Personally I would date someone closer to my age, within 5 yrs of my age. I want someone to grow old with me, that can share life. I wouldn't want to die and leave someone here hurting for a long time. I wouldn't want to hold someone back from experiencing life at their age when they should. As we get older we are not able to do things that we were once able to do 10/20 years ago. Why should we hold a s.o. back in life and not allow them the chance to grow? It's very selfish.