Hahaha, I love this:
I came of age in the 60s, which means I pretty much am free of social pressure.
I should tell you, I came of age in Germany in the 90s. Though the 60s had a huge fascination on us, in the end my whole generation seemed to be convinced that we had surpassed the flowerpower years in terms of free love and all. (Though of course none of us could tell for sure, and our parents only smiled knowingly...)
Try not to hurt.
Absolutely! I agree 100%.
It's a pleasure to have my writing (and research) regarded with interest.
And it's my pleasure to read it. I came across your post by chance, but now I'm following, so from now on it'll be intentional.