Some 20-year-old guy at VMI asked me out tonight, being fully aware of my age, then apparently wanted me to drive to Lexington to see him this weekend. Er, it was just about amusing enough to play along without the driving-two-hours bit. (I mean, really--20, VMI--the mind boggles!)
Alas, I suspect he's in the wrong Lexington. (Assuming you're going back to KY and not to VA--yes, there are too many.) Though you might want to change your plans a bit and surprise him; he was cute in a big-brown-eyes-under-terrible-military-haircut sort of way. *chuckle*
Actually, the post sounded wrong after I sent it. What can I say? I manage enough questionable statements without being under the influence of drowsiness and pique, as I was when I wrote that. :)
The age difference itself is not necessarily a problem. When, as in this instance, you get the strong impression that the other person is more interested in approaching you as someone "More Experienced", perking up when he finds out about the age difference, than as an individual with whom he really seems to have very little in common, there is a problem. When one party starts making assumptions, that's where trouble seems to start. It sounded like that was precisely what I was doing, but I was reacting (rather badly) to his somewhat insulting "eager to scale the mountain" attitude. My best moment? Probably not.
Eliminate anyone over 18, based solely on age? Haven't done so myself, wouldn't suggest that you do so even if I had. :)
I am curious about you, and you don't have much in your journal yet. Do you have AIM or some other message service? I hesitate to use e-mail because I'm bad at it. Oh, my name is Mike as you've no doubt figured out.
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Date: 2003-03-25 03:43 pm (UTC)heh
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Date: 2003-03-26 12:00 am (UTC)Since that is impossible, I'm going to have to conclude your priorities are all out of whack. :P.
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Date: 2003-03-26 02:41 am (UTC)The age difference itself is not necessarily a problem. When, as in this instance, you get the strong impression that the other person is more interested in approaching you as someone "More Experienced", perking up when he finds out about the age difference, than as an individual with whom he really seems to have very little in common, there is a problem. When one party starts making assumptions, that's where trouble seems to start. It sounded like that was precisely what I was doing, but I was reacting (rather badly) to his somewhat insulting "eager to scale the mountain" attitude. My best moment? Probably not.
Eliminate anyone over 18, based solely on age? Haven't done so myself, wouldn't suggest that you do so even if I had. :)
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