He said/She said: Romancing the crones

13 June 2016 - 10:37 By Jason Snyman and Paige Nick

Love across the generation gap can raise some knowing eyebrows - and libidosSHE SAIDThe other night I went to Beefcakes. It's a bar, stroke restaurant, stroke cabaret act, stroke the hot waiter, if you're willing to pay for it.They have a fab drag queen act, great burgers and a string of ripped 20-something waiters who whip their shirts off so you can drink tequila out of their belly buttons. There were more six packs than at a Solly Kramer's.The age of the waiters was a subject of much conversation at our table. Some of the women have sons just a few years younger.''But if you HAD to sleep with one of them, to prevent the world from ending, which one would you pick?" one friend challenged.I feel bad about letting you all down, but I'd never be able to do it.Not because I'm judgy or have moral issues, but because they just don't do it for me. I wouldn't be able to ''get it up" for a 22-year-old, if you know what I mean?Sure, they're cute, one or two of them even hot, but they lack substance.I also can't imagine how such a youngster could find me attractive and for me much of the appeal of being with someone is sensing their desire.But it's all about preferences. A 54-year-old girlfriend never dates above the 35 mark. Swiping through her Tinder is like paging through a high school yearbook.Stuff that's of importance to me now can't possibly be of interest to anyone under 30. Or maybe they're too busy having hot sex to make small talk.She says she goes down there because younger men are more adventurous, eager to learn and have more stamina in bed. All the things I'm not looking for. - Paige NickHE SAIDI've got a friend who has this theory. If you want to woo a woman far younger than you find out what cologne her dad wears.I'm reminded of the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood.The ''wolf whistle" is now considered a type of sexual harassment, something old perverts do when an attractive young woman walks by. These old men are often called slime-bags and predators. Wolves.Society is a strange thing and what's frowned upon seems to change like the weather. It's common for men to date younger women - but I'll be talking about a considerable age gap. Like, Michael Douglas considerable.Cougars, Manthers, sugar daddies, cradle robbers and May-December romances. Aside from the obvious transgressions, it's pretty difficult these days to know when you're in the wrong.I'm not sure how it is for women, but when a man dates somebody significantly younger than he is he's going to be getting an equal amount of high fives and babysitting jokes from his friends.In my opinion, so long as nobody is breaking any laws or getting hurt, I don't see anything wrong with it. With the divorce rate being so high, I can only assume that most people know nothing when it comes to true love. - Jason SnymanE-mail us if there are any topics you'd like to hear about from a She Said, He Said point of view: amillionmilesfromnormal@gmail.com..

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