societal expectations and trends always has a way of "tainting" our thinking. many times, in ways that we don't even realize. for me this is one of them. no matter how much i believe "age doesn't matter", it is still a pet peeve of mine (as in, for myself, personally). for anyone else, they can do whatever they want. hahaha
but for me, i can't be with anyone who's even a MINUTE or a SECOND younger than me. and actually, i prefer them significantly older. it's called the dao prasook syndrome. LOL jk.
but yeah, i even remember making sure that all the people i crushed on in high school were at least two grades older than me...AND THAT WAS JUST TO CRUSH ON THEM. why two grades, u wonder? because sometimes, the next grade up still had people who were younger than you. so to be on the safe side, i just didn't look at anyone in my grade or the next grade up. sounds ridiculous? hahaha well, i still feel like that!
and here's another killer, my thinking has nothing to do with maturity in personality or anything like that. most of it has to do with looks. guys tend to look boyish...even some that are older than u. i CAN'T STAND the BOYISH LOOK. they gotta look rugged, manly, and maybe a little beat up even. whatever the case, it takes years of physical growth to get that look. hahaha i'd rather wait.