Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 1)

That looks like 3604 to me.

Ditto. Weirdly, the link itself ends in 3613

“https ://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3613”

Discourse is weird.

Couldn’t vote in the second part of squeegee’s post – there wasn’t a “Both” option. I’m seven years older than my wife, and seven years younger than my ex.

Maybe just link to the poll in a question above your poll?

Next time I will.

I’m usually on an Android tablet, and if I highlight text, it will give me an option to do a web search

That makes sense, as post “names” aren’t renumbered if a post is deleted. There are probably a handful of deleted posts here.

In college, I dated a woman four years older than me. I am four years older than my wife.

On the betting post, I’d bet that my team will lose. My team is the Pittsburgh Pirates. They lose, I win, all is right with the world.

The number given on the sidebar, and the number given if you click on the day or time at the upper right hand corner of the post, will be different if some posts have been deleted during the course of the thread.

@DesertDog: I didn’t know who they were when I first saw the poll, but I do now. And the question’s in the present tense. I didn’t figure it out by recognizing some of the names; I figured it out by reading the discussion. Other.

My biggest age difference was 20 years younger than me at the beginning of the year (49/29). The next was 15 years older than me about 22 years ago (27/42). Most of my relationships are usually within 3-5 years. My husband is younger by 3 months, and my partner is younger by 3 years.

Post divorce the first woman I was with was 20 years younger. That wasn’t the plan, she was the first one who showed interest in me at a time I desperately needed some interest. She had been an acquaintance. It soon became clear she was dangerously looney so it never became a real relationship. My very soon to be wife is 11 years younger.

Congratulations on your upcoming marriage.

When I was in my mid 20s I dated someone 10 years older. When I was in my late 30s, I dated someone 10 years younger. I can state the “older” woman was a much better match.

Yeah, congrats, Loach! Haven’t seen my invitation yet, but I’ll keep an eye peeled. :wink:

Couldn’t agree more. The Celestine Prophecy was a terrible book, and one of the few universally-loathed reads for our book club in the late Nineties.

I give every book 50 pages. That’s only fair to the author, and if I’m not hooked by then, I know from hard experience that I never will be.

A college friend of mine once embarrassed himself by complimenting a girl on her nose piercing. Turned out it was a zit.

I new that.

Agreed. We didn’t push Santa on our kids, but we let them believe, and I once ordered my oldest son, a born skeptic, not to ruin his little brother’s belief in the right jolly old elf.

I am disappointed that the Yoda poll made no mention of seagulls.

Stop it, now. :wink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t-slLl30E

My wife loves that video (and song) so much I purchased an mp3 copy to play whenever she’s down.

I’ve had about 3 serious SO’s in my life (for values of serious). In order, one 2 years older, one 6 months older, and (my wife) 3 months older.

-knocks on wood-

I don’t think I’ll be in a position to want or need any more examples. :grin:

Four significant others: the first 14 years older than me (I was 18, she was 32; yes, it’s a long story), the second 2 years younger than me (we very nearly got married), the third my age, and the fourth 2 years older than me – she’s the one I did marry, 31 years ago.

I first saw it in the late '70s on the local PBS station (merged episodes instead of many short ones). It seemed silly and taking itself too seriously, but Tom Baker was iconic, with his wry manner and 17-foot scarf.
       The thing about the Smith years was it was written by Steve Moffat, who is a genuine talent. If you have not, you should watch his sitcom Coupling. Some diehard fans did not care for Moffat’s work, but I found it to be above par.