Don’t take this the wrong way, I do not feel superior in any way (I’m more likely to think of myself as inferior), but do I really think of them as equals?
So on what criteria should I assess this? Surely to think of equals then age must be completely irrelevant in every way, the fact that I may have experienced more of life than many students is just happenstance, and some of my fellow students have experienced things that I haven’t. On a recent facebook survey I came out with a lower mental age than many of my new friends, maybe I should answer some questions of my own.Do I get on well with my coursemates? Yes.
Do we have lots of things in common? I would say so.Do I enjoy socialising with them? Yes, very much.
Do I think of them as immature? Not at all, some seem more mature than I am!Do I see some of them being long term friends? Absolutely, many of them.
Would I date one of them? Erm, this is where my ageism has been challenged! In the incredibly unlikely event that somebody would be attracted to a 40(ish) year old with a potato-shaped head, how would I feel about dating a teenager? I have more than one friend who has told me that it would be wrong to date an 18 year old, although at the same time other friends would give me kudos if I did ‘pull’ a teenager. Many in today’s society would look down on me for it, but should that matter? If you like somebody, should anything else matter at all? I’m seeing my parents this weekend, and I know that one of the first questions my mum will ask me will be whether I’ve met any nice girls at Uni!I guess I don’t know the answer, and it is probably irrelevant anyway, but just in case, for any if my female friends...
(in Joey’s voice) How you doin... ;-)
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