Aha, when you said looks you meant looks, not looks.
Physical attraction might help most often, one imagines. Unless you're a gal of 19 and he's 92 and Rockafella.

Personally my rule is no one more than 1.5*my age. So as I'm 19 (i round that to 20 in my mind to make the math easier) I'd only go out with people between the age of 16 to 30
Edit: although friend ship is ok at any age range, just as long as it doesn't become sexual.

*cringe*

I am 25 now, but when i was 21, i met a 40 year old. We got engaged and everything.

My rule of thumb, and sad as it may sound, is that i wont even look at anyone under the age of 30. I thin in my mind, its that i was a man not a boy. I appreciate as i get older this rule is going to get harder to follow... lol!!

I guess it depends on what you're looking for at the end of the day. I haven't got a problem dating an older lady and having a bit of flirty fun, but if I were looking for something longer term, a large age gap might be an issue if you were planning a family etc.

i am 22 and i would draw the line at about 30, stupid thing is a seem to mainly attract men who are 40+ one fella even said to me the other day if i was only 60 years younger haha

Uncanny.

I was flirting with an 18 year old and she said, 'if only I was 25 years older'.

See, another question to add onto this ... because i think it may be pointless starting a new post.... is...

Why is it more accepted for a younger woman to date an older man, but a little more frowned upon for an older woman to date a younger man? I dont mean like 24 and 29... i'm talking a good 20 year age gap.

As has been said by me, i was engaged to someone 18 years older than me, and it wasnt such an issue (some people said things, but marry em!) Whereas my auntie who was 39 started seeing a 19year old and she got ripped for it.

Why?