I Will Dare

Well said. I think I've done that a'many mornings and nites. just a great song all together... probably my favorite Replacements tune. Just a perfect pop song with a gritty touch.

It's a great band. I agree with your interpretation. I do believe that depending on the people, relationships cannot work when there is a large age difference. Some people are superficial. They also fear getting old, so they subconsciously resent older people. When they look at them they see their future, which they fear. Many people talk big about being tolerant and all-inclusive, but really they are prejudice. They can't get past the signs of aging: the saging and thinning of body skin; the loss of hair in men; the fat retention; the aches and pains caused by aging; etc. They see the physical and not the spiritual. I am blessed w/ an elderly mother who has more spunk than her 60-yr-old friends (20+ yrs her junior). Thankfully, her friends see who she is, not what she looks like. They don't judge people on what's on the outside; rather; they see her worth as a human being. So many stand at their pulpits and preach that they're accepting of everyone and are not restrainded by societal expectations, but they are liars. They would be ashamed to be seen with anyone older; not as handsome/pretty, etc. They care what others think of them; they are insecure. And they are people who are not for me...and never will be. I choose to 'hang' with honest people.

I omitted something from my rant. It's fine when people have preferences and choose to date, for example, younger people (providing there is no power/influence, etc...a very unequal relationship). There are those I would not date, such as a man my age or older who isn't filled with energy. What is disgusting is those who claim to be free and open and against the norm when they themselves are the epitome of "kept" and superficial. Those are the liars. And it's not preference that motivates them; it's societal pressures, even though they're too dishonest to acknowledge it.