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Originally Posted by Dottore
I'll be there in a few years, and get the point.
One of the great privileges of growing older is that you can be as eccentric as you want to be.
Kids are always worried about "fiitting in". Well fark that!
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The thing is: all the younger people want to pierce their faces and tongues and whatever, tats everywhere, all in the name of doing what they please. Then they grow old and want to do what they please because dagnabbit, they're old. If they're poor, they should do what they want because they're struggling to get by. If they're rich, they should be able to do whatever they want because they're rich. If they're not dating, they should be allowed to look like crap because no one cares. If they're married, they can finally "let themselves go" because, hey, they're married and the pressures off.
This whole idea that everyone's been repressing themselves relentlessly is a sham. I'm sure a lot of the girls that new the OP when he was younger and on the make would be surprised and amused to discover that he's only now relaxing in his efforts to be charming and well-dressed. And yet, right now there's some 20-something that lives in t-shirts, jeans, and sneakers dreaming of the day he can relax and be comfortable.
