That just made me unbearably sad, tommy.
Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 24, 2008 7:53:08 am PDT #3325 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Amy - Apr 24, 2008 7:53:26 am PDT #3326 of 10001
Because books.
Oh, ewwww.
Pix - Apr 24, 2008 7:54:41 am PDT #3327 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
It is incredibly heartbreaking to think no one was there to find that poor woman and her dead sister and end that horrid situation sooner.
sumi - Apr 24, 2008 7:56:47 am PDT #3328 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
That is sad and horrible.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 24, 2008 7:57:36 am PDT #3329 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
The May-December thing doesn't ping me as being that problematic once the May partner is past the early 20s. I figure by that point, you're a grown-up and theoretically know what you want out of life, so more power to you. But college age young adults dating people old enough to be their parents gives me the impression of major issues lurking under the surface.
Pix - Apr 24, 2008 7:59:08 am PDT #3330 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
But college age young adults dating people old enough to be their parents gives me the impression of major issues lurking under the surface.Yeah, that's what worries me.
Miracleman - Apr 24, 2008 8:00:14 am PDT #3331 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Evidently, I'm kinda a jerk.
My first reaction to the mummified sister story was laughter and then struggling to come up with a good Psycho reference.
flea - Apr 24, 2008 8:01:32 am PDT #3332 of 10001
information libertarian
My aunt, who is a fount of Daddy Issues, is married to a man who is literally her father's age. Since my aunt is 50 and her husband is 85, the "older than college age" rule would seem not to apply, but in my experience, just because you are not 22 doesn't mean you've outgrown your issues.
Fred Pete - Apr 24, 2008 8:04:53 am PDT #3333 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
My first boyfriend was 39 when we met, and I was 25. The age difference wasn't a big problem -- not least because we both thought curling up on the couch with a good book was a fine way to spend an evening. We broke up because I moved out of the area. Which is kind of age related, but only because I'd just finished school and got a job outside the area.
So I'll agree that a big age difference by itself doesn't make a relationship problematic. But it depends on the people involved.
And if you insist on a big age difference in any relationship, there are probably psychological issues involved.
beekaytee - Apr 24, 2008 8:06:09 am PDT #3334 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
But college age young adults dating people old enough to be their parents gives me the impression of major issues lurking under the surface.
This is precisely why I was drawn to my husband. I had the biggest of Daddy Issues and, God bless him, the DexH helped me overcome them. That arrangement isn't necessarily doomed to perpetuate the original problem.
just because you are not 22 doesn't mean you've outgrown your issues.
This is true too.
Maybe I was just inordinately blessed.