Generation Gap

You know the old saying, ‘when it rains, it pours’, well I just went from a complete dating drought to a rainstorm. All of the sudden I’ve got three potential interests in the pipeline.

Even more interesting is that they are from three different generations. Now, me being a story whore, maybe one or two of them are just there for writing inspiration, but that’s beside the point. I just heard this on Californication – sometimes my whore logic gets fu$&*d up. this is so true, sometimes my dating logic gets skewed somewhere in between not wanting to be alone and dating the wrong guy.

So you’re saying, spill it sister. What’s the scoop? I’ll tell you about Mr. X, Y and Z, but the letters don’t necessarily coincide with their generational labels.

Mr. X: I met this guy a while ago, but we saw each other out right before Thanksgiving, hit it off and ended up doing a little smooching. That was about it, but then he never called afterwards, so I chalked it up to him being in his early 30’s. Didn’t really think much of it until this weekend when I see him out. We got over the awkwardness of why he didn’t call and ended up getting a little cozy at the bar.

Mr. Y: We had a blind date on New Year’s Day for a few beers, then I’ve seen him a couple of times since then. He’s got his kids every other weekend so it’s kind of a challenge to see him. He’s in his early 40’s, a good dad (which I really like about a guy) and makes me laugh. We’re supposed to have dinner soon.

Mr. Z: I ran into this guy at an out of town function, we got to talking; he’s in a high profile position in the town I work in. He’s interested in me but unfortunately he’s also married…even though he says it’s over and they are pretty much living apart. Note, I said ‘pretty much’ so it’s not a done deal. His son went out with one of my friends. He’s old enough to be the father of Mr. X or one of my old boyfriends.

Age isn’t really that big of a deal to me, it’s like race. At least I like to think it doesn’t make a difference. I’ve gone out with guys that are older or younger and guys are guys, there are some generational differences but they aren’t deal breakers. But here is one big thing I worry about when going out with someone over the age of 40. What if they need ‘the little blue pill’? You know, health issues start creeping up, what if he can’t get ‘in the mood’ without a little help? Even worse, what if he has a freaking heart attack or stroke? Then am I obligated to stay with him – flashbacks from a Seinfeld episode.

I’m not sure I’m ‘up’ for it…but I’ll bet it would make for a good story.