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E-Dating & Depression

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I bet people who e-date are more likely to be depressed than people who don't e-date.

I bet there's a pretty strong correlation. I bet it's statistically significant.

What do you guys think? Yes? No?

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do you, biiistickers.
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Peta says

I really didn't expect an OP containing such blatant bait on EpicMafia.com to garner so much attention.


How long have you been on this site?
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Lashka says

On a site where around about half the userbase has e-dated, you're surprised that this got a lot of replies? Lol.


I don't know, I really didn't expect an OP containing such blatant bait to garner so much attention.
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Peta says


BiIIStickers says

i think it's pretty clear that age and emotional maturity are very, very different, and it doesn't take much more than looking at something like the drinking age to determine that


Quoted for when someone takes 5-10 minutes to google this concept.


BiIIStickers says

but that has absolutely nothing to do with what i'm doing, which has very little to do w/ who's mature and who isn't, and is actually about doing what makes me happy


Quoted for when someone points out the distinction between what makes you happy and what is the right thing to do.


the right thing to do was to sit her down and explain to her exactly what the age difference meant, what life experiences i'd had that she hadn't, and what being with me was going to deprive her of

which i already did, multiple times, so there's that
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I clean up on Plenty of Fish . com


holy hell that place is crawling with people that are just down for fun.
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BiIIStickers says


Togepi says

Erica was fine until things pissed her off - then she quickly became too much. She's kind of like me in that sense actually...


don't sell yourself short like this


lmao
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To be fair, I've never actually doubted your sanity, Togepi.
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BiIIStickers says

i think it's pretty clear that age and emotional maturity are very, very different, and it doesn't take much more than looking at something like the drinking age to determine that


Quoted for when someone takes 5-10 minutes to google this concept.


BiIIStickers says

but that has absolutely nothing to do with what i'm doing, which has very little to do w/ who's mature and who isn't, and is actually about doing what makes me happy


Quoted for when someone points out the distinction between what makes you happy and what is the right thing to do.
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Togepi says

Erica was fine until things pissed her off - then she quickly became too much. She's kind of like me in that sense actually...


don't sell yourself short like this
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On a site where around about half the userbase has e-dated, you're surprised that this got a lot of replies? Lol.
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Erica was fine until things pissed her off - then she quickly became too much. She's kind of like me in that sense actually...
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Gira says

getting a little too real in here


I didn't expect this thread to get more than a page but I guess that's what you should expect from a two-time valedictorian.
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i think it's pretty clear that age and emotional maturity are very, very different, and it doesn't take much more than looking at something like the drinking age to determine that

but that has absolutely nothing to do with what i'm doing, which has very little to do w/ who's mature and who isn't, and is actually about doing what makes me happy
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Erica was a pretty exciting person if you ask me.
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No, I've trained him better than that.
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I'm sure he'd come to her rescue.
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We need ScubaSteve in here for a full poll on Erica's maturity level.
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Lashka says


Peta says


Apostasy says

What's wrong with half your age plus seven?


It's not the Middle Ages anymore.


Wouldn't that be half your age minus seven?


lol
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Lashka says


Peta says


Apostasy says

What's wrong with half your age plus seven?


It's not the Middle Ages anymore.


Wouldn't that be half your age minus seven?


ugh. ew.
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I couldn't date a 20 year old. Oh my God.
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Peta says


Apostasy says

What's wrong with half your age plus seven?


It's not the Middle Ages anymore.


Wouldn't that be half your age minus seven?
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getting a little too real in here
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Apostasy says

What's wrong with half your age plus seven?


It's not the Middle Ages anymore.
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I have it on good authority that Erica is less mature. The rest of my post stands.
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Fun Fact: Confucius' dad was like 73 and his mom was 18 when she gave birth to him.

Myth: They e-dated first on a Mesopotamian based website.