Age matters less now that you’re older. I lied. Age gaps always matter, right? Wrong. In Back to the Future, Marty McFly’s age meant nothing when time travel put him in the same class as his parents. So, why does age matter less as we age? Because shared time, not numbers, defines relationships, revealing a truth that unfolds over the years.

But speaking of those formative teenage years, remember when you were a senior in high school? You might have had a few junior friends. You barely acknowledged the sophomores. And, as for the freshmen… did your high school even have a freshman class? Who knew? Back then, who cared?

Today, it doesn’t matter what class they were in; if they were in high school at the same time you were, they were all your age. At this point, numbers simply have no basis in reality. Age matters less as shared time rewrites the math. Age gaps that felt vast in your youth offer but Continue Reading “Age Matters Less When You’re Old Enough to Know Better”