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By this standard, 14 is the minimum dating age. As a father, I approve [[User:Cflare|Cflare]] ([[User talk:Cflare|talk]]) 14:49, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
 
By this standard, 14 is the minimum dating age. As a father, I approve [[User:Cflare|Cflare]] ([[User talk:Cflare|talk]]) 14:49, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
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The chart appears to be using the following function for the maximum age: max_age_other <= (your_age - 7) * 2
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The max age is determined by the oldest the other person can be before you are too young for them according to the age/2 + 7 rule.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.100|108.162.216.100]] 17:20, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

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The following text is exactly 160 characters long, which is the maximum length of an SMS:

(2013-08-17)-(199X-XX-XX)=6XXX days
(2013-08-17)-(199X-XX-XX)=5XXX days
7 years=2556.75 days
6XXX/2+2557=5XXX
Standard Creepiness Rule: Don't date under age/2+7

Don't ask me how I found it :P (some digits are replaced with X for privacy reasons) --DiEvAl (talk) 10:08, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Don't ask you how you found it? I'm a little concerned about that credo...121.222.232.156 06:18, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

By this standard, 14 is the minimum dating age. As a father, I approve Cflare (talk) 14:49, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

The chart appears to be using the following function for the maximum age: max_age_other <= (your_age - 7) * 2 The max age is determined by the oldest the other person can be before you are too young for them according to the age/2 + 7 rule.108.162.216.100 17:20, 24 September 2014 (UTC)