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Let's say true rejuvenation becomes available and the option is now there to become biologically around 20 yrs old again in looks, health, hormones, function, etc. BUT, it's extremely expensive and only a certain amount of people could afford it. How would this effect dating for you? Or how would this effect your existing relationship if your SO decides to go through with this but not you? (Or vice versa)
Let's say true rejuvenation becomes available and the option is now there to become biologically around 20 yrs old again in looks, health, hormones, function, etc. BUT, it's extremely expensive and only a certain amount of people could afford it. How would this effect dating for you? Or how would this effect your existing relationship if your SO decides to go through with this but not you? (Or vice versa)
If the relationship is a sound one rejuvenation wouldn't matter to either one of you. That is primarily window-dressing, not a complete recreation. The person (who is a compilation of inherent traits plus life experience) and why you have a connection should still be present.
Unlike Ruth, I think this hypothetical question is interesting.
I'd be unlikely to be in the group that could afford the therapy, so it'd probably negatively effect my dating experience as there'd be a decrease in the number of people in my apparent age group.
Similarly, it's not likely that my partner would be able to afford the therapy, so, again, no effect.
But, that's boring. So, what if I could afford the therapy?
I think I'd absolutely do it. Who wouldn't want to be 20 years old physically, while having the experience of years beyond that?
How would it effect my dating? I'd be more likely to be found attractive by younger people. But, would I, as a person with more experience and a different outlook on life, be interested in other 20 year olds? I guess I'd look for other rejuvenated people to share our youthful bodies and experienced minds together.
How would it effect my current relationship with my partner? Harder to say. It would depend, greatly, on the partner. If I was with a partner that I had expected to spend the rest of my life with, I might decide not to do the rejuvenation. Not sure that the relationship could survive it. If I want to live the life style of my twenties, a partner who couldn't keep up at all wouldn't be a good fit.
Maybe we'd make an agreement to grow old together and - I was going to say that after one partner died the other partner could do the rejuvenation and have a second chance. This would allow the first relationship to run its course, so to speak. But, then I thought, what if one partner was watching their other partner die...wouldn't they want to save them and allow them to rejuvenate - to sacrifice themselves, so to speak? But then, all the problems with a younger partner would appear.
Then there's the whole issue of immortality. With a young body and experienced mind one would be able, one would think, be able to earn a lot of money. With that money one could continue being rejuvenated into perpetuity.
Younger, fitter body with an owner who has the same never-ever attitude towards love, so nothing would change on that score.
I would be far more interested in correcting my physical disability and going through an extensive course of rehab to learn a whole new way of life and be my best possible self. I live in hope that one day stem cell treatments will make that possible.
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