Can I just say something?

[HangTime]

Cool. I live in Altamonte Springs. I saw one launch from the Cape, and many from my home.

 

[Luuvalo]

and sorry Im just addressing men, because I am not a woman or could ever pretend why I would understand why women would want to be here.

Here, on CDG, are girl members too. And I think all users, spite of gender, have common reasonings to be here.

 

[New Yorker]

I think a lot of young people have a hard dtime understanding and apreaciating older men because we live in a very different world. The world of old timers changed very slowly. The world of my generation (I am 23) changes so rapdly and frequently that older people and their generation seem obsolete. Sometimes when talking to people over 50 I get this feeling that they want to get into a time warp and go back to the 60s and 70s. They have this nostalgic need to live in the past that I just ccannot understand. My generation has a habit of looking forward and disregard the past. I am not saying this is right or wrong. I am just describing the trend.
I have spoken to many friends of mine who are in their mid 20s and most of them are resentful of older generations. Many feel that younger generations are inheriting all the problems the older generations were unable to fix or just oblivious of. Some younger people (myself included) also feel like the older generations did not educate the younger generations so that we would be ready to face the challanges of a crumbling society.

 

[Meatpie]

also feel like the older generations did not educate the younger generations so that we would be ready to face the challanges of a crumbling society.

Education no longer guarantees you will get a decent job, it's even harder in smaller countries like Bulgaria. I have neighbour who went to study civil engineering, with speciality in hydroelectric power plants and dam construction.

She is very good in her studies but it's very unlikely she will be able to work as an engineer when she graduates in two years simply because there are not so many projects currently underway and the ones planned have all been put on hold.

 

[New Yorker]

Most educational systems around the world are incompatible to the issues in our time. The educational model still used is the one used in the industrial age where the population only needed fundamental systematic skills to work in a factory doing meanial labor. We now live in the knowledge age where technology can pretty much do all the menial jobs humans used to do. Cashiers at banks have been replaced by ATMs. Cars can be built by automated factories with little human labor. I took physics in college and they pretty much made me conduct experiements in the lab that scientists centuries ago conducted when they discoverd something important. Why aren't we teaching things like magnetic levitation which is the basis of Meglev technology? I am not saying we should ignore the past, but education should be focused on the present building a block to the future.

 

[Outlawbiker]

I feel it already at my age. More and more are showing less interest in me. It was always difficult to to find guys to play with their boots and leathers on but it is getting more and more difficult.

I am looking for a camera with a remote control so I can make my own pics dead with my boots and leathers on.

JJ

 

[Meatpie]

Sad. How old are you?

 

[leatherdude97]

Dudes......I'm 60 and I get laid daily. I'm into sex in full leather. I ride a crotch rocket (GSXR) and I don't really fucking give a shit who does or doesn't like me because of my age. Age is physical and meaningless. I have a 20 year old piece on the side (don't tell my partner or you'll see my corpse on here) and I satisfy him too. I have a decent body and with a fucking mask on, who fucking cares. I guarantee I'm as sick and twisted as anyone on here or else I wouldn't be here. My dream fuck would be fucking a fresh kill, both in leather. I roleplay this stuff with my 20 something and he really gets off on it. BTW there are more young dudes out there who want sex with an older more experienced (and more twisted) dude than you might expect. After all, I've had a lot more time to come up with even sicker and more whacked out scenarios than anyone.

 

[smoothbrownboi]

Maybe the younger men will not understand this if they are not interested in older guys, but when they turn older... they will.
Oh, and thank you Cute Dead guys..some people think you are a terrible website. I think you are doing a public service.

Steve,

It probably is hard for a young person to understand, truly. I am not the oldest member here, but I'm definitely on the other side of "young" and I already know a lot of guys who aren't interested in me purely because, to them, I'm "old"; so I can definitely relate in that regard; I'm at the age where I can definitely see how age is affecting my appearance and I know I have to prepare myself psychologically because it happens to all of us.

