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I have been guilty of just letting people guess my age, rather than telling them straight out. For a good many years there, it seemed like a private matter. Mainly because I was living in a strange sort of denial. An example of this mentality: at age 19, I dated a man who was 27. We related very well, and the age question didn't come up for some time. When he did find out my age, he was scared away. Also, potential employers tend to offer less pay when they know my age, as opposed to just looking at my qualifications. I find a great deal of age discrimination toward my friends as well. It is as though 40-something adults have some sort of hidden belief that anyone under the age of 32 is an irresponsible imbicile that isn't worth their time or energy.
So there you go.
I prefer, under most situations, to keep my age to myself and let people decide for themselves how they will treat me.
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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq
"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy
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