Do You Get Along Well With Your Peer Group & Relate to Them?

Shalimar said:
I think for the most part, a person's age and gender factor little into whether or not we relate. Their character is the determining thing. Are they materialistic, egocentric, judgmental, competitive and cold? Or do people matter more than things? How compassionate/empathetic are they? Can they laugh at themselves and admit their mistakes/apologise? Can they play and embrace silliness, or are their shorts always one size too small? From four to ninety-four, give me the warm and fuzzy people every time. Life is simply too short to hang out with Mr/Ms Toxic Shock. Lol. In the end, only kindness matters.
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Just call me warm and fuzzy. :wiggle:
 

imp said:
"Do You Get Along Well With Your Peer Group & Relate to Them?"

I can't really say, in my case, as my peer group in our new residence location is composed of strangers. In fact, just this morning, my wife & I discussed the possibility of my keeling over here alone, as she is going away for several weeks. Who could I call, in the event of car failure, injury, etc. 911, if conscious. Do I expect such trouble? No. Am I feeble? WTH do you think? But, anything can happen. She will be away, surrounded by family. I will be alone, have no friend to call, a friendly neighbor whose home is about 1000 feet away.

Guess I need to work on developing a peer group which knows me, eh? :rolleyes:

imp


Edit: When my nephew brought his new wife out to the Missouri farm, prior to their moving there, my wife & I already had a good grasp of this woman's basic worth. Kay asked, with no phone service, very rural area, what would happen if she gets a heart attack? I told her, you live in the middle of the woods, you take your chances, you are more cautious and careful, you know how to treat injury, you know how to sustain yourself under hardship conditions, you are self reliant, or, you croak. They left after 3 months. We left after 13 years, my shoulders no longer able to withstand swinging the 10-lb. sledge splitting firewood.
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imp, you made me laugh! I have been all alone since my wife passed. My grandson just moved in upstairs but is away at his fiancee's four days a week. I am hoping to drop on my living room floor while he's away so no one will find me. Just let me go. Please!
 

I think I get along with most groups. Went to a birthday party for my nephew's son just yesterday and mostly a late 30 crowd there. We interacted well and they didn't treat me like I was a grandpa. Same with my condo neighbors. They are 40 and we socialize some. And I enjoy being around people my age or a little older. Female or male.
 
I found this old post because I was thinking about the same thing.

I find I tend to relate more to people younger than myself. I generally find them more open and adventurous than people around my age or older. Of course I know of quite a few exceptions and those are the people my age and older that I tend to prefer to spend time with.

I sometimes say I'm immature beyond my years.
 
Sadly, many of my peer group are now bouncing around the fringes of some degree of dementia which can make it difficult to carry on a meaningful conversation unless it involves nostalgia. That too is ok except it becomes repetitive. Like Asp3, I tend to connect well with those younger than I. My sons friends were always mine as well and still are to this day. They are a second family to me as well. Their children, surprisingly seem to enjoy learning from me what it was like to be raised during the Great Depression and during the war years. Sadly, they aren't learning much about all this in school today. I also enjoy telling them of my travels during my service years and we are comfortable with each other. And yes, we even toss back a few at a party sometimes. This shocks them beyond belief. 🥳
 
It depends on the person and their personality more than their age. My three closest friends are close in age but we have known each other for decades. We have similar values and senses of humor...which to me are the most important things.
 
Shalimar said:
I think for the most part, a person's age and gender factor little into whether or not we relate. Their character is the determining thing. Are they materialistic, egocentric, judgmental, competitive and cold? Or do people matter more than things? How compassionate/empathetic are they? Can they laugh at themselves and admit their mistakes/apologise? Can they play and embrace silliness, or are their shorts always one size too small? From four to ninety-four, give me the warm and fuzzy people every time. Life is simply too short to hang out with Mr/Ms Toxic Shock. Lol. In the end, only kindness matters.
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I think that you nailed it. Great Post!
 
Shalimar said:
I think for the most part, a person's age and gender factor little into whether or not we relate. Their character is the determining thing. Are they materialistic, egocentric, judgmental, competitive and cold? Or do people matter more than things? How compassionate/empathetic are they? Can they laugh at themselves and admit their mistakes/apologise? Can they play and embrace silliness, or are their shorts always one size too small? From four to ninety-four, give me the warm and fuzzy people every time. Life is simply too short to hang out with Mr/Ms Toxic Shock. Lol. In the end, only kindness matters.
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That’s our Shali.
Such a tender heart.
I miss you girl. 🥰
 
Lon said:
I don't. Most of the people in my age group I just can't relate to. They look and act in ways that I don't want to emulate despite the fact that we grew up in the same era and shared many of the same experiences. I seem to relate better to females of my age group more so than men. I have no idea why this is so, but then, over my life time my best friends were always females rather than males
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I don't either. And I get along better with men but not in a romantic setting. But the way people act anymore...most of the time I am mortified by it.
 
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