Originally posted by: Gracella
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Okay Here is the Main Question: Does Age matter??
Why and why not...When and when not...?π
Age matters. But when we talk about age we don't just mean the chronological age but the mental and physical age too. Since the latter two are not so easy to measure, unfortunately we are forced to go for the chronological age as an easy reference to the other two.
As for why and when. Why- well because age gives us an idea of the other person, their choice, their ability, their experience, knowledge, etc. etc.
When- I'll say every single time, there's not a moment when we don't judge others, and age just forms one of the base for that. A person's age and consecutively physical strength determines whether s/he is capable of certain work or not. A person's mental age or maturity determines how well s/he can handle certain situations. Moreover, we try to adjust or conform our actions based on the age of others arround us. You talk in a different way to a kid than with people the same age as yours and people much older to you. Consciously or unconsciously we associate certain characteristics with certain age. You will buy gifts, behave with them, go out with them based on those notions that you've formed at the back of your mind. You'll gift a Barbie to a kid not a Charles Dickens novel, though she might love reading more than playing with dolls. You'll appreciate or even like the dressing sense of the elderly but you'll take special care not to be seen in public in such clothes and if some girl of your age dress like that you'll say she's looking like bhabiji and has no sense of fashion. Because you associate certain dressing norms with certain ages.
I won't say whether it's wrong or right. Right because it helps us form a general idea of the other person. Wrong because it remains general and may not imply for that particular person.
There are 2 popular quotes:
"Age is nothing but a number"
- " Age means nothing when you fall in love"
What are ur comments on these 2 quotes...π
As geet4u said people use these according to their convenience. Marry an old wrinkly millionaire for his money and then say that age doesn't matter in love, how convenient.
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