your-age-plus-half-your-age-minus-seven

how someone can decide how old he/she can go before dating someone who is older

Before I date any man who is older than me, I do the your-age-plus-half-your-age-minus-seven math problem to make sure he is not too old for me.

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Half plus seven

"Half, plus seven" is the age-old dating rule for dudes. It justifies the dating of younger women, within reason. The formula begins with each dude's age (for example, 22). That age is halved (22/2 =11), and 7 is tacked on to the divided result. Therefore, a 22 year old male may legitimately date an 18 year old female, a 25 male may date a female of 19.5, and a 30 male may date a female of 22. While there is no technical ceiling on this social anthropological formula, there is a point at which common sense takes over, and it just becomes disgusting. For instance, this formula should not be used to justify a 60 year old man dating a 37 year old female.

Half plus seven examples:

Guy's age: 20. Formula: (20/2)+7 = Minimum acceptable age of female: 17.

Guy's age: 25. Formula: (25/2)+7 = Minimum acceptable age of female: 19.5

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Half plus seven

Original definition: A man is most attracted PHYSICALLY to a woman half his age plus seven. (Rule of thumb).

Modern twist invented by frustrated younger guys: Minimum age that a woman must be for an older man to romance her.

He's infatuated with her , and she lacks any interest in him, so he cites this debunked "half plus seven rule" to justify his frustration with the guy that she's dating.

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Half-plus-seven Rule

A rule the specifies the youngest person that a person of either sex can date without it being inappropriate. The rule is always calculated by the older person's age.

Kristi: I got asked out today by a guy who's 30.

Jason: Well, you are 22 so it fits the half-plus-seven rule...

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half plus six rule

in dating, determines the lowest possible age you can (appropriately) find dates. In other words, it determines the lowest possible age before the "too young for you" category begins

Billy's 35 and really likes Jane, but she's only 23 and everybody says she's too young for him. She meets the half plus six rule, so Billy doesn't care.

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plus-half

Something that is one and a half units of measurement (meters, hours etc.). It always goes with the unit of measurement, which can only be in the singular.

Example for "plus-half"
-When is our ship leaving?
-In a plus-half hour (one and a half hours).