Cradle Snatcher Index
Is He/She Too Young for Me?
One thing we both marveled at was the wide age gaps between the two parties in a few of the couples. This predictably led to an animated debate as to what is an "acceptable" age difference, if there is such a thing. Some would fall back on the age-old (pun intended) nugget of wisdom, "Age does not matter". But I would wager that most people do have a self-imposed limit as to the ideal age range of a potential mate, with anything beyond that limit considered "ewwww".
Moreover, R. was bemoaning the fact that her current flame J. was 4 years her junior, which in her mind was a significant hurdle to the odds of him being "the one". (Most women think like this, so she said. Or do they??). I, on the other hand, conceded that my prospect N. was a bit on the young side, but that it didn't matter much.
After comparing other couples we knew, she came up with what we called the Cradle Snatcher Index. The formula is:
CSI = (Age of Older Person - Age of Younger Person) /Age of Older Person
Using her situation as an example, R. = 29, J. = 25, then
CSI (R&J) = (29 - 25)/29
= 0.14
In my case, E. = 33, N. = 22 the results show
CSI (E&N) = (33 - 22)/33
= 0.33
Using her friend D. (37) and his inamorata V. (26), we get
CSI (D&V) = (37 - 27)/37
= 0.27
And so on and on. We had a field day applying the CSI to pretty much anyone we knew. Took a lot of ribbing from R. for being the "winner" of the contest - not that I was going to be deterred in my pursuit. So N., watch out!!!
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19 Comments
Post a CommentSo what you're trying to say is that the bigger the number is at the end of the equation, the more of a "cradle snatcher" the older person is? Interesting concept.
Very good article. My husband and I are 10 years apart and I like to joke with him that when I was 8 he was 18, ewwww :)
lol...Though have way through I was laughing asking "What the h**" It was a good humor article.
This is funny. Although it did make me think a bit as my hubby and I have quite an age gap between us. Still working on the whole CSI thing though.
Ha ha...great thought. Another fun one is the +/- on consectutive relationships. When I was about 28, I dated a 42 year old followed by a 20 year old. An impressive 22 year difference.
As I watched the growth of the CSI television series from Las Vegas to Miami and New York I wondered 'where' the next destination would lead. Congratulations! You have taken the CSI letters to the next level. Not only have you cleverly created new meaning to their existence but you have done something television could not do. You have made CSI useable throughout the world. And let no one deny the correlation of the two entities. When I reflect on some of the 'age' differences I've ever seen; I recall I instantly cried out,"What a crime!" Thanks to you I can now prove it.
to complicated for me to be honest
oh and I agree that it feels like the article just cuts off in the middle of a thought. I was waiting for a punch line.
Cute! I am not scientific, so don't know how to do CSI, but my hubby is 9 years younger than me. I felt quite proud of that, LOL.
This is great, pretty scientific, even if it is a joke. I've been running through a few past rlationships and a few imagined ones for the past few minutes.