I thought that my relatives' age gaps of 12 years were bad. I think the generational gap is too huge...but hey, maybe your cousin has different taste?

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't, seeing as how I'm 19 and my parents are late forties; the age difference does bother me, but I guess it depends on your perspective.

I don't think my husband would like me dating anyone, regardless of their age. 

i think it's gross and unnecessary, but if they love each other it's not up to us, but personally i wouldn't be interested in some one so much older

My rule is that they have to be younger than my parents. I have come extremely close to that line, and they have been some of the most beneficial relationships I have ever been in. I will never judge someone for dating someone a lot older than them because I know first hand how attractive it can be to date someone older, and how beneficial that experience can be for you. I also don't think people should be so judgmental when looking at a couple who have a large age difference - whatever works. Just because you wouldn't doesn't mean it won't work for them. 

When I was fifteen, I wanted to marry Nikki Sixx.
He's a year older than my mother.
Since then, I have come to my senses.
I still kind of have a thing for bass players, haha. (:

I'm pretty sure I could never get over it.  That's just... too much.  TOO MUCH.

Holy cow!  My dad and mom were 36 and 33, respectively, when they had me.  My mom turns 71 this year.  Eh, no, I personally wouldn't date a 71-year-old woman.

If, heaven forbid, I get divorced, I am open to dating a woman who is a few years older than I am.  But not 30-something years older than I am.

My dad is older than my grandmother. But only by a few months. 

still together 25 years later and happy as can be!

Say it with me: Sugar-Momma.

I have been in and out of a relationship with a 20-year difference in
age for the past 5 years. All-in-all I would NOT recommend this
big of an age difference unless
your motives are something other than long-term companionship and
someone to truly share your life with.  It causes many problems
that may
not become evident for several years. 

There are positive things
about dating an older man that have nothing to do with money.  But
there are also consequences to dating an older man that you often don't
realize until much later down the road.  Dating an older man can be
great because older men typically don't have an interest in playing
video games for a large portion of their life like many men in my
generation do.  They are also typically more stable because they have
had time to figure out how to be stable.  They also tend to have their
priorities straight, not wanting to hang out with the guys or cheat. 
However, older men also carry a lot of baggage.  Since many of them have
children, the experience of having to deal with children who are close
to your own age can be extremely difficult for many reasons.  Both you
and the children often do not have the emotional maturity to know how to
relate to one another.  It is also difficult because you are more like
their peer then their parent's significant other. 

The other huge
problem that I had to face in this relationship was that I would more
than likely end up being without the older man for a significant part of
my life since he would pass away so much sooner than I would.  After my
experience, I would say that for the mostpart you waste your valuable
time on this earth as the younger person in these relationships.

Just recently, a friend and I decided that big age difference are no big deal.

It become a big deal when your SO is old enough to be your parent / young enough to be your child. So, more than 15 yearsish seems a little over the top.

I'm not saying that there can't be good relationships with large age differences, but I think it takes a special couple to be able to handle that.

eh, not one to judge.. i'm 19 dating at 34 y/o ahah. don't really care about age, it's just a number anyway.