Ageplay...training for the marathon...

Last night I started thinking about ageplay relationships and how they work. I think that I personally see them as a marathon of sorts. The way that you pursue the relationship is your training for the marathon.

For example, many of these relationships start and blossom all on the internet. It’s rather common for there to be some sort of distance between the two people. Once they decide that they want to become serious, they spend some time together. Typically (from my experience, and others I know), they will spend a few days together and concentrate as much time together as they can into the short few days. Its like they have stored up as much energy as possible, and the visit is them running a sprint. Then, they wait some period of time, and run another sprint. Sometimes, things will go totally well, and one will move closer to the other and they will start the marathon. Other times, the sprints weren't enough training, and they don't even attempt the marathon.

Then, there are the lucky people. The ones who live close to each other and can see one another rather frequently. They have the benefit of training for the marathon by taking things slowly and building upon the distance they run together day by day. If they decide to run the marathon, they have a slight advantage over the people who trained only by running sprints. If things aren't going to work out, they are also more likely to know sooner than the sprinters.

There is nothing wrong with either way of "training for the marathon". Both ways can work out; most people I know in ageplay relationships did it by sprinting. Others were able to find people nearby (but, it’s hard to find someone close to you that fits). I suppose it just depends on what you are comfortable with and able to do.