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I've been experiencing a 'new' phenomenon lately, and I have to say its just started in the last year or so. Maybe its the fact that the grey in my hair is really becoming prevalent (still pretty youthful looking) or its the fact I'm the right 'age' (about to turn 41). Regardless I find it odd that its sort of 'snuck up' on me.
Background: I've been a pretty average guy for a long time. Never really looked my age (smooth lines and such) until I had an accident at age 36 and gained some facial scarring. Went from being someone people thought was 24, to my real age overnight. I didn't complain really. It was nice to not be carded anymore. Maybe people thought that since I'd had a 'rough life' I didn't need the added hassle of getting out my ID for beer.
Went through a divorce, etc. Only recently have I been engaging guys and being more social. More so online however, but that doesn't necessarily carry the same stigma it did fifteen years ago (i.e. just a nerd fooling around with the interwebs).
Well, a couple of guys I've chatted with (one my age, two in their mid 20's) have referred to me as a 'Daddy.' I brushed it off. I mean, really. I'm only 41. How could anyone view me as such? Then while out with some friends at a social event, one of the younger men I was hanging around referred to me as such to another friend. Since then I've been called as such a lot more and find myself the recipient of the attention of much younger men. I.e. people who I REALLY could legitimately be called daddy by. 18-22yo.
Talk about a shocker.
What seems to be even more shocking is I get more attention now than I ever did, and just for this reason. I'm called mature, stable, silver, sexy, masculine.
Same guy - just more grey.
WTF?
I mean I enjoy it - just never thought the term Daddy would refer to me.
Anyone else experience this? How do you adjust?
Background: I've been a pretty average guy for a long time. Never really looked my age (smooth lines and such) until I had an accident at age 36 and gained some facial scarring. Went from being someone people thought was 24, to my real age overnight. I didn't complain really. It was nice to not be carded anymore. Maybe people thought that since I'd had a 'rough life' I didn't need the added hassle of getting out my ID for beer.
Went through a divorce, etc. Only recently have I been engaging guys and being more social. More so online however, but that doesn't necessarily carry the same stigma it did fifteen years ago (i.e. just a nerd fooling around with the interwebs).
Well, a couple of guys I've chatted with (one my age, two in their mid 20's) have referred to me as a 'Daddy.' I brushed it off. I mean, really. I'm only 41. How could anyone view me as such? Then while out with some friends at a social event, one of the younger men I was hanging around referred to me as such to another friend. Since then I've been called as such a lot more and find myself the recipient of the attention of much younger men. I.e. people who I REALLY could legitimately be called daddy by. 18-22yo.
Talk about a shocker.
What seems to be even more shocking is I get more attention now than I ever did, and just for this reason. I'm called mature, stable, silver, sexy, masculine.
Same guy - just more grey.
WTF?
I mean I enjoy it - just never thought the term Daddy would refer to me.
Anyone else experience this? How do you adjust?