On to the blog post...I have a friend that is in her mid-thirties, she's smart and successful, owns a townhouse, an awesome car and is beautiful...she's also single. When I tell you that this lady has tried everything, she has really tried everything. I got this email from her this morning explaining the situation of her latest dating snafu:
So I was on this Indian dating site. Saw this guy so I sent him an “Interest” He accepted and we exchanged emails. Then I went back and saw 2 flaws: 1. He is only 5’4” (a whole inch shorter than me) 2. He is only 27, that’s 8 years younger than me. So he called me on Friday while I was in the middle of dinner and we spoke briefly and then I told him I would call him back over the weekend. I got caught up with things and didn’t get around to calling him. So then I sent him a txt yesterday morning saying Hi, and he was downright rude saying: I thought you were going to call me. I explained I was busy and then got into the football game and didn’t get around to calling him. He then says, you mean to tell me in the whole 48 hours you didn’t find 5 mins. To call. I didn’t want to play the game so I just said Ok I will call you tonight.
I was turned off by his behavior and decided that I really didn’t want to pursue it. I thought I would be nice and let him know by sending him an email this morning and this is how it went:
Hey,
Listen I put some thought into it and I don't think this will work, after much thought the age difference does bother me. I know it's just a number, but with you being 8 years younger than me is an issue with me. If you were in your 30s that would be different.
Wish you Luck!!
Listen I put some thought into it and I don't think this will work, after much thought the age difference does bother me. I know it's just a number, but with you being 8 years younger than me is an issue with me. If you were in your 30s that would be different.
Wish you Luck!!
-M
His response:
Honestly to tell you the truth, I was turned off on how the "football game" means more to you than trying to get to know someone. It explains a lot on how your in your mid 30s and still single. Clearly we're on different maturity levels and so its best we don't pursue anything further.
Carry on,
-M
Okay, ladies and gents, I should first tell you that I died laughing when I saw that he closed his email with "carry on"...I don't know much about the guy, but I'm 99.9% sure that he's not British, which would be the ONLY time that "carry on" is an acceptable closing. Now while I don't agree with exactly what my friend wrote, I do like that she was honest. She's not saying "I was in 2nd grade when you were born, I've had so many more life experiences than you and you're an immature loser" she's just saying that the 8 year age difference was an issue for her, I think that would bother a lot of women, especially if they're the older party. Just for the record, someone 8 years younger than me would be a Jr in high school, gross. And what else is she going to tell the guy, "I'm sorry, you're a midget"...that wouldn't be very nice. She also wished him luck, which shows that she really does want him to find someone, just not her.
His response was a little harsh. And I think the difference in emails backs up his claim about the 'different maturity levels' (clearly my friend was more mature, given the situation) but to call her out for being in her "mid 30s and still single" that's not fair. She's single because she knows what she wants (it's not a baby midget) and she isn't willing to settle for anything less and I admire her for that. And just in case I needed one more reason to take her side, those were two really good football games.
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