Question for all the male members of DU

[TheBlackAdder]

9. A lot of males view themselves as still being excessively young inside, while their bodies age.

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It's a weird phenomenon. I think of myself as not being in my fifties, until I look in the mirror or try to do something.

But there are those who cannot make the break from their perception of themselves and their realities of their body.

Going that extra step of actually ogling, cruising or hitting on someone exceptionally young and abusing them seems to include the sense of power or control they want to have over someone else. It seems to be more of a power thing, with sex as the motivator. A contractor tried to hit on me, after a work task, when he was in his 50s and I was 24. We just went to the pub to grab a drink before I got on the train from NYC back home and he tried to use tricks to hit on me. It was very awkward. I eventually asked what was going on, and he said that he was attacked when he was a teen, then prosituted himself to make money. He blamed his parents for not wondering why he always had cash on hand. Even after that confession, he still tried to pressure me to go up to his hotel room, as someone senior in his company. I left, just missing the 8PM train and was stuck in the city until midnight--so I took in a movie.


It's just my two cents, but I guess it's just as good as anyone else's.

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