IF AGE IS JUST A NUMBER, CAN I LIE ABOUT MY AGE ON A DATING APP? I think I might know what you are thinking, and part of me agrees. People really should not begin relationships with lies. Usually the lies taint relationships rather irrevocably. Moreover is one not capitulating to ageism to fudge on this basic truth? But with new research and scientific thinking, the concept of “biological age” may be more of a reliable indicator than “chronological age”. If people are busy “swiping left” based solely on a number, which I have done countless times, does that not skew one’s search? Maybe some of these 75 plus year old men I shoot down are fitter, healthier, and sexier than those youngsters in their 60’s that I ponder over. Every time I open Tinder, Zoosk, Match, etc., I remind myself to not overreach, but stay within my “I could get him” level. Why waste time and emotional energy communicating with someone with who there will, most likely, never be a connection? But if I wan...
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