As long as the woman is an adult, then why is the government involved? As you say, this law actually makes life easier for crappy older men who want to take advantage of younger women.

I agree with your hard limit of 30. If you are a mature person then why would you want to date a kid?

Plus it's wrong for mature people to take advantage of emotionally vulnerable young people. The potential harm done is horrible.

As far as not wanting to get married again - just make sure you are honest. As long as you are honest...

For me, a 23 year difference would be too much. I was 49 when I started dating again and about a year later a 42 year old guy asked me to marry him. It was weird because he was eager and I was not.

Now I am engaged to a man who is 3 years younger. I never wanted to get married again but I changed my mind because of how much he genuinely cares about me and how giving he is. I want to take care of him too!