She
called me last night. “Mom, how big of
an age difference is too big when you are dating?” “Well, I think I need some clarification.”
And I can tell she is rolling her eyes, but it is a valid parameter to her
question.
“In
current US society or in Old Testament, Biblical times? Are bridal dowries, polygamy
or the potential for public executions involved? Did the interaction start with
an in individual employed by the public educational system and a student
enrolled in said school system? Is potential jail time involved?”
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“Mom!
Gross! Just answer the question.”
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“Well,
then let’s take a look at another set of parameters. Does the older of the two
profess to be a movie mogul with the ability to further a budding acting career,
a member of the royal Saudi family or Hugh Hefner? Is the younger of the two at least ‘smoking
hot’ but acts ‘really, really mature’ for his or her age?”
“Mom,
seriously, this is not helpful!”
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“Alright,
how about this? Rather than deciding on a definitive number, let’s look at a
sliding, proportional scale of perceived social attractiveness.”
“Mom,
I’m going to hang up now.”
“Just
one example, it will be fun! Anna Nicole
Smith, married at 26 to an 89 year old who was a devoted fan of hers from the
strip club. That 13 month marriage might, and I’m just saying might, have come
to fruition because of one party’s Playboy Centerfold assets and another party’s
enormous bank account and proximity to death. Not a good foundation for a long
term relationship of mutual love and respect.
And even then, poor Anna Nicole couldn’t access the bulk of his fortune
because his sons kept it tied up in the court, until they died, then their sons
kept it tied up until she died of an overdose. Not really a success story on
any level.”
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“Never
mind, I’m sorry I asked.”
“I
guess that means you don’t want to hear the Betty Broderick story.”
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“I’ll
just ask dad.”
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Hmmm,
I say to myself, ironically there was a discussion along these same lines not
so long ago with a differing of opinion.
“OK,
so who do you want to date?” “A guy who is 21. But he is really nice and he is just
down here to help his mom and he is going back to ASU next semester.”
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“Well
my thought is you’re almost a college undergrad and you’ll probably be dating
other college undergrads so I’m guessing the age difference is probably not
going to be the primary consideration in
dating this guy.”
“Alright,
well thanks mom.” "Any time. Let me know how it goes."
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