From Grey

[Cammy]

I too have a disparity between my physical age (62) and my host age (19 to 25 years). This leaves me vulnerable when younger males approach us online to become penpals or more. I have developed a personal protocol to handle these types of situations and simply adhere to it. My personal protocol is extreme caution with a polite but firm "no thank you". Yes, some young men are attracted to older women, but the reasons can be either psychopathological or the motivation of possible monetary gain or identity theft. There are so many predators out there that are ready to pounce on what they perceive as longely desperate women. However, this is not 100% the case. Caution is always a good attitude to adopt in order to avoid being hurt, disappointed, or traumatized. I've found that developing a personal protocol and adhering to it eliminates my emotional reaction from the equation. The internal age disparity has made it necessary for me to deal with the world in this fashion. For me, it definitely works - I'm certainly not saying that it would work for others. There is also certainly nothing wrong with having younger friends - my younger friends are aware of my DID and thoroughly enjoy spending time with my younger alters. The true bottomline is trusting my instincts, which are pretty well honed. But, when in doubt, my protocol prevails.