The TRUTH About Dating Someone Older Than You

The Josh Speaks
6 min readNov 13, 2019
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Do you wanna date someone that’s older than you but you’re not quite sure how that’s going to work out? Maybe you’re not as mature as them, maybe your parents won’t let you date them. There’s a lot of questions that come up and in this video, I’m going to tell you exactly what you need to know.

Now some people feel that age really is just a number but there are way more factors than just how old you are to determine if this is the type of person you should be with.

Stick with dating someone in your age/school range

My main philosophy when it comes to dating is to stick within your school range. If you’re someone that’s in middle school, try to date someone in middle school. If you’re in high school, date in high school. If you’re in college, try to find someone that’s in college. I think finding someone at your school level is going to make it easier for you to connect with that person because you’re both sharing similar experiences with each other and that’s going to help you guys bond even better.

Sometimes you might find yourself in a situation where you’re an eighth-grader wanting to date a high schooler or a high schooler wanting to date someone in college. Those situations can be a little bit trickier because you might not be far apart in age but…

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The Josh Speaks

Josh is an inspirational speaker, YouTuber, and author of the self-help book “Embracing The Awkward” for teens and young adults. https://thejoshspeaks.com