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[angelchicken]

[Poll #307882]



So, I was waiting for the train this morning, as I do every morning, and this guy and I start talking. A nice looking man, obviously a professional of some sort, and very friendly. Also? He was easily my mom's age (56). Or maybe even my dads (would be 61).

And you know what? He was quite charming and attractive and easy to talk to - and this was at 6:45 in the morning on a Monday where I shouldn't, logically, be able to form a coherent thought, let alone express it verbally.

When we got on the train, he came and asked to sit next to me, even though there were plenty of other seats he could have taken, and we ended up having a really nice conversation about all sorts of things. Flying, hiking, rafting, work. It was a really pleasant ride.

Now, I'm not thinking that this man wanted to take me to his home and ravage me or anything, but I realized, when walking to work, that if he had asked me out to dinner, I would have said yes (not that I expect him to ask me out, mind).

And then I thought "huh. I could, feasibly, date, fall in love with and marry a man who was thirty when I was born" (again with the hypothetical). And it kind of tilted my world a bit.

Not because it's bad or horrid or scandalous, but because I had honestly never even thought about it before. Not in any sort of substantial way. Maybe in a flitting through my head kind of way, but not really even then.

So I am just curious if other people ever thought about this. Because it was so random and unexpected.

I also asked my mom about this and she sort of . . . paused. But she said it would be fine with her if I brought home one of her contemporaries as long as he was good to me and made me happy.



25 stones today (though the record will only show 24. I had to pause a stone because it was the end of the day, I had already graded 20 some odd stones, and I couldn't find even a fucking pinpoint in the fancy yellow radiant cut and it was pissing me off. I set it aside to deal with tomorrow when I am more refreshed.

And I got a manicure and pedicure today as I am seeing Stupid Ex tomorrow night and have to look my best. On a random bit if whimsy I went with pink on my fingers instead of red (though red on my toes. I only wear red on my toes. It's a thing). And absolutely unintentionally, the color I picked for my fingernails? 'Pink Diamond'.

Obviously the color was meant for me. It's nice, too. Not to harsh or bright. Kind of a soft, shimmery color. I'm pleased.

And I got a call from my old boss (not Dina! The one before her who I liked. Island). As it turns out, they were looking to hire someone and they thought of me! Nice. But I am very happy in my current job and so I respectfully declined. But if anyone in the New York area is looking for a temp job for a Real Estate company's AP dept. drop me a line.

And now, I sleep. And ponder dating older men.

Comments

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

If Harrison Ford came knocking on my door and asked me out, oh, hell yeah, I'd be all over that like white on rice. And he's practically old enough to be my Grandpa.

On a random bit if whimsy I went with pink

The pink is out to get us all. No one is safe. No one.

[sunbrae.livejournal.com]

I voted 'not so much, no', but I don't really know. I think my limit is 35-40. SunMom is 50, but she doesn't act much older than I do. I guess it depends on the person. In theory, though, I'd say no.

[rocknrollgidget.livejournal.com]

I am a dirty old lady who is inherently suspicious of guys who are older than me. If I were to ever date someone more than 2 years older than me, he would have to be super-cool - like Henry Rollins/Rob Zombie/Brian Setzer cool.

[sodanyc.livejournal.com]

Let's see, men old enough to be my father - Johnny Depp, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Bean, Roger Daltrey...I'd jump them in a second

Heee, yup, what she said. Plus, there's also the fact that I in Belize, my 24-year old friend was dating a 53-year old guy, and I found this completley normal, and even good; they seemed perfect together. I do agree that it depends on the situation, but I think that sometimes it can be a bit limiting to rule out people immediately just because of their age.

[beerbad.livejournal.com]

I say sure you should! Myself, I definitely have a thing for older guys (ie Johnny Depp, James Marsters). I'm 17, and I find myself only attracted to guys older than, say, 25 for some reason. In fact, I'm totally in love with this 38-year-old "friend" of mine!

[katesti.livejournal.com]

I do a lot of flirting with friends of my dad's, which traumatizes him fully. Which is amusing. But yeah, I wouldn't rule out dating someone that much older simply because he's older (for the record, I'm 23 and my parents are going to be 54 this year).

Also?
I only wear red on my toes. It's a thing.
I have a thing like this too. Only red on my toes in the winter, only pink (bright!) on my toes in the summer. That's the first sign of the end of winter - when my toes get pink. Denver rules, and I painted them pink in March this year! And they're never not painted. Not ever.