I'm 21 and I work in customer service, and one of my greatest struggles is having to deal with much older, attractive customers. I'm talking like, 60 . With men who look to be under 60, it's not really much of an issue because it's not uncommon to find men in their 40s-50s attractive. But like, this older man came in and he just looked, his hair was completely white, very neatly styled, wearing a well fitting pair of ironed khakis, with a plain white shirt (tucked in, of course). He looked like a solid grandfather. He looked so hot 😭 I turned up my personality and was as bubbly and friendly and sweet as possible, but I know that he probably just thought I was being a polite young woman. Like, no, sir, I'm not being nice because it's my job, I'm hopelessly trying to get across the fact that I want you to rail me 😭.

I do understand that older men probably also don't say anything, even if they feel like they're getting hit on, just because they don't want to be impolite or something. But still, it sucks. I am looking forward to moving to a bigger city, and having more opportunities to meet older men in, flirt appropriate places? I don't know if that makes sense. I just think that if a girl smiles at you at a bar or something, it's easier to know you're on the same page. Its a smile that indicates interest/attraction and not just politeness.