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Arkansas Granny

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7. I grew up in the same generation as you. It was not common or desirable for 30 year old men

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 05:36 PM

Dec 2017

to date teen aged girls. Fact is, I don't remember that ever happening in my circle of friends nor do I remember ever hearing my parents talk about such a relationship. This really sounds more like something that might have happened in the 19th century or before. But, if old Roy thinks America was great back in the days of slavery, who knows what else he believes.

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The Idea That Parents Didn't Care about Their 14-Year Old Daughters [View all] MineralMan Dec 2017 OP

Exactly! Which is why those men Phoenix61 Dec 2017 #1

Yes, exactly. MineralMan Dec 2017 #3

While I agree with you in most normal situations NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #2

True, which is the whole point of the "meet my parents" thing. MineralMan Dec 2017 #4

Sounds like Mayberry. sarah FAILIN Dec 2017 #5

Actually, your experience sounds more like Mayberry. MineralMan Dec 2017 #6

I grew up in the same generation as you. It was not common or desirable for 30 year old men Arkansas Granny Dec 2017 #7

I don't remember any instance of that, either. The same kids who started high MineralMan Dec 2017 #8

This sounds like the process my BIL goes through ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #9

But it did happen, and still happens. It can be woven into the fabric of a community, and the law WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #10

I lived in a small town and your description is pretty much how it went in my house too. beveeheart Dec 2017 #11