Am I being called "old"? :)

Of course, Rainbow Man. You are ancient. I mean, thirty four was so three decades ago.

Anywho, I agree. I think this is a great idea, especially considering the fact that EC is continue to get more and more older members.

 

Like a fine wine - i have only gotten better with age.
If only I could get some male patterned baldness on my back! It would save me a fortune in waxing.

 

We are totally old. Which I find hilarious.

But I think the issues of coming out are really different after you are out of school and past college age, and the sort of 20-something singles age. And of course, it gets even more complicated when people are in long-term straight relationships or marriages, and maybe have kids.

And of course there are all the issues related to kind of regressing a little bit in order to deal with developing socially in ways that most people learn to do in their teens and early twenties at a later time in life, and the awkwardness of that.

 

:eek:Yes at 34 you are old what does that make me at 60. Holy crap sweetie. You don't have any grey hair. Hell i don't have any Brown hair anymore. Yeah we are both old but aging comes in degrees. Hugs lover enjoy the retirement checks. (!)

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One thing is for sure we all have gotten older with age. LOL

 

:roflmao:

 

I recall someone saying that 50 is the new 30.

Sale Gay Guy

 

No, 50 really feels like 50 :dry:...but we just live longer now :icon_bigg

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But I agree with Ianthe, the issues are different and we should have a place for "us", and yes I respect that we were considered important enough to merit our own place, as it were.

It's up to us to show the young'ns what it means to come out at this stage, the issues, marriage, kids, etc. so that they can learn from us.

It is so much better today for the LGBT community, better than ever, but it may seem for the younger members of this community that things aren't going fast enough. I guess it's our job (whether we want to or not) to provide perspective and the value of a little wisdom; wisdom being the ability to avoid the trouble a smart person has to get out of! :icon_bigg

 

I was being funny before but for many the issues are truly different. Those that are first discovering their truth after say 30 have many different issues to deal with. There is the possibility of a marriage and children. So many variables.
There are a lot of different questions that need answers I met a woman happily with her new lover. She had been married for 35 years and had kids in there thirties. The first question out of her mouth was, "How the hell did I not know."
There are so many great books on topics involving late coming out. So yes this is a great forum. I am all in.
I was out early in life but I know the conflicts many have when age has hit and LGBTQ follows behind. Hugs and love

 

Haha....I was happy to see this thread started! I was thinking the same thing when I got the PM...at 37 I am having serious anxiety about turning 40 after all that is like 100 in gay years right? Lol but I agree it is nice to have a section for issues related to us old folks lol!:eusa_doh:

 

I'm not old enough to be old? I didn't get a PM. I missed the cut-off. Darn!

I promise I have plenty of gray hair and decades long denial to qualify for the club! :lol:

 

I guess for all of us "elders" it's Welcome to EC all over again! (*hug*)

 

Hmmm... I turned 30 last year. Is that why I suddenly decided to start growing my hair out?

 

Well, maybe this might not be so bad. Coming out to most as Gay, on September of 2012 has been a roller coaster, of emotions, and trying to stretch the mind to learn that the world isn't as black and white as I have been led to believe.

But now that I may actually be trans??? I find that without this forum, I would not be here. I find it's one of the very few safe places I can go and just be.(*hug*)

 

Sweetie...you belong here with us "old folk"! Welcome!!!

 

40 is downright youthful. When you hit 60 then you are beginning to get old. You are 37 look out for 38 that was when my body started going to hell on the fast train LOL Hugs sweetie and lot of love

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Like the rest of us you have been brain washed all your life by the heterosexual dogma of so called truth. Well i am here to tell you and all the rest will affirm this, the truth they told you was a lie. Yes you are loved and hugged here as you journey to your center and find out who you are.
The roller coaster can stop here and you can find self and true and what the real world is about. Hugs and so much love and it is my pleasure to meet you sweetheart

 

I'm also one of the old farts here!

And I'm willing to put a stake in the ground, that sex gets better as you get older. (no, really)

Without over generalizing, those of us coming out "later" generally have more life experience, have had relationships, often marriages, sometimes children. And many of us have had secret lives with lovers.

Complicated.

 

"Yes at 34 you are old what does that make me at 60?" Answer:Fabulous!A role model for all!

 

Okay...I guess I shouldn't be pouting about getting the "older folk" PM...pouting is for younger folk. Made the cut off by two weeks!

I really do appreciate everyone on here! (&&&)

Just clarify, we are just supposed to try and post threads in here? Can we still reply to threads in other sections?

 

I didn't get a PM either lol. What was the cutoff, 33?