Ladies in Your 30s, Listen Up

If you're in your thirties and starting a new talking stage, do yourself a favor—ask his age immediately. Especially if you’re not trying to deal with men younger than you. For some reason, you'll encounter these younger guys way more often than men your age or older.

They show up looking all mature—beards full, voice deep, manners intact—and then out of nowhere, they drop the bomb: “I’m 26,” or “I’m 23,” or “I’m 27.”

Excuse me? How do you look like you could be someone’s dad and still be out here in your mid-twenties? Pretty boy with baby years? Make it make sense.

And then, to top it all off, I had the wildest dream last night. A guy I *know* I’m at least a decade older than popped up in my dream… as my fiancé.

Yes, the same one who normally greets me with “big sis” or “momma” like I’m his elder at family gatherings. Yet in my dream, this same guy was holding my hand, planning our future together.

I’ve been trying to shake that dream off since morning. I must’ve whispered “God, please” a hundred times today.

Honestly, I’m still in shock.

If you’ve ever found yourself in a similar situation, please share—I need to know I’m not alone in this madness.