40s really aren't bad. Actually pretty nice it is when the 50s hit that it gets uncomfortable.
I say being 50+ is like being a teenager again. All one's insecurities start coming out again and for some it means going from the hot chick on the block to not so much which can be a hard hit for a woman who is used to a lot of attention without any effort. Instead of worrying about acne we start worrying about wrinkles. The worst is usually when I'm in a group of adults 20 to 40 years old. It isn't like it is all the time but sometimes I can really feel it.
I did go ahead and let my hair go gray and I found it that it really didn't make much difference in how people treated me other than I got a few more ma'ams and men my age finally started to notice me.
I think part of it is that we now know we have a lot less time ahead of us and if we aren't where we want to be financially, partner wise or goal wise we start to panic a bit. If we don't have a partner will we ever have a partner. For me being alone for 5 years no dating because of things going on my life I keep thinking will I ever have sex again. which is pretty important to me.
The aging thing isn't just a woman thing. I meet too many men who fear it too and they are insecure to be seen as less manly because maybe they have some physical issues or they aren't as handsome as strong as when they were the high school football star back in the day.
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when i was younger i would be so scared to age but found it has less to do with beauty but meaning itself. Im honestly in the phase of scared of it all ending. the event..
As for beauty.. if all men were whipped out of existence. Would women care if they forgot to shave or ate a bit too much? Men are visually based and are biologically built to hunt and spread their seeds. Younger looking women show vitality. There are a lot of those men that easily cave to another beauty.. some women believe if they were hotter or dress differently in a 20 year marriage that itll ignite their spouse excitement
Its quite unnecessary as it really has to do with the man's values. Nothing we do as women will change that. To handle this fear.. develop a sense of love for oneself outside of looks. The men that are worth our time needs more than that. If looks were the key factor to lasting relationships then look at all the super models and hollywood actors. They aren't saved from everlasting fulfilling relationships. Looks are just one thing: foot in the door. Everything else is based on your charm. wit.. values.. actions.. decisions. personality and lifestyle
Because women lose value as they age. They lose reproductive value and beauty as they age. Even those who are lucky enough to remain beautiful for a long time still have less physical value than younger versions of themselves. Would a young man rather date a 25 year old that will remain beautiful until she’s 40, or an 18 year old that will remain beautiful until she’s 40? Women lose value as they age, whereas men gain value. It’s a shame that our society has lost sight of this. This current epidemic of single women is only going to keep getting worse as long as women keep thinking it’s okay to hoe around in their late teens and in their twenties. The live fast die young approach only works well if you die VERY young. Otherwise it’s a huge fucking gamble.
Because, unfortunately, most women want to date men and not their girl crushes, and as such are at the mercy of what *men* find attractive.
And what most men find attractive is fertility, which directly correlates with age.
Women can age well and remain attractive even past 40, but they will never look as attractive as someone who is 20, and since they themselves used to be 20 at some point, they are afraid because they know very well that many of those 20 year olds will be more than willing to date older men and that they will have to compete against them in a battle that they will most probably lose.
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Society values youth,, point blank, and never is this more true than with women. We're taught from birth practically through reinforcement, television, Disney, family, and friends, that being beautiful and pretty is practically aspirational. Being pretty gets you things---attention, jobs, dates, pushed to the front of the photo. When natural aging comes along, it robs anyone really, of that youth and all the things that come with it. Suddenly no one is flirting with you anymore, people refer to you as old, and they start pushing you aside for the next young and beautiful thing. These celebrities have whole teams behind them that do hair, make-up, get them in camera ready shape, and access to the best in skin care, diet, etc that most people have little access too, so holding them up as "look what you can be too at that age," isn't realistic for a lot of people, and add to that, you basically have to have "good" genes to begin with to age to the point where people can't tell that you may be 20 years younger.
I think how you care for yourself and how healthy your lifestyle determines how old you look. I once met a married or dating 40 year old couple and mistakenly thought they were high school kids. I try to hide my age without lying to people because I am afraid of being judged for my lack of achievement if they find out my age. Like they might ask - why aren't you married yet? Why haven't you achieved your dreams yet? Why don't you have kids? Why don't you have a car?
Because a woman's greatest asset is her youth and beauty. It is sought after around the world. Her peak SMV is 22-24. By thirty she has to compete with much younger women. But forty it's the wall - she is starting to wrinkle and sag. But fifty... let's not even go there.
Men, on the other hand, don't even fully mature mentally 'till about 25. They just keep getting better and better 'till mid to late thirties. A 40yo man that has kept his physique, is reasonably good looking, and has some money, can pretty well date the entire age range of the dating pool, from 25 to 55. But really, why would he pick a 50 if he can get a 30?
