behindmirrors
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Well, from reading this thread, I have established two things: 1. I'm the same age as the OP, and have good reasons why I have never dated someone less than a year older than myself (and that year difference was even a stretch, which ended terribly). I have always seemed older than my years, and so in order for me to be in a harmonious relationship, I need someone who has the same rational sense as I do, as well as the maturity factor (which, even though you say that answer doesn't count, I think it really does, and you might want to work on that...). My sense of life is not that which someone my age usually has, either, due to the sheer fact that I did age a bit before normal, and was forced to survive on my own rather early in a few senses of the term. I like being around people older than myself simply because we have more in common than someone (typically) of my own age. I own my own business, and have for nearly 8 years now. I'm stable, responsible, confident, and motivated on my own. I'm independent. I know very few others my age that meet all of these qualifications. 2. I am very fortunate that my Master is 8 years older than me. He's a lot easier to get along with than most people my age. He also has been as much as a teacher, mentor, and friend to me as a Master, and I love him. The age difference wasn't something I was aware of when I met him, and when I did learn his age, I had already decided that he was wonderful and that I loved him. After that decision, I haven't worried about it at all. Some of us don't look at age first, we look at the person. That's what I did. Tip to the OP: work on your person, and stop worrying about what age others go for. More people will be attracted to you for you than they will be for you as an age number anyway, in the end. Want to attract girls your own age? Be prepared to show them how you are stable, mature, responsible, independent, and assured in your capabilities. Show them you're not going to have a false sense of entitlement that so many people my age have- which leads to the aggrivation and subsequent whining about it here- basically, if you want to prove the things that a girl is going to be looking for, you're going to have to stop doing that. behindmirrors.
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