I didn’t know that. Anyway our young host, also a first timer, was great in all respects and gave us a great first review! 
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No. There are easy going and strict people at any age, there are tidy and messy people at any age. It really doesn’t matter.
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Well, I’m less fit than I was too. But it has nothing to do with my age and everything to do with the fact I’m lazier nowadays.
What irks me is when Society assumes that to be over 60 is to be a wreck. It just ain’t so.
Mind you, I’m neither wise nor assertive and I’m hopeless at setting boundaries, so assumptions shouldn’t be made there, either. 
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We have completed petsits for all sorts of age ranges and they’ve been great. Young people who are jerks grow up to become old people who are jerks. Luckily, we only been matched up with young people who are awesome to senior citizens who are awesome. I only care about the animals, responsibilities, location, safety, cost to get there, and whether we will experience something or somewhere awesome
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I’ve never thought about it. The youngest HOs I’ve sat for were in their early 30s and they were great hosts; considerate, flexible, laid back, clean and tidy. I’m not convinced age has much connection to this, although possibly younger people are more used to having people in and out of their home so feel more relaxed? I know I used to have far more friends staying over at that age, often on the spur-of-the-moment.
The oldest was in her 70s and very nice but not the best host as she failed to understand what working from home actually meant. I was instructed I wasn’t allowed to use the room’s main light to work by in the dining room but use the tiny bedside lamp she’d put there for me instead - in winter when it was fully dark at the start and end of the day and pretty gloomy the rest of the time. I’d arrived the night before at her request and the first day until she left mid-morning, she kept constantly interrupting me to chit-chat, show me photos and stuff. She obviously didn’t understand I was doing an actual job. I spent the morning squinting at my laptop in the gloom then after she left, the big light went on. I do think that was her age and I’d be a lot clearer about my WFH needs with older HOs next time.
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Not necessarily. THS doesn’t really support us screening for age, because it oftentimes would seem inappropriate to outright ask. Obviously we can assume categorically how old somebody might be.
Most of my confirmed sits have been offered by older women. Maybe because they have a soft spot for young men? It’s clear that the current sit I am on, I was probably selected because the cat is owned by her son, who is roughly my age (young adult male). Turns out this cat LOVES men. And as a result this cat adores me. She is very much in love with me, which has made this experience a breeze. So in this instance I think that the HO screening for my age/gender worked in their favor. But typically it seems irrelevant to the degree of care that a petsitter can provide, and vice versa it seems irrelevant when I’m considering sits.
The only thing I will mention is that I do tend to get along well with younger people in their 20’s, so applying to those sits might get me a higher chance of being confirmed simply due to being relatable and pleasant during the interview. But besides that, I think age of the host isn’t super relevant
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