Male and Female Imponderables the Fifth

POSTED BY: Tristan
UPDATED: Sunday, May 28, 2006 11:01
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FUTUREMRSFILLION

Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:02 PM

Taya, I admit that it was smile inspiring. But it is weird. I am thinking that he doesn't know how old I am. My kids tell me that I don't look 40.

I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"

PHOENIXROSE

Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:10 PM

Well, is this guy older than your kids?
My mom was asked out by a 19-year-old a few years back. At the time my brother was 24-ish, don't quite remember when it was. Anyway she went to lunch with this kid and flat out told him she had a son who was several years older than him. Apparently he nearly went into shock.
There's an interesting subject. How do people here feel about age differences? Personally I don't mind a few years older, actually more likely to connect with folk a few years older than me. And as long as they aren't too much older than my brother (who is coming up on 28 now) it's shiny. Anyone too old shows interest in me and I have to closely examine the creepiness factor before I can say it's shiny. I'm sure it will continue to be less important as I get older.

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One mission.
One legion of Browncoats.

Starting June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:21 PM

My oldest is 17. He will be 18 in August. My boys are very protective of me, seeing as how their dad has gone all bibbledy on us. Not sure how they would feel about it. My "borrowed" daughter thinks it HI-larious. We were laughing last night. I told her I couldn't bring him home and she said, so don't bring him home. Then I told her I was too old for the backseat and I couldn't go home with him - casue he probably lived with his mother. She started laughing so hard she could barely get out "Shh, don't wake my mom!"

I like to look at younger me. I think anyone younger than 30 is to young for me. Just different places in life. I like older men, as long as the don't act old.

I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"

SHEPHERD2BE

Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:33 PM

Having worked only in mixed workplaces I can offer only the following about an all female workplace:
About 2 months ago my mother called me at work and asked me to send flowers to her office. I quickly tried to figure out what I had done or forgotten to do.

Nothing it turns out. She just has an all female office and sends herself flowers about once every three weeks. Why? Because everyone in her office is a busybody. They gossip back and forth and have to know every facet of each others lives.

When her flowers arrive everyone makes a point to stop into her office and try to read the card which she has removed and it drives them insane or at least more insane than her, that is.

As far as inequality goes, it has taken me 3 years at my current job to reach the salary level of my female predecessor who left after 8 months with the office in shambles. So here I sit surfing the net, posting and looking for another job instead of actually accomplishing my work.

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MERCURY002

Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:46 PM

Yes ive noticed that women tend to do the whole back stab thing rather well and not just between women but they can also pick on guys, very nastily and destroy self confidence like a dog with a chew toy, i do perfer working with guys in that sense but the conversation is a lot smaller if you know what i mean. The guy way of solving work problems is much better, confrontation and talking to someone rather than it building up and ending in a fight for sure. i have also noticed that guys in the office can also tend to stop women from stabbing eachother in the back but women cant seem to stop it i dunno why.

Simon:"If the battle was so horrible, why did he name the ship after it?"
Zoe:"Once you've been in serenity you never leave"

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, May 25, 2006 4:24 PM

I work in a Female dominated office and despite being fairly close knit I do see the cattiness from time to time. Oh well, you can't stop human nature.
FMF: Too bad you don't live close. I have a few uncles and cousins that are single/divorced that you might be interested in.
TRISTAN: Good day from the Battle Born State.
COPILOT: Sorry to hear of all your misfortune. F'em, SMILE.

TRISTAN

Thursday, May 25, 2006 4:30 PM

The age difference thing has never bothered me. I have said before that my wife is ten years younger than I am, and both of us are alright with that. There is culture shock every now and then , but nothing serious. Keeps the relationship interestin'!
Love is age-blind, or should be, but people can be petty and not understand this. I have no problem seeing a person with someone half their age, as long as they are happy together. (This is of course assuming the age difference does not dip into the "underage").

Holding until you get back, Captain.

DEEPGIRL187

Thursday, May 25, 2006 4:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:
We women are our own greatest enemy. I do not know why, but women do tend to sabatoge each other. Not all women, but enough to make life uncomfortable.

*holds up boombox blasting Lit*

"It's no surprise to me, I am my own worst enemy"

Sorry, just had to do that. Never a dull moment in the imponderables thread.

It's funny, I've never had to deal with much bullying (fortunately), or the female back-stabbing business. Of course, when I was younger I mostly hung out with men, so I guess I kind of insulated myself from that sort of thing. To this day, I tend to understand men more than I do women, despite the fact that I am (obviously) female. That being said, I have another imponderable. In general, do you guys find it easier to understand and form relationships with the opposite sex or your own?

Edit: Guns trained and ready at the target, Copilot. And by the way, I'd suggest listening to some Paula Cole, particularly from her album "This Fire". I worked through a couple years of depression and repressed anger listening to that album alone.

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"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Thursday, May 25, 2006 4:37 PM

NV

Yummy! I will be right over!

*FMF jumps in shuttle and heads west*

I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"

RHYIANAN

Thursday, May 25, 2006 4:38 PM

As far as age differences go, I think that the older you get, the less it matters. I mean, you don't want a 13 year old going out with someone that is 20, but the same age difference is less of an issue when the people involved are 22 and 29.

Other than that, it's a matter of perspective and the particular people involved. My parents have an age difference of 11 years and they are very happy with each other.

Edit: Tristan beat me to it.

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