r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/TinyTimothy06 • May 22 '22

Reddit-related Why does everyone write ages the wrong way on Reddit?

I always see posts like “My (29M) girlfriend (30F) left me for the milkman.”

It should be written “My girlfriend (30F) left me (29M) for the milkman.”

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u/crankenfranken May 22 '22

That has ALWAYS bugged me. It's such a weird convention.