half-your-age-plus-seven rule


a convenient rule to define the youngest that a romantic interest can be before the relationship is indecent. widely referred to and used, the rule has merit for usefulness. the full version states: “if you halve your years then add seven, you’ll have the youngest decent age for a partner; if you double your years then subtract seven, you’ll have the oldest decent age for a partner”.
however it’s somewhat flawed thanks to the poor mathematical ability of its authors — it gives a different result depending on whether it is worked out for a younger or older partner.
26-year-old barbara waited patiently until jack turned 20, fulfilling the half-your-age-plus-seven rule, before pursuing him romantically.
a mathematical equation used to find the youngest age a person can date without being considered a disgusting, cradle robbing freak. (a/2)-7=y, where a is your age and y is the youngest you should date.

conversely the rule can be inverted to find the oldest age a person should date. 2(a-7)=o, where a is your age and o is the oldest you should date.
john is 26 and dating a 20 year old named kate, (26/2)+7=20. their relationship satisfies the half your age plus 7 rule.

kate is 20 and dating a 26 year old named john. 2(20-7)=26. this relationships satisfies the inverse of the half your age plus seven rule.

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