Age is just a number and you’re only as old as you feel, it’s been said.

Emile Ratelband agrees wholeheartedly, so that’s why the 69-year-old Dutchman is petitioning to legally change his age to 49.

Ratelband says his senior status is crimping his chance at romance on the dating app Tinder MTCH, -3.39% and interfering with his work prospects.

“We live in a time when you can change your name and change your gender. Why can’t I decide my own age?” Ratelband, a multi-tasking Dutch media personality and motivational coach, said, according to the BBC.

Even though the judge sounded skeptical of Ratelband’s longshot bid to switch his birthday from March 11, 1949 to March 11, 1969, the big picture problems surrounding age discrimination are no joke — and not going away.

In America, age-based workplace discrimination is outlawed by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. The statute applies to job applicants and workers ages 40 and above; it says, among other things, that businesses with at least 20 people and various government entities cannot discriminate based on age in hiring, firing and promotion decisions.

Nevertheless, 6 in 10 older workers say they’ve seen or experienced age discrimination on the job and 90% say it’s common, according to an AARP study of 3,900 workers aged 45 and above. Still, the study said a mere 3% filed formal complaints about the issue, suggesting an underreporting issue.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said age discrimination complaints reached a record of 24,582 in 2008 and declined to 18,376 in 2017.

Tinder’s been mixed up in age matters before. In January, a California appeals court said the dating app’s price differences for users over age 30 ran afoul of state laws against age discrimination. “Accordingly, we swipe left, and reverse,” the ruling said.

“When I’m on Tinder and it says I’m 69, I don’t get an answer,” Ratelband, a self-described “young god” said, according to the BBC. The age-defying Dutchman, added, “When I’m 49, with the face I have, I will be in a luxurious position.”

Tinder did not respond to a request for comment. In its privacy policy, Tinder says without collecting some basics about its users it “can’t help you develop meaningful connections.” Some of those necessary facts include “your gender and date of birth.”

A Dutch local court should reportedly decide on Ratelband’s case within a month.