'd have no problem dating someone who is 26. Maturity, where you are in your life and a whole bunch of other factors play in. I don't think you can just say anything over 5 years isn't appropriate but I always think it's a little creepy when someone who is 20-21 is dating someone who's like 17, i kind of wonder why they're still hanging around high school kids. But that's about the only way I can say for certain