It is one thing to understand something intellectually, to have a mental understanding of something abstractly, so I've always been aware that I'm going to get "old", but it was nothing I experienced until more recently, and I can attest to the fact that there's a huge difference between a mere knowledge of it and the experience of it.

 

[serene]

I'm 68, and, might be the oldest member on here. It makes no difference though. The important thing is to be comfortable with where you are at any time in your life. I was very fortunate to be quite nice looking when I was younger, and we can't deny, that's a plus in the gay world. However good looking you are though, it doesn't last and you need to learn some survival skills for those years when you''re considered an old fossil. For me, I think that was when I was about forty. I've also been fortunate to be involved in two solid long term relationships. I've been with my current mate for thirty years, and, it just keeps getting better. I think the old adage "To thine own self be true" applies. Happy New Year to all and thank you Meatpie for a most enjoyable site.

 

[Meatpie]

Happy new year serene, thanks for your interesting post.

Being handsome is big advantage not only in the gay world, I am glad to hear you are still happy in relationship and wish you lots more exciting years with your partner.

I hope I manage to find a boyfriend that is ready to commit and not just use me for money, it's pathetic yet so many people continue to do it.

 

[sussexfist]

I'm 63 physically and been with my partner for nearly 33 years, but I still feel as if I'm about 30. Age is only a state of mind. Thanks to Meatpie and all the contributors to CDG my cock is hard almost all 24/7. Keep up the good work Meatpie and Happy Necro New Year.

 

[Meatpie]

Glad you enjoy our website sussexfist

 

[serene]

I hope that happens for you too. Believe me, if I was 30 and single, I'd be on my way to getting to know you better. And, it wouldn't be for your money. I have my own. I feel you have a lot going for you in many areas, and, my wish is for you to find someone with whom you can share that. I'm not a godly man, but, I will keep positive thoughts flowing your way.

 

[Rand503]

I think a lot of young people have a hard dtime understanding and apreaciating older men because we live in a very different world. The world of old timers changed very slowly. The world of my generation (I am 23) changes so rapdly and frequently that older people and their generation seem obsolete. Sometimes when talking to people over 50 I get this feeling that they want to get into a time warp and go back to the 60s and 70s. They have this nostalgic need to live in the past that I just ccannot understand. My generation has a habit of looking forward and disregard the past. I am not saying this is right or wrong. I am just describing the trend.
I have spoken to many friends of mine who are in their mid 20s and most of them are resentful of older generations. Many feel that younger generations are inheriting all the problems the older generations were unable to fix or just oblivious of. Some younger people (myself included) also feel like the older generations did not educate the younger generations so that we would be ready to face the challanges of a crumbling society.

I find this funny and bizarre at the same time. First, the world is in MUCH better shape than it was 50 years ago by any measure -- lifespans have increased, standards of living have increased, income (especially in the US) has increased, health care is better than ever and continues to get better, there are far, far more entertainment choices, and more choices with regards to consume goods. I really don't understand what the problems are.

But of course, there are indeed problems. But every generation has inherited problems that they didn't create. So again, I really can't understand the uniqueness here.

As for education, there are far more educational opportunities for anyone than ever before. And the internet has opened up a wide ocean of learning. If you want an education, it's there for the taking, and you can certainly self-educate, as I did.

 

[dakota]

57 years old here 58 in march

 

[inthebelly]

i too remember working the bar scene in the 80's...quite the body count....but we live and learn...or got lucky...only 50 here and truly think i more amuse the young bucks then scare them ... at first...hehehe

 

[serene]

From the tone of your reply, I would imagine you, and your friends, are a bunch of clueless, selfish hipsters. Don't you know anything about Stonewall and the gay activism that followed? I was beaten and jailed so you can have a bettter life today. Please don't preach to me about not educating you and your young friends. We were teaching, you weren't and aren't listening.

 

[steveo1955]

History is very important to remember. Its a record of where we came from and how we got to where we are good or bad. A person who looks at history has some idea of how not to repeat bad mistakes, and what works really well. (usually).

 

[Risley]

I am 55,my avatar picture, taken today-showing the result of good luck and some surgery.