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lars-o-matic @lars-o-matic.bsky.social

I'm happily not single, but if I were, the "half your age plus seven" rule would apply… But yes, if I had a kid, their age would supersede that no matter how old we get πŸ˜… Orig. rule "no one younger than my baby sister" (3.5 years younger than I) lapsed when I was out of uni πŸ˜†

aug 25, 2025, 8:17 am β€’ 2 0

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Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social

Half my age +7?? Woo hoo my friend's son fits that criteria!!! πŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒ Love it, where did that originate? But sadly, he's still younger than my son, so that superceding thing comes in to play! 😒 My younger brother is 7 years younger than I and I have married younger than him. πŸ˜‰

aug 25, 2025, 9:04 am β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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lars-o-matic @lars-o-matic.bsky.social

Hearing I was younger than my wife, her older sister joked "You dirty old woman!" 🀣 Early ref.s cite it as _ideal_ rather than lower limit πŸ™„ e.g. Frenchman LΓ©on Paul Blouet. Also, sexism: man to be older. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_dis... And of course, XKCD gets last word: xkcd.com/314/

aug 25, 2025, 2:34 pm β€’ 3 1 β€’ view
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Insouciant Samuel 🦘🐨 πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ @belungerer.bsky.social

Agree with the XKCD: Somewhere on the bell curve 😁 there indeed was the curvy woman for me

aug 25, 2025, 11:02 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social

Just 1 numerical issue. Statistically the number of men is less. Per the Bureau of Statistics, in my age group there are 0.8 men for every 1 women. Of that 0.8 I can assure you because of the ratio imbalance, all the reasonable -> good/better/best are already taken! 🀣 Consequently, (age/2)+7 βœ…οΈ

aug 25, 2025, 11:33 pm β€’ 3 0 β€’ view
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Insouciant Samuel 🦘🐨 πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ @belungerer.bsky.social

Trust you to wheel out the stats! 😁 Btw by older woman i meant β€œexperienced”. To be perfectly clear.. In straightlaced Bundaberg, nigh on impossible in my circumstance - tongues wagged ceaselessly.

aug 25, 2025, 11:41 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social

Did you see my response to David the other day re Alpha male "prowess" (or rather, lack thereof)? 🀭

aug 26, 2025, 12:06 am β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Insouciant Samuel 🦘🐨 πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ @belungerer.bsky.social

No 😳 What did 1 miss?

aug 26, 2025, 12:10 am β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social

Here you go. You can see the post I'm replying to. Love David's humour and use of emojis here!

aug 26, 2025, 12:21 am β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Insouciant Samuel 🦘🐨 πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ @belungerer.bsky.social

Thanks πŸ™ My πŸ‘€ glazed over tbh seeing Covid & big words equating to limp πŸ† issues.. Add in Brewers droop 🌾 btw

aug 26, 2025, 12:28 am β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social

It is a bit of a worry. Might see a drop in population growth as a result of Covid.

aug 26, 2025, 12:33 am β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social

Well, Cher breaks the rules re "man to be older". Saw a TikTok the other day arguing the women should be older, made a lot of sense! To your wife: "Great work, girl!!"

aug 25, 2025, 10:48 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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Insouciant Samuel 🦘🐨 πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ @belungerer.bsky.social

In retrospect, with 20/20 vision, absolutely πŸ’― At least for the first several β€œintimate” dates. Nigh on impossible in the social pressure cooker I grew up in 😒

aug 25, 2025, 11:26 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view