Topic: This Is Confusing
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Mon 09/26/11 12:54 PM

OK, so I have seen literally (and figuratively) hundreds of posts in these forums where someone makes mention of the fact that they are constantly being contacted by much younger people here.

I find this puzzling, because -- as always seems to be the case with the sheer egregious perversity of the internet -- this never ever ever happens to me.

I get a lot of profile views, but a large percentage of these are inevitably from people who are old enough to be my grandmother's older neighbor. I never actually hear from them. Most likely, they died while attempting to read my profile.

The ones who do message me are slightly younger than the previous group, but still old enough to remember when there were only 36 states.

I do get a disproportionate number of e-mails from 22-year-olds, but these are always scammers. Those don't count.

So, what I'm wondering is this -- how does one go about being contacted by someone so "much younger" here? I'd really like to know....!

shades




I have no idea how, but I do get a lot of emails from the 18-22 year old crowd as well as the 50+ crowd. And I even have the age range I prefer in my profile!

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Mon 09/26/11 01:02 PM

Yeah, that's really my whole point here --




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Mon 09/26/11 01:06 PM
Of course, this is completely ignoring the whole "intimidating and complicated" thing, but I figured it this way: either younger people would be too naive to see that, or they would be inspired to challenge it. So much for Generation Q or whatever they're calling themselves now.


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Mon 09/26/11 01:10 PM




rofl

I have no idea why you’re not getting any mail from the 30s age group. You’re a good catch.


I get plenty of mail from the 30s age group. That's not what I'm talking about!

shades

By younger you mean 20s?


Well, technically, by younger I mean "without kids," which is confusing because "without kids" is not really a number.

But in my extensive studies of this issue, I have found that there is a sort of cutoff point, an age by which it seems every woman on every dating site already has kids (usually at least three of them, followed by the mandatory "AND THEY ARE MY WORLD," followed by all the terrible things she hopes will happen to you if you're not into her and her kids as the inevitable "package deal").

Unfortunately, that age seems to be about 16, which is not very helpful for most of us.

Alternatively, I can still hang onto the slim hope that there could be someone out there, of legal age, who has not yet had kids, for whatever reason (she's a nun, the lower half of her body was eaten by a shark, she was abducted by aliens and sterilized, etc.), but I think this is will only be possible to find in a younger person.


IOkay, I see. Indeed, that is very confusing. No, 16 is not helpful because most likely she will want kids down the line.

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Mon 09/26/11 01:14 PM
most females want kids.
maybe try males?

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Mon 09/26/11 01:14 PM

IOkay, I see. Indeed, that is very confusing. No, 16 is not helpful because most likely she will want kids down the line.


spock

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Mon 09/26/11 01:17 PM





rofl

I have no idea why you’re not getting any mail from the 30s age group. You’re a good catch.


I get plenty of mail from the 30s age group. That's not what I'm talking about!

shades

By younger you mean 20s?


Well, technically, by younger I mean "without kids," which is confusing because "without kids" is not really a number.

But in my extensive studies of this issue, I have found that there is a sort of cutoff point, an age by which it seems every woman on every dating site already has kids (usually at least three of them, followed by the mandatory "AND THEY ARE MY WORLD," followed by all the terrible things she hopes will happen to you if you're not into her and her kids as the inevitable "package deal").

Unfortunately, that age seems to be about 16, which is not very helpful for most of us.

Alternatively, I can still hang onto the slim hope that there could be someone out there, of legal age, who has not yet had kids, for whatever reason (she's a nun, the lower half of her body was eaten by a shark, she was abducted by aliens and sterilized, etc.), but I think this is will only be possible to find in a younger person.


IOkay, I see. Indeed, that is very confusing. No, 16 is not helpful because most likely she will want kids down the line.


Also, there are legal issues involved!

But the main thing is, it seems EVERYBODY wants kids down the line. I have only met one girl who didn't. One girl, ever, in my whole life. It's a default setting; they want kids. I don't want any. It's a problem. There are tons of videos on YouTube about "childfree lifestyles" and such, but where are these people who have decided to remain childfree?

They're on YouTube, and I suspect that's where they'll stay!

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Mon 09/26/11 01:18 PM

most females want kids.
maybe try males?


Nope, I'm not attracted to males.

