Do men age worse than women?

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I think we can agree that society is more accepting of men who look older than women BUT you know as far as skin and physique go do men age faster and/or worse

I'm a senior in college and I just recently noticed that a lot of the guys I started with have aged quite a bit in the last 3,5 years, while the girls haven't really. But well many of the guy have already deep, permanent wrinkles on their forehead. I mean deep considering they are 21 and they are permanent. I get expression lines as well but they dispear when I relax
And then there are a lot of guys balding and growing a beer belly. At 21. They went from looking like 15 to looking like in their lat 20s. And the girls just haven't changed much since we started I think. So I was wondering why that is? 
When people commonly say women age worse. But you know aging worse is different age being seen as bad in society. So I'd like to keep them separate

bubble_tea · Accepted Answer

I know what you're talking about. I have literally never seen a young woman who has deep wrinkles on her forehead.. the kind that doesn't go away when you relax your face and are so deep you could feel them on your finger if you could touch it. I've seen quite a few young men who have them, even before they develop deep laughter lines around the eye. Lines so deep cannot be hidden with makeup, unless ordinary women somehow can get their hands on special effect makeup used for zombie movies.

Those men with deep wrinkles don't care and say those lines already started developping in their teenage years, so it's genetics, and "women like older men, so it's actually a good thing that I look older than I am". They also this idea in their heads that those lines never get deeper and they never get more.. as if it's the oldest they will ever look.

I do think most men age worse, because they don't care about skincare no matter if they have good or bad genes.. but they think they age better, because they think women still like older looking men, but the men don't like older looking women.. "longer desireable = age better"

lumos · Accepted Answer

I think it depends on the person, not the gender. Those who take care of themselves and have good genes look good no matter what age they are. Those who don't, or have poor genes, look horrible. It's as simple as that. And the fact that more people seem to think that women age worse just proves that people have a very fucked up and narrow view of what a woman should look like, whereas people are more accepting towards the flaws of men.

BrunetteNYC · Accepted Answer

Men, some, truly lose their looks fairly early and yet it's not a big subject in society. Most guys freely express their opinions on how women look without stopping for 5 seconds to look in the mirror and deal with how they look.

Anyway, it all depends on the man or the woman. Some look awesome until they're 50, others lose their looks by 30.

Thor696 · Accepted Answer

When people say women age less gracefully than men - they aren't looking at college age men and women.

Women go through menopause eventually - and estrogen, which is one of those hormones that keep women looking young and feminine... ceases to produce (unless it's in tiny amounts).

Men never stop producing testosterone (well, most men don't). Testosterone will decrease - but it usually doesn't stop.

And even now, for men - when their testosterone starts decreasing, doctors just put them on HRT for testosterone replacement.

Women can get HRT too - but many docs are hesitant because they're afraid there's a risk of cancer. I think this is bunk.

In addition to the above, bearing children has an effect on women that men don't have to deal with. I have seen some STUNNING women in their 50's - and many of them, most of them... never had children.

BUT - I WILL say this. in my opinion, men fall out of shape too quickly. For instance - in my gym you'll find more women in there each morning when I'm there than men. Women seem to place more of a priority on looking good - even older women.

hellionthesage · Accepted Answer

Actually men age slower (skin wise). They have more collagen (which gives skin its shape) and people don't start loosing it till after the age of 30 where men loose it at a rate of 1% every year while women lose it at a rate of 2% every year. Its not noticable because men are more likely to not use sunscreen and it could be argued tend to do things that are morer damaging to the skin.

Anonymous · Answer

Premature balding is not a sign of aging, neither is a beer belly - it's just a sing of being excessive in behavior and possibly being out of shape. I assume some of the men's wrinkles are due to worry/lack of sleep due to the rigors and stress of studying while at college/uni, and when things calm down after graduation, likely the worst signs of such wrinkling will subside. I also don't think that's an age bracket in which women age fast. That comes at 40+, at which point some of us men (including myself and what the hay let's throw in George Clooney for a real life idea of this effect!) start looking our best.

LonelyLion · Answer

I think it just depends... Gentetics and how you lived your life will play a huge role in how you age.. So I don't think there is a this or that answer. basically eat healthy exersice and dont do drugs and don't drink, take care of your body and you'll be fine. It's much easier for an older woman to look younger though thanks to make up and hair dye. But this is just my advice and opinion... take it however the fuck you wanna take it!

coconutelixir · Answer

They age about the same overall, it's just that... like you said, there is more societal acceptance of signs of aging on a male versus a female.

In college years, boys start to look like men. Girls start to look like women around 16 and after that it's more gradual until late 20s maybe.

At the end of the day, it's honestly just a useless generalization, because we're all gonna age differently based on genetics, upkeep, lifestyle, and experience.

RationalMale · Answer

Ehh, depends.

For one, you have to take in that women literally spend quite a bit making themselves look better with makeup.

For two, you can't really compare guys who just let themselves go anymore than you can say all the fat 21 year old girls are proof men age worse.. You can only compare the best possibility to the best possibility--people who took care of themselves and used their potential.

Jxpxtxr · Answer

I really don't think either gender ages better or worse. There are women that age very well and men that age very well. Lifestyle and skin care of course also play a role next to genetics of course.

523206720 · Answer

I knew a 35 year old who looked 19 and he said how you look has nothing to do with your age and everything to do with how you take care of yourself. I used to like a medical student at my school but now he has wrinkles on his face.

girlinthemirror · Answer

it all depends...
women have to look good, younf&fresh and with age its just more difficult for them, men who dont loose hair, exercise and dont have beer belly can still look good as they r age, with age men tend to look even more manly (again, if they keep all their hair on head and keep in shape)

bryon · Answer

All people that live hard ( party and stay up too much ) seem to age faster. It robs the body of everything designed to re energize the body. At some point it starts to drag you down and in some it shows more than it does in others

Applefan1 · Answer

No, they actually say men age better than women do. Generally speaking.

Octavius · Answer

That has nothing to do with "aging" if they are having that crap at 21. That's their genetics. There's dude in their 30s and even 40s that still get carded.

COCOCHANEL · Answer

it really really really depends on genetics and lifestyle

JayneW · Answer

I think it depends how well people look after themselves, amount of sun exposure, etc. Not sure if men age faster than women - I certainly feel my age at the moment!!!

cavmanier · Answer

It depends on the person. I don't have deep wrinkles or sun damage and I weigh about what I did at 16. I'm just in better shape now.

Dtegesd123 · Answer

I heard shaving helps skin renewal and slow down aging process. So I'm saying men age slower in the face

MrTexan37 · Answer

Its cause of college life they went from drinking soda and water at home to power chugging beer at frat parties or doing drugs all the time instead of sometimes then add in the stress of classes and work

rjroy3 · Answer

Lifestyle. Those guys are probably up late at not, not getting good sleep, not eating the best and partying.

Prochnost · Answer

Heh, bald and beer bellies.  A sign of crazy past girlfriends & a few 'good'  friends 😅

faoifjadf · Answer

I don't think men do all that much better than women.  But, in the area of aging, I think we win in that department. Lol

kartoos · Answer

I don't know about the whole debate but I feel I'm fucking forever young because I haven't changed from 18-22. No changes in height or physique or even face list lol

Drast · Answer

Women use more face products not only for actual skin repair, but cover the signs of aging as well. This is probably the reason the men seem to be aging faster at your college

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