A certain incident in my lines of friends prompted me to put some second thoughts into this matter.
In our modern era, the age is becoming less and less of an issue, people are more free to pursue their dreams and live their lives without being forced into constrictive concepts about what is an age appropriate behaviour, what one should or shouldn't do at a certain age. If you want, you can take anime as an example. The typical anime audience is around 16 years old (and mostly male). Hence, I often felt a bit weird being a girl and by some years older than the average. But then again, who says an older person cannot enjoy anime? Is it something one must grow out of, after he turns 20? And if yes, WHY? Its not like the TV offers much of an alternative; the TV programs is getting dumber and dumber by the year..... so why not anime? I don't feel I should stop watching.
But the main idea is, why and when should you feel you are too old for your hobby, should you be ashamed of it and try to hide your age, when talking about your hobby with your friends?
As for relationships, the matter is a little bit more complicated. Some people cannot picture themselves with an older/younger partner, some don't see an issue with it. This is a complex subject, but I believe that age gaps in a relationship can work, if both sides share similar attitudes to life, have the will to make the relationship work and have a mutual respect for each other. Come to think about it, this is essential for all relationships. So, this really makes me wonder, why certain people feel compelled to lie about their age. The lie will be discovered sooner or later anyways, so why bother to lie in the first place? Or do these people think, that by the time their real age will be discovered, it wont matter anymore, because by then they will move on to their next victim? And trust me, people lying about their age is more common than you think!!!
And lastly.... does age matter in friendships? To a certain extent it does I suppose. Every age group has its own interests and attitudes do change over the course of life. Young people have the tendency to be more reckless and see the world black and white, whereas older people see also the shades of grey in between. That said, I don't think that a young person cannot be friends with an older person. Maybe it isn't the same type of friendship he has with his peers, but that can make such a friendship even more interesting. It enriches us to see a different view on life and exchange experiences. So, in the light of that, why do some people feel they need to cut their age to half to be able to speak to people in their twenties (of course this is only possible online.... but hey, most of this type of bullshit happens online anyways). And why do some people blame the loss of a formerly good friend on the fact the said friend found out about their age? If the person who lied had been a good friend otherwise, the age would have NEVER been an issue I think.
Please leave your ideas and comments, I am very curious how other people feel about this.
In our modern era, the age is becoming less and less of an issue, people are more free to pursue their dreams and live their lives without being forced into constrictive concepts about what is an age appropriate behaviour, what one should or shouldn't do at a certain age. If you want, you can take anime as an example. The typical anime audience is around 16 years old (and mostly male). Hence, I often felt a bit weird being a girl and by some years older than the average. But then again, who says an older person cannot enjoy anime? Is it something one must grow out of, after he turns 20? And if yes, WHY? Its not like the TV offers much of an alternative; the TV programs is getting dumber and dumber by the year..... so why not anime? I don't feel I should stop watching.
But the main idea is, why and when should you feel you are too old for your hobby, should you be ashamed of it and try to hide your age, when talking about your hobby with your friends?
As for relationships, the matter is a little bit more complicated. Some people cannot picture themselves with an older/younger partner, some don't see an issue with it. This is a complex subject, but I believe that age gaps in a relationship can work, if both sides share similar attitudes to life, have the will to make the relationship work and have a mutual respect for each other. Come to think about it, this is essential for all relationships. So, this really makes me wonder, why certain people feel compelled to lie about their age. The lie will be discovered sooner or later anyways, so why bother to lie in the first place? Or do these people think, that by the time their real age will be discovered, it wont matter anymore, because by then they will move on to their next victim? And trust me, people lying about their age is more common than you think!!!
And lastly.... does age matter in friendships? To a certain extent it does I suppose. Every age group has its own interests and attitudes do change over the course of life. Young people have the tendency to be more reckless and see the world black and white, whereas older people see also the shades of grey in between. That said, I don't think that a young person cannot be friends with an older person. Maybe it isn't the same type of friendship he has with his peers, but that can make such a friendship even more interesting. It enriches us to see a different view on life and exchange experiences. So, in the light of that, why do some people feel they need to cut their age to half to be able to speak to people in their twenties (of course this is only possible online.... but hey, most of this type of bullshit happens online anyways). And why do some people blame the loss of a formerly good friend on the fact the said friend found out about their age? If the person who lied had been a good friend otherwise, the age would have NEVER been an issue I think.
Please leave your ideas and comments, I am very curious how other people feel about this.