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Matthew Fuller from the online dating website Hook Me Up believes dating is a numbers game, and age is just a number.

It is a fairly well-accepted notion that women mature ahead of men, so dating an older man makes a lot of sense for many couples. While the age difference may be obvious, the mental connection is often level. So when an older woman is dating a young beau, is she ‘dumbing down’ to his level? Does any of it really matter if it feels right?

In 2006, a study released by the American Retired Persons Association concluded that 31 per cent of females were dating or cohabitating with younger…