Our existence is one of intense vulnerability. We all need connection. We all need security. Most times, in order to have connection, we must let down whatever guard and become vulnerable.
Who is to say a mature professional woman can not afford to date a younger man in a positive, healthy,- expansive way?
She brought him to visit her mother in a far away land. While visiting they went out for a late lunch or early dinner at a fancy ethnic restaurant. Soon after being seated outside, another party sat at an adjacent table - a mature couple, a younger man, and two younger women, one with a newborn child and the other with a pit-bull bitch.
The young man living the high life with his mature woman desired a cigarette after the rich food and beverages. The other party also finished their meal and their young man went out to the parking lot to have a smoke. So, the two young men connected with their vulnerabilities over a cigarette.
Meanwhile, the young lady with the pit-bull bitch shared her vulnerability with the mature professional woman by asking the woman, “Is your son single?”
The mature woman also felt vulnerable, but simply said, “No, he is not.”
The other party came to the lot and the two younger men departed.
The one returned to his girlfriend and her mother. He could tell something had happened. He reaffirmed his commitment to her; and, she found solace in knowing her boyfriend is a primadonna who detests living with dogs.