I shouldn't have got married. My dad told me. I was 35 and I got married. He said 'You're too young to be married'. 'What? I'm 35'. Said 'You're far too young. You haven't lived yet'. He was right bless him thanks Dad.
I believe that political correctness can be a form of linguistic fascism and it sends shivers down the spine of my generation who went to war against fascism.