Also known as, No I’m Serious! So Listen Up!
Hi!
My name is Travis. And I’m here from A Culminating Life, and we [ me! ] have a very important subject we would like to talk about. This is a disheartening subject, and hits a little too close to home, and if not carefully treated will cause you stress, anxiety, discomfort and maybe the evil eye.
Guys, when you’re in an online relationship. Try to cool things off. Things may be moving faster than you want things to move…
Sarah: What are you doing?
Travis: What do you mean? I’m doing a PSA?
Sarah: You were going to start without me?
Travis: Uh… no, I introduced you above.. didn’t I? I’m sure I told everyone that I was doing this with Sarah from Quarter For Her Thoughts.
Sarah: Uh… no you didn’t, and why are you telling guys to cool down a relationship? How does that help?
Sarah: Move over. I have something more important to say!
Travis: Okay, but I’m certain my subject is way more important.
Sarah: As I sit here next to Travis, shaking my head at him, wondering what could he possibly be thinking, I’m reminded that age, like most everything, has limits.
Travis: Uh… okay. I only have so much time, when’s it my turn…
Sarah: Shoosh, let me start again.
Hi!
My name is Sarah, and unlike Travis, I have a important message. This is about dating. Now you, the male reader, maybe sitting downstairs in the basement of your parents house, with all your WoW online friends, and…
Travis: But I like WoW… stop hatin’… Hey! How come you can talk about online relationships?
Sarah: Shoosh…
…Anyways, now you might be thinking, “Hey! There is this really cute girl”, and she is really funny, and then over time you start to find out each others age… And you sit there in your parents basement thinking you’re so cool because you’ve got some 23 year old hanging off your arm!
Well it’s not cool. Not cool at all!
Travis: Uh… what are we talking about?
Sarah: Shoosh!!! I won’t ask again
Travis: Really, have we really come down to that?
Sarah: Yes! Now shoosh… I’m talking
So, it’s not cool. See there is rules to dating. And I would like to introduce you to the creepy age-limit rule.
Travis: Uhh….. the creepy age-limit rule?
See, we are going to apply a simple math rule to all good healthy relationships. The rule is: (<Your Age>/2) +7.
Travis: …
Do you know what your dating range is, Mr. Thirty Eight year old? Lets look at the math… shall we?
Travis: 38/2 = 19
Thanks Travis, now folks, lets add 7 to this number…
Travis: sigh… it’s 26… can we talk about my PSA now?
Sarah: … I’m ignoring you…
That’s right, Mr Thirty Eight, anyone younger than 26 is too young. Plus you smell, and you live in the basement of your parents house. And this simple rule should be adhered to, and gives me an excuse to get away from you!
Travis: But what if they are in love, like in the movie Election?
Sarah: Really? You really want that as your example… the creepy teacher falling in love with his student?
Travis: Uhhh… no… I was playing Devil’s Advocate…
Sarah: Ugh… stop doing that. Now move over a couple of feet…
Okay, so let’s wrap this up. We have a really important public service announcement:
Travis: If your in a online relationship, try to cool things off. Things may be moving faster than you want to move.
Sarah: Who knows who this guy could be, he could be your husband. You should totally go for it and snag him, and never let him go. That is unless he is outside the creepy age-limit rule, then it’s the worst, worst idea you can do. I can’t stress this enough.
[ Editor's Note ] Uhhhh… ummm…. WoW should not have been attacked liked that… what has it ever done to you?
LOVE it! And it’s a good rule. A common sense rule. A rule that should be drilled into the heads of guys until…they die.
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Agreed!!
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So, what level are you on in WoW and what are your characters? Just curious. My son plays this game too.
On a side note, I prefer older men. My BF is 12 years my senior and I love him. He is wise. He is mature. He is funny.
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So, does he fit within the formula? When your in your thirties, the formula can allow well into the 50’s
Uhh, Travis, I can’t figure out the math here.
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Take his age and divide it by two. And then add 7 to that. And you will get the age that should be the youngest
So if he is 40. it would be 40/2 = 20, and then add 7 which would make the youngest age be 27.
This post is hysterical! Just yesterday, a friend of mine who just ended a 20-year relationship… a marriage for all intents and purposes, but he’s gay so they couldn’t legally get married… asked me if I thought it was okay for him to date someone who is 14 years younger than him. I told him to go for it – it is after all only a date. Turns out it clears the rule, but only just. Whew!
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I always wondered what the rule was…
Heh.
Thanks you two. PSA was well received!
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Thanks… we are looking into producing a regular podcast of the PSA’s
the type a’s thank you very much for this equation! we were wondering what the mathematical formula was! Pweffff
Not sure the validity of the rule, but cute post. It seems to make sense when I work it out, although I wouldn’t date a guy that much younger than me.
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Yeah, this formula is a bit one sided, it doesn’t really work for girls.
I wouldn’t date a guy that much younger than me either, but it’s meant more to be a guideline to the max amount of creepiness that is socially acceptable.
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