My friends like to call it "the 28-year-old rule": As in, once you hit 30, you shouldn't expect more than fun, games and hard-to-hide hickeys from any guy younger than 29. Now a new poll says even 31-year-old Ashton Kutcher is too wet behind the ears.
According to a new poll by British dating site, matchaffinity.com, 70 percent of women over 35 say they wouldn't date a man younger than 32.
We agree -- to a point. But first, we think, you have to define "date." If it's a sleepover we're talking about, we don't much care if he just blew out all 18 candles. But if you're getting ready to put a ring on it, it's best if the guy you're eyeing didn't graduate with Demi Lovato.
Sorry, Madonna, and all you Hollywood producers who are convinced that "Cougartown" is the next "Friends."
After the jump, our highly scientific bell curve of what age dude it's appropriate to date when.












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Tuesday 27 July
By no Ashton fan
I wouldn't date Ashton no matter what his age.
I don't care for him, have never liked him, think he's
using his Hollywood connections to get somewhere, as
he certainly has no talent on his own.
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Tuesday 27 July
By Jalapeno
You're far too kind. I'd liken him to a box of rocks.
Has yet to prove he has any acting talent. How he got as far as he has is a mystery to many.
Tuesday 27 July
By r
right its more like he wouldnt date you, if he asked ya for a date youd be porkin his brains out on the first date for his money
Tuesday 27 July
By Ann
You may not like kuther, but I'll take him for a few weeks! I'm 48 and my rule is to date only men between 18 and 35, I had older and I will never go back to older!
Sunday 01 August
By ella jay
'using his hollywood connections?' ashton kutcher was an unknown actor (not hollywood offspring), who got a couple of lucky breaks and capitalized upon them. more than he is (moderately) good-looking or (moderately) talented, he has drive. he got that foot in the door and he made things happen.
for him and all self-made moguls, creating and using the hollywood connections *is* the game. of course, they use those connections, because they painstakingly created that network of connections on their way up. it is how one is successful in his line of work.
i laughed at him on 'that 70's show' but haven't ever been interested in his looks, his life, or his cougar wife (may the live happily ever after, seriously) ... BUT i respect his business acumen.
Tuesday 27 July
By theresa
I am 35 and my husband just turned 27........most mature, sweetest, hardworking, kind and gentle man i have ever known.
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Tuesday 27 July
By poot
"Man?" What's a 27 year old know about life, generally speaking?
Friday 30 July
By kim47
I have Demi and Ashton beat!!!
My husband and I have 25yrs between us in age. I am the older one! I even have 2 kids older than him. But my husband is the most romantic sensitive and thoughtful male Ive been with. He treats me better than any older man would or have in the past. We will be celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary. Yes, he is young and we prolly look like mother and son, like someone commented, but so far so good! (His parents were not happy about it)
***I am 47 and my husband is 22yrs old.***
Tuesday 03 August
By Brigitta
I'm brigitta from china. nice to meet you all.
Monday 27 September
By Carla
@ poot: When my husband (who is 33 now, and I am 30) was 27, he was a VERY responsible guy-- and still is, thank you! He let me quit my job so I could be a stay at home mom and shouldered all the income for our family. 27 is almost 30-- don't be saying that's not a man.
Tuesday 27 July
By suzycreamcheese
You're kidding! I thought you would say someone in their seventies! I don't get it.
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Tuesday 27 July
By colleen
I thought it would be 70 too!! lol Do you think the 70 year old guys are getting more action than the 28-32 year olds?
As a preschool teacher I must commend them on their chart! ;o)
Tuesday 27 July
By harold
Suzycreamcheese:
Had you ever had a 70 year old between your legs--you would be chasin them beween the sheets...They are innovatively thorough, detailed and excel in the pursuit of delight.
Tuesday 27 July
By harold
colleen:
Chart? I would chart you out and you would be doing graduate school and I am 73.
Tuesday 27 July
By Zhana
such a dumb article. People date who they love and who they are compatible with or NOT....people like snowflakes are all different in what makes them tick.
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Tuesday 27 July
By Engliv
I should think a woman's age is relevant here. If the woman is younger than 29, there would be no problem. It's more of a problem for older women.
Everything is relative. The article states MOST women. That is misleading.
MOST women wouldn't date a 15 year old either when you account for the percentage of females above that age.
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Tuesday 27 July
By iris
I'm 25 and i would honestly say i'd date a man well over 30, when i was 21 i had a guy that was 31 and he was much more .... manly then my beau of 3 yrs who was the youngest guy i dated at 25 yrs old... i perfer older men... i'm not a pedophile. im not gunna go out with a guy that was 10 when i was 30 or something gross like that... i want an older man, so that i can always be younger XD
Tuesday 27 July
By bev
They look like Mother and Son holding hands. He is with her because he has no talent himself and afraid people will find out about it and there goes the paycheck. She is with him because she is trying desperately to prove she isn't getting older and yet she knows she is. A matter of time before these two break up and wake up.
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Tuesday 27 July
By eze486
hehehe....your comment is so true. his movie career has been a bust. he doesn't have any clue on acting. That ridiculous show punked could have been done by my 13 yr old daughter. Demi just needs a firm something something....eh?
Tuesday 27 July
By KELLY
I THINK ASHTON IS SO SILLY. SO IMMATURE. DEMI MUST FEEL LIKE SHE IS MARRIED TO AN UNRULY TEENAGER FULL OF PRANKS AND PRACTICAL JOKES. NOT MY IDEA OF A "MAN" AT ALL
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