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classicliberty is offline classicliberty Post #1  January 4,2009, 9:27am
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See that statement quite often in match's intro -- however, doesn't everyone think that?
 
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Yes everyone thinks that. I for one am tired of hearing it, especially when accompanied by a photo that clearly shows the person looks their age.
 
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classicliberty, wrote :

See that statement quite often in match's intro -- however, doesn't everyone think that?
I am 50 years old- about to turn 51 and I look about 10 years younger than I really am. EH keeps matching me with men who claim to be the same age but look about 65 in their photos. I am not usually overly sensitive to this sort of thing, but my matches on EH have made me ask myself if I want a man who appears to be as old as my father and could possibly be miskaken for him. Do I sound petty? I hope not, it's just that I have never really considered this before.
 
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I hear that on occasion and my response to people is always the same...I am 47 years old. I have the mileage, experience, body, and responsibilities of a 47 year old.


That said, I tend to avoid matches who who seem obsessed with youth...either in looks or behavior. It's one thing to maintain a child-like wonder with the world...that's a positive attribute...or to be active...that's a health issue. It's another to reject relating to your peers because you have a need to feel young or be perceived as young. That screams to me of self-esteem, character, and maturity issues. I have friendships in all age groups, but I do not make the mistake of thinking that because some people younger than me may enjoy my company, I am one of them.
 
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The purpose of this statement has only made sense to me once. He looked no older than 25 in his photos but was actually 40. He stated something to the effect of "I want to assure everybody that my photos are recent, I just look younger than I am." I do not know if he was telling the truth or not as we were not a good fit and never communicated.
 
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littlebluemonkeymind,413358 wrote :

I hear that on occasion and my response to people is always the same...I am 47 years old. I have the mileage, experience, body, and responsibilities of a 47 year old.


That said, I tend to avoid matches who who seem obsessed with youth...either in looks or behavior. It's one thing to maintain a child-like wonder with the world...that's a positive attribute...or to be active...that's a health issue. It's another to reject relating to your peers because you have a need to feel young or be perceived as young. That screams to me of self-esteem, character, and maturity issues. I have friendships in all age groups, but I do not make the mistake of thinking that because some people younger than me may enjoy my company, I am one of them.
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There are a couple of girls who have that in their profile, and most of the time, they do look younger than they say they are.
 
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I have found that some people are dumber than they appear.
 
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My first thought when I read that is do you have a mirror? My second thought is echoed above -- why do you want to act younger than your age?
 
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classicliberty,413627 wrote :

My first thought when I read that is do you have a mirror? My second thought is echoed above -- why do you want to act younger than your age?
Noone said that you should not act younger...just don't losetouch with reality in your own mind. If you take care of responsibilities, then act as you see fit. Nothing wrong with a retiree acting like they are 12 sometimes.
 
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