To me, the age does matter. Personally, I find a lot of younger individuals don't understand me or where I am coming from, my own kids included....I was raised when things were different....I feel our generation has had to do a lot of changing and accepting....a lot of "this is how it is now, accept it"....and that is tough for some of us in the over 50 bracket....which is why I think it is important for us to have our own space.....the last thing I want to do in a chat is offended someone unintentionally because they don't understand where I'm coming from... I'm the same with therapy... my last therapist was in his 60s and he understood me....I didn't have to try to explain myself, where I was coming from and why, he understood me...and while younger people may have some awesome ideas and may contribute greatly, but I just don't feel comfortable opening up to the younger crowd....just my thoughts on why age matters....