This post on age-appropriate dating over at Mediocrity’s Co-Pilot got me to thinking…does the same mathematical rule apply to women? Spencer says “why not?”

But I know that there does seem to be some kind of societal taboo about women dating younger guys. I wouldn’t think twice about dating a guy 7-8-9 years older than me…(although that does enter into the question of whether or not one should date men in their late 30s who have never been married. I’ve had this conversation with a few people who say no, absolutely not…because they’re likely to be either unapologetically single with no intention of settling down, or have some deep dark aversion to commitment. Anyway…)

However, I start feeling a little weird about the prospect of dating a younger guy…why is that?