Women are right to worry - they need to act fast while they're in their prime, cuz after forty it's nearly impossible to find a suitable mate.I have never heard a man say women get worse as the get older.
Sure there is the inevitable fact of becoming unable to have children after a certain age but your ability to produce children isn't your only value.
You can have a successful life without children.
Women are much more than baby machines.Due to genetics and biology we lose value as we age. It's hard programmed in to us.
The older we are the less likely we are able to produce offspring so we become less desirable to males, and to continue our species we're programmed that this is a bad thing. The point of everyone' life is the continuation of your genetics.Age is a two-edged sword for women because when they are younger, say 30 years and below, women hold all the cards in the dating game. Their value in the sexual marketplace is very high and it gives them a great deal of power on many levels. But beginning around age 30 their value in the sexual marketplace begins to plummet, at least for most women. There are exceptions, as QA pointed out, but they are uncommon.
The problem is that women are mislead today about this issue. They are told they should focus on their careers during their 20s and worry about a mate and children after that. Well that doesn't work out so well for most because by that age the majority of good men are taken and the ones who are still single have their pick of the 20-something women. So single women in their 30s often end up desperate and bitter. We have all seen it countless times.
The video posted by @Plumizz sums all of this up pretty well.Imagine you were 40 and you don't have a man. Would you stay single forever and never get love or be loved?
Women pass 35 are like last season clothing. Still functional but no longer on the front selling platform.
Some would go down to discount status... secretly.Wait till you’re in your 30s.
My sister is 38, she’s always looked so young - like in her 20s- but this year it’s like she’s suddenly aged out of no where. I see the smile lines and wrinkles on her face. She’s still absolutely gorgeous but ageing doesn’t show in your 20s. It’ll show and perhaps bother you later in life.I suspect some of it is biological in nature. I also think middle-aged women can be quite gorgeous (I even find laugh lines on women my age to be attractive), but ones in their 40s are often no longer able to bear children, for example.
I think this impacts why women, and many men who pursue them, are so obsessed with youthfulness.Because as females age their sexual market value declines.
They have less power, receive less attention and have less access to male resources.
Actress Joan Collins said: “To be born beautiful is like being born rich... and every day you become a little poorer.”The media as instilled the idea in women. That a woman is only really beautiful if she has a young and/or youthful look about her.
Which is a big lair.
However many still will go out of there way to keep a youthful look about them. No matter the cost or punishment they put on themselves.Mostly because the attention decreases and women are addicted to attention whoring. Dopamine Deficit Disorder sets it followed by depression. And their eggs/fertility drops from 25% to 5% if I remember right, around 35. So freeze those eggs! But if she is feminist, the man-hate has turned her womb gangrene by then so it doesn’t matter. lol
We're vain and insecure. We want to be young and beautiful because sometimes it feels like that's the only good thing we're good for. (Which is not true, it's just a feeling) At least that's how I feel sometimes. I get a lot of compliments on my appearance, and sometimes I wonder how people would treat me if I wasn't pretty. I don't think I would be treated the same.
A woman best years is her youth, age 20-29 with option age 24-26 - this is of course physically and is based on science. Personal preferences may differ form the physically optimal age.
Still, most men prefer women in their prime meaning mid twenties or younger.Most women become less desirable as they age, and many women spend their best years pushing commitments off until later. They know that their time to shine is limited, and they know that , so any reminder that they might not be at their peak can be threatening.
Because hot successful men like me who is 32 wouldn't date someone over 22 because i don't have to and younger is better for many reasons. The day you turn 23 you are invisible to me. Unless im drunk in a bar is take you in the bathroom. Dont confuse sexually attractive to romantic desire. Plenty hot older women id fuck. Hell no wouldn't date. Eww.
Women lie about their age and are afraid about aging because they just cannot digest the fact that their once tight skin won't be that tight its gonna loosen and that their boobs will sag. They believe they're gonna become less beautiful and not so desirable
To many factors. some of them applies to both genders, other's to only one gender mostly.
Relying on looks get threatened.
Reproduction best before date.
Is two of the biggest for many female's.
For both genders.
Geting reminded about how fast time goes and how short life really is.
Higher risk of age related health problems.
Radical body chang like wrinkle gray hair weeker bones, hormonal changes.
Time gets perceived to get faster due to the brain slowing down.
Degrading senses.Because they fear that as they age they will lose the beauty that they had at youth and that people won't find them attractive anymore. There is also the fact that the more you age the closer to death you are.
No one wants to get older. The older you get the sooner you are gone. So it’s natural to not want to age or look older. And absolutely there attractive older people I am not denying that. I also agree there are older men and women that look better then a lot of people half their age.
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