I think about who I was at 24 years old and what has transpired in my life in the 3 and half decades since. And I consider the 20-somethings I work with and encounter in my daily wandering. I just don't get it. It seems well nigh impossible to have a meaningful relationship with someone young enough to be your child (or grandchild in Bill's case) The disparity in life experiences is just too great.
People are free to form any relationship they want within the bounds of moral and/or legal constraints. It's not any of my business, but this feels more like a business transaction than anything else. For both parties. Bill may not think that it is, but I cannot help but think of the old saw that "there is no fool like an old fool."
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