Remember the old lady in The Thorn Birds?

[kellinator]

This morning on the bus I saw a really cute guy, started checking him out, noticed his textbooks, realized exactly how young he was, and for the first time in my life felt like a dirty old woman.

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bitter pills choking

[spiritchaser1.livejournal.com]

But guys seem to think it's okay to dip into the much younger honey pots?
Why shouldn't girls do the same?

Oh yeah, because that is gross.
/snark

Re: bitter pills choking

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Because I've tried it before. Last year I was 24, he was 19. Sweet kid but ultimately I couldn't handle the (im)maturity of your average 19-year-old boy. The time before, I was 23, he was 20 and a master manipulator who took my virginity and broke my heart, then told me it was all my fault. No more dating guys born during the Reagan administration.

Re: bitter pills choking

[rocketmelee.livejournal.com]

Now that I'm doing the 24/19 thing, I find that I feel like The Amazing Lecherous Woman whenever I actually realize just how young The Boy is. Fortunately, he's more of a grown up than I am most of the time, so I don't notice so much. In my life, it's been the boys who are older than me who jerk me around and mess with my head. My newest rule is "no dating freakin' retards who mess with my head." I hope it will serve me well.

Re: bitter pills choking

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

That's a rule I think I need to adopt...

Re: bitter pills choking

[sertrel.livejournal.com]

I think the difference in age gets much less important as you grow older. I mean, 23-to-20 is a much bigger difference than say, 33-to-30. I think it has more to do with the experiences, like if you've both graduated, gone to grad school or worked, etc.

Re: bitter pills choking

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Yeah, those are really crucial years. I think you're right, definitely.