Not attracted to most females, either, to be honest, but occasionally I run into one.


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Mon 09/26/11 01:24 PM






rofl

I have no idea why you’re not getting any mail from the 30s age group. You’re a good catch.


I get plenty of mail from the 30s age group. That's not what I'm talking about!

shades

By younger you mean 20s?


Well, technically, by younger I mean "without kids," which is confusing because "without kids" is not really a number.

But in my extensive studies of this issue, I have found that there is a sort of cutoff point, an age by which it seems every woman on every dating site already has kids (usually at least three of them, followed by the mandatory "AND THEY ARE MY WORLD," followed by all the terrible things she hopes will happen to you if you're not into her and her kids as the inevitable "package deal").

Unfortunately, that age seems to be about 16, which is not very helpful for most of us.

Alternatively, I can still hang onto the slim hope that there could be someone out there, of legal age, who has not yet had kids, for whatever reason (she's a nun, the lower half of her body was eaten by a shark, she was abducted by aliens and sterilized, etc.), but I think this is will only be possible to find in a younger person.


IOkay, I see. Indeed, that is very confusing. No, 16 is not helpful because most likely she will want kids down the line.


Also, there are legal issues involved!

But the main thing is, it seems EVERYBODY wants kids down the line. I have only met one girl who didn't. One girl, ever, in my whole life. It's a default setting; they want kids. I don't want any. It's a problem. There are tons of videos on YouTube about "childfree lifestyles" and such, but where are these people who have decided to remain childfree?

They're on YouTube, and I suspect that's where they'll stay!


Stop it. You're depressing me. I am one of them. I feel so out of place, but at least I won't have that problem with men as it's easier to find men without kids or who don't want any.

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Mon 09/26/11 01:25 PM


most females want kids.
maybe try males?


Nope, I'm not attracted to males.

Not attracted to most females, either, to be honest, but occasionally I run into one.



SO,I must laugh againlaugh

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Mon 09/26/11 01:27 PM

Nope, I'm not attracted to males.

Not attracted to most females, either, to be honest, but occasionally I run into one.




asexual?

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Mon 09/26/11 01:31 PM


Nope, I'm not attracted to males.

Not attracted to most females, either, to be honest, but occasionally I run into one.




asexual?


Not entirely. I like Billie Piper and the one girl who works at the anime store.

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Mon 09/26/11 01:36 PM

Not entirely. I like Billie Piper and the one girl who works at the anime store.



'fantasy love is much better than reality love.
never doing it is very exciting.'
-andy warhol.

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Mon 09/26/11 01:37 PM


Not entirely. I like Billie Piper and the one girl who works at the anime store.



'fantasy love is much better than reality love.
never doing it is very exciting.'
-andy warhol.


Andy was a genius and is one of my favorite people ever. And I suspect he may be on to something there.

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Mon 09/26/11 01:41 PM

Andy was a genius and is one of my favorite people ever. And I suspect he may be on to something there.


i agree with the man completely.
what's better than perfecting something in your own head?

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Mon 09/26/11 01:43 PM


Andy was a genius and is one of my favorite people ever. And I suspect he may be on to something there.


i agree with the man completely.
what's better than perfecting something in your own head?


Just that, every once in awhile, I get the urge to share it with another person.

Three months later, she tries to turn me into a goat.

We all have our scripts....


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Mon 09/26/11 01:45 PM

Just that, every once in awhile, I get the urge to share it with another person.

Three months later, she tries to turn me into a goat.

We all have our scripts....




psh.
you say that like being a goat is a bad thing.

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Mon 09/26/11 01:49 PM


Just that, every once in awhile, I get the urge to share it with another person.

Three months later, she tries to turn me into a goat.

We all have our scripts....




psh.
you say that like being a goat is a bad thing.



It is for me.

Lots and lots of goatified subtext there.

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Mon 09/26/11 01:55 PM

It is for me.

Lots and lots of goatified subtext there.



meh.
i think it's fine to end up alone.
just get a dog.

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Mon 09/26/11 01:58 PM
Edited by navygirl on Mon 09/26/11 01:59 PM
I would think a lot of younger guys are looking for a mommy; so this is why they contact me. So tell the girls you want to be their sugar daddy or just their daddy. laugh