to be honest you are barely legal. That and you are not in an atmosphere that can help your maturity shine. If you are really looking for an older woman, sign up for some classes at your local community college, take some ballroom dance lessons, or find something social that will better personify your maturity and not your age.

...even though we are having fun at your expense, we can relate. All of us are in a similar dilemna. We all find it hard to find someone we can relate to with common similar interests. Join the crowd. Part of life- being so individual.

Well, maybe it was because I didn't enjoy the first childhood. This second childhood seems to be more fun.

wait what? umm forums are really the only way to talk to people at least at first
but not giving me the time of day is fine with me. you see i carry no hopes about anyone until i've talked to them for awhile, so your i guess "rejecting" me isnt a big deal at all. but now i'm curious, where did that come from? at first you were making it seem as if youa ctually wanted to talk to me and then, you sound pissed at me for no apparent reason.... if there is a valid reason please enlighten me

i like that.
i hope to get the childhood i never had one day.

ok i think i get what you all are getting at:
if i'm so mature then why would i have to go and post it in a forum? the answer is this: if this was an actrual dating place where you got to talk to people in person, then i wouldnt have to go around saying "oh i'm much more mature than my age" but since its not, how else am i supposed to get the fact out there? i do agree that maybe stating right at first was not very smart (brain fart i guess) but come on its afer 1am, cut me some slack

Here's the deal, man.

Coming out and saying that you are mature is a whole lot different than hanging out around here and letting people SEE that maturity in your words and opinions and ability to handle differing points of view.

i guess no one is ever gonna believe im mature then

yes i know and thats what i'm saying it WAS NOT very smart of me to start he forum with 'hi i'm much more mature than my age' had a brain fart, i apologize.

I haven't seen enough posts t know whether to believe it or not. So far so good though....lol

No need to apologize to me or anyone else. You haven't done anything offensive as of yet.

A minor lapse in judgment is not a capitol offense around here.

Just post a lot, let people get to know you and I think you'll be just fine.

I guess the dilemna here is the claims of maturity from young men. Most people are skeptical and don't believe things unless they have visceral and tangible proof. For example by the time I turned 19 I had been shot twice in combat in the army- big red one, little white one- worst of the first cav, and I was working to finish my first bachelors degree. People would argue my maturity, but the truth of the matter is that I'm an adventurous clown that refuses to grow up. Know yourself best. Never surrender yourself. If you like yourself, you never have to defend yourself. Never put yourself in the line of fire both literally and figuratively. Does that make sense?

indeed it does and i agree with you

Talk to us. Show us your maturity. Join us in the forums. Have fun. Keep an open mind. Be an attentive listener. Let people know you better. Stay honest to yourself and others. Greetings and welcome cory. Writers are welcome here. There are many here. You will figure out who they are as you move along. Enjoy.

Patience young padawan. If you really are incredibly mature for your age your maturity will eventually show through in your forum postings and in your profile. Then the older women will respond to you.

Of course if you make threads whining about not getting women you will come off as insecure and no amount of maturity makes up for a lack of confidence in a man.

alright i guess i'll see you all in other forums...look for me

I'm longhairbiker, the class clown.

And I am JustAGuy. Advice column writer and deliverer of wisdom for the forums...lol

Welcome Cory.