A Dutch man is suing his local government in the Netherlands, after they refused to change his actual age to the age he identifies with.

??Metro UK reports 69 year-old, Emile Ratelband who was born March 11th, 1949, is suing because he wants his birth date to be changed on his passport to show he is only 49 years old.??Ratelband claims his doctors told him he has the body of a 45 year-old.??The self proclaimed positivity guru says he feels at least 20 years younger and wants his age to reflect that.??Ratelband went on to say the change will help because he feels limited by his age and the ??younger age will be able to let him buy a new house and a better car.

??Also adding being 49 will help his online dating life.

??“When I’m on Tinder and it says I’m 69, I don’t get an answer.

When I’m 49, with the face I have, I will be in a luxurious position.” ??Ratelband is also making the controversial argument that he should be allowed to change his birthday because transgender people are allowed to change their sex.

??“Transgenders can now have their gender changed on their birth certificate, and in the same spirit there should be room for an age change.” He said??According to the Irish Post, the judge in charge of Ratelband's said although he felt sympathy for Ratelband’s problem; ??he felt there would be practical problems being able to let people change their date of birth.

??You would be legally deleting a significant portion of their lives.????????