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Marty

Cro-Magnon Man
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I have had only 6 committed relationships in my life, and the pattern for me seems to be that the age of the girl at the start of the relationship doesn’t change much: usually early to mid-twenties.

Age at beginning of relationship, Marty (M) / Girl (G):

M: 20 G: 23
M: 21 G: 24
M: 22 G: 27
M: 25 G: 22
M: 38 G: 25
M: 43 G: 21

I was very slow to mature socially (the first three ladies, who were older than me, helped to remedy that). Age has varied a little more widely, at both ends, in the small number of casual encounters I’ve had.

My game is practically nonexistent (as anyone who has read my FRs will know!), although I do get the vibe from women that I’m moderately good-looking, and I do what I can to take care of other fundamentals. I’m high in social confidence, but not at all socially outgoing, needing plenty of time alone. Success? Middling, I’m a head of department at a major corporation; I’ve been on six figures since about 2011, but I’m not a big deal in any sense and certainly don’t have a side hustle.

If I had to guess, I think what explains the pattern is that I tend to be skeptical of the background and intentions of women who are as yet unattached beyond their mid-thirties. That may be unfair, and it is not my intention to discriminate, but since I tend to be excessively trusting and not good at reading between the lines, I can’t be sure that I can rely on my own intuition, and therefore err on the side of caution.
 

Skills

Tribal Elder
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@Skills, I am not raining on your parade, but I think you mentioned before you are on TRT. Nothing wrong with that, but can you share with us if this helped you at all?
 
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Indian Race Troll (IRT)

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OP, I have a funny observation for you. Back when I was in my early 20s, I took a group tour trip to Europe from a website. It used to be that you had to be between 18 and 28 to take part. Now? 18 and 35. Its weird. Maybe COVID had the age ranges expanded but I am finding that with every passing generation, the age of old gets...older.
 
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