Quote: (05-26-2011 03:47 PM)Agent_GQ Wrote:
Quote: (05-26-2011 02:45 PM)Diablo Wrote:
So at what time in your life can you say that the game is over for you?
When the clock stops ticking and they put you in the ground.
The 80 year old Argentine mack that G mentioned is a great example. I've known of many old Latin don's on the 'most interesting man in the world' tip who are still slaying in their 60's, 70's, and 80's. Mixx's story about his grandfather (you'll have to search for it) is another great example.
Yes, this is all dead on.
The key is this: the USA is an exception to a general rule in that it roundly discourages age gaps when it comes to men seeking younger women. This is because the US (and the UK to a similar extent) has a habit of pedestalizing older women and pumping up their value. I call it the "sex and the city phenomenon", where you have 35 year old women behaving like 18 year old 10s and making similarly high demands not befitting their actual value, all the while still thinking they can snag "Mr. Big" while well past their prime.
"40 is the new 30" they say. This phenomenon is the reason why a cougar can date guys of whatever age she wants, but men are discouraged from dating down-it is essentially a way for older women/feminists in this society to shame men and maintain some of their value relative to younger women.
Just about everywhere else, age gaps are tolerated, and sometimes even expected/promoted. This is the reason why 50 year old men can regularly pull 20-somethings in most of Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.
If you're an American, you'll get a little anxious about aging because your society has shamed you into thinking that:
a) It is unmanly and wrong for a man to want to remain single well into his thirties, nevermind continue dating casually at that age.
b) It is "creepy" for a man in that age range(say 35) to seek women 18-27, and he should look to date closer to his age for "compatibility", and other assorted BS.
If you're not living in this matrix, then your shelf life is only limited by your ability to stay in shape and groom yourself, and even those things might not be entirely necessary if you have enough money. This allows more men in places like Latin America to keep gaming into their late 50's and 60's, or, as I will soon show, their late 70's.
Here I now present
the story of MiXX's grandfather, who was impregnating twenty-somethings well into his late 70's:
Quote: (07-23-2010 01:42 PM)MiXX Wrote:
Quote: (07-23-2010 01:30 PM)OGNorCal707 Wrote:
So basically what you're saying is that you're a "natural", you've never had to "learn" game like the rest of us.
About 12 years ago, my grandfather died at the ripe old age of 81. At his funeral ceremony, there were lots of friends, family members and unknown guests all crying and paying their respects to my grandpa.
In particular, there was one unknown guest whom was of particular interest to the family. She was about 19 years old, crying, and literally throwing herself on my grandpa's coffin in lots of pain and deep emotional outbursts.
Weeks later, I pinged my mom, and asked her who that mystery girl was......she did not know. Eventually, an investigation as to who she was led us to understand that she was my grandpa's lover. Now, my grandfather was not rich, nor did he have a fortune to pass on to anybody at all....he was a middle class man on retirement money and SS benefits - nothing to be concerned about.
Now, the real shocker wasn't so much that she was 19, but she was pregnant from my grandpa - DNA confirmed.
I have, at the age of 35, a 12 year old blood uncle who was actually visiting me last night - to come over and play PS3 games.
Looking at my pedigree...I guess I am, well a natural.
Mixx
There you have it, folks. Don't be afraid of father time when it comes to game-he's your friend, not your enemy.