Peter Pan

The more I sit back and observe, the more I come to the realization that gay men have found the fountain of youth. Sort of. I am of course referring not to a magical serum that irons out all wrinkles in a flash, but a mental fountain of youth. It seems that the vast majority of people I meet seem to have a perpetual disconnect between their chronological and psychological ages. How else to explain the 36 year olds who hit the bar scene almost every day, imbibing massive quantities of alcohol and still wearing clothes and acting like they are back in college...


I do not necessarily think this is a bad aspect - but one has to wonder. If women have to wait until men reach their late 20s and 30s until they have 'matured' enough to sink their teeth settle down with them and break convince them to change their ways and establish a committed long term relationship, how old does a gay man have to be to realize and want the same? I do not think there's a single answer to this question - after all, a lot depends on how long the man in question has had to 'browse' the market. If they are late comers to the party, chances are they will be reliving their teenage years for at least the next 5-10 years.


This is all well and good, but perhaps we need to have a formula or description available that determines the chronological and psychological ages so that one knows what he's getting into - a sort of Peter Pan index. Kind of like a sticker, analogous to city and highway MPG. Which if you think about it, is not bad way to think about the dating process in general...