brainiacsub
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Joined: 11/11/2007 From: San Antonio, TX Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: brainiacsub "What do you think these men see in you? What do you bring to the relationship? You have no life experience, you can't possibly relate to his life experience, what do you talk about?, you have no education beyond high school so I doubt he's interested in intelligent discourse, you still have no idea who you are and what you want, you are still a child in many respects. What do you have to offer him other than your body?" Wow, that sounds really degrading. For me it's much more that my cohorts have very little in common with ME and cannot often relate to MY life experience. Intelligent discourse is allowed only through public education? Do most people over 40 really know who they are and what they want? I've found most people over 40 are JUST beginning to realize what they thought they wanted and who they were really aren't it at all. No, it's not meant to be degrading. The truth is sometimes hard to hear, and when it comes to communication between loved ones, it is often harder to tell. The reality is, the picture I painted above is an accurate description of 90% of 18 yr olds. That was certainly me at 18. If you were the exception, not the rule, then I applaud you. As for your question on intelligent discourse, no, public education is not the only avenue, but since most 18 yr olds have little of it anyway, and most spend more time watching MTV and the WB than reading books, I stand by my original statement. Your portrayal of most 40 yr olds is dead on though. It certainly is true for me.
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