Does youth end at 35?
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toastythemosty
Cathlete
My problem is that I am not slowing down, but my hubby is. He told me that he is getting too old for certain things anymore. He is only 2 1/2 years older then me and I am now 40. This depresses me. Now I am stuck with old man?
The only changes I have noticed is with my vision. My plate of food is blurry now. I got my first "age spot" when I was just 30 and haven't had anymore since then. If I get a zit on my face..it will scar..whether I pick at it or not. My knees bother me alittle more, but other than that I can't say I feel like I am slowing down at all and nor do I feel 40.
The only changes I have noticed is with my vision. My plate of food is blurry now. I got my first "age spot" when I was just 30 and haven't had anymore since then. If I get a zit on my face..it will scar..whether I pick at it or not. My knees bother me alittle more, but other than that I can't say I feel like I am slowing down at all and nor do I feel 40.
LauraMax
Cathlete
Well, I've been wearing glasses since my teens & started getting grays in my 20s. And you know, I have a pretty good body image, I know I'm in better shape than most women 10-15 years younger than I am.
It's the skin thing that's really bothering me. My eyes are getting so wrinkly, I have permanent bags under them & every time I get my botox the doc says something about all the skin discoloration on my face (I think she's trying to sell me something
).
I'm not sure about the laser, I think it looks so painful! With science's ongoing advances I'm hoping by the time I'm 45 there'll be a pill I can take that'll turn my skin 21. :+
It's the skin thing that's really bothering me. My eyes are getting so wrinkly, I have permanent bags under them & every time I get my botox the doc says something about all the skin discoloration on my face (I think she's trying to sell me something
).I'm not sure about the laser, I think it looks so painful! With science's ongoing advances I'm hoping by the time I'm 45 there'll be a pill I can take that'll turn my skin 21. :+
toastythemosty
Cathlete
Laura,
I found my first gray hair at 17. Yes, you are hard on yourself..this I know! I like to smile when my hair dangles along the side of my eyes to cover the wrinkles or you can pull your hair up really tight in a ponytail and then try to smile or laugh. haha. I am a nut. Sorry. When I drink my tea, I will then take the tea bag and put over my eyes and rub along my skin...say Gingko Biloba tea for instance.
I heard some good skin peels can be good for the discoloration, but I am no expert.
I found my first gray hair at 17. Yes, you are hard on yourself..this I know! I like to smile when my hair dangles along the side of my eyes to cover the wrinkles or you can pull your hair up really tight in a ponytail and then try to smile or laugh. haha. I am a nut. Sorry. When I drink my tea, I will then take the tea bag and put over my eyes and rub along my skin...say Gingko Biloba tea for instance.
I heard some good skin peels can be good for the discoloration, but I am no expert.
dss62467
Cathlete
Chill out, woman! I'm 40 and I can't believe how many guys in their 20's hit on me. More than did when I was in my 20's! Maybe you gotta start looking for a younger guy.
For the record, I feel younger now than I did 10 years ago. I enjoy life more, and happier with myself, have more energy and am just an all around nicer person.
Youth ends when you give up on it.
For the record, I feel younger now than I did 10 years ago. I enjoy life more, and happier with myself, have more energy and am just an all around nicer person.
Youth ends when you give up on it.
RunninTeach
Cathlete
>Ha ha! You don't actually have to TALK to him!!!!
>(and relax ladies...that's just a joke)
>Donna
>Laura,
>
>you don't date him, you use him and toss him on the scrap heap
>when you're done!
>
I'm bustin' a gut here, guys! :7 :7 :7 Too funny!
>(and relax ladies...that's just a joke)
>Donna
>Laura,
>
>you don't date him, you use him and toss him on the scrap heap
>when you're done!
>
I'm bustin' a gut here, guys! :7 :7 :7 Too funny!
dorothyrd
Cathlete
>Hey! I'm not that kind of girl! x( }( :+
Ha, why not, in your 40's you can be what ever you wanna be, the heck with the rest!
I guess I am lucky. I have not got any grey hairs, and my eyes are just starting to get that wierd near vision thing, but still can read the menus for my hubby(and have for the last 7 years). I have been told I look much younger than I am. Yes, there are the wrinkles that were not there, and nope, not gonna do the Botox, or anything like that. I have earned them, by gosh.
Ha, why not, in your 40's you can be what ever you wanna be, the heck with the rest!
I guess I am lucky. I have not got any grey hairs, and my eyes are just starting to get that wierd near vision thing, but still can read the menus for my hubby(and have for the last 7 years). I have been told I look much younger than I am. Yes, there are the wrinkles that were not there, and nope, not gonna do the Botox, or anything like that. I have earned them, by gosh.
A rabbi, a priest and an agnostic are debating when "life" begins.
The priest was adamant "Life begins a conception".
The agnostic was no less adamant "Life begins at birth."
They both looked at the rabbi to break the deadlock. The rabbi said "You both have it wrong. Life begins when the last one moves out and the dog dies."
The priest was adamant "Life begins a conception".
The agnostic was no less adamant "Life begins at birth."
They both looked at the rabbi to break the deadlock. The rabbi said "You both have it wrong. Life begins when the last one moves out and the dog dies."
Jacque1038
Cathlete
*turns off hip hop record in order to add two cents*
I am 25. I look up women like Cathe and many womeon on this forum. I do for fear getting older because of them. It shows that getting older does not mean getting worse. Some of you older ladies look better than me because I still have a few pounds to take off. haha
As far as guys that are older hitting on younger ladies we find them just as funny as you older ladies do. I am on match.com and I clearly state in my profile that 30s in the oldest I would go and I want a non smoker. I also list fitness as a hobby. You are an obese smoker older than my father who I have nothing in commen with. Why are you hitting on me? I am going to school and want to earn my own living. I have no desire to get a sugar daddy. haha
I am 25. I look up women like Cathe and many womeon on this forum. I do for fear getting older because of them. It shows that getting older does not mean getting worse. Some of you older ladies look better than me because I still have a few pounds to take off. haha
As far as guys that are older hitting on younger ladies we find them just as funny as you older ladies do. I am on match.com and I clearly state in my profile that 30s in the oldest I would go and I want a non smoker. I also list fitness as a hobby. You are an obese smoker older than my father who I have nothing in commen with. Why are you hitting on me? I am going to school and want to earn my own living. I have no desire to get a sugar daddy. haha
LauraMax
Cathlete
Jacque, LMAO! I guess these guys just don't have a clue. I'm not sure about the sugar daddy thing though--I go through the same thing w/the 60 YOs who hit on me. It is oh so tempting! My friends tell me I have champagne taste on a beer budget. I'd just love to be able to afford champagne every day! :7
But the trade off really isn't worth it. ;-) Yuck.
But the trade off really isn't worth it. ;-) Yuck.
Jacque1038
Cathlete
Yeah Laura what I find really creepy is the guys that are in their 30s and beyond and have 18 as the min age. Just because it is legal does not make it okay.
I can relate to the champagne taste on a beer budget thing. I am a student right now and drool over higher end stuff. However there are not enough designer things in the world to make me want to date someone old enough to be my father trolling the internet.
I can relate to the champagne taste on a beer budget thing. I am a student right now and drool over higher end stuff. However there are not enough designer things in the world to make me want to date someone old enough to be my father trolling the internet.
Tess_ATL
Cathlete
I am 35 now and I feel younger than I did in my 20's. I definitely appreciate my body more and try to take care of myself better than I did in my 20's. I also take more pride in how I look and present myself. I still get attention from guys both young and older but it's different than the attention I got in the younger years...don't know how to explain it.
meredith
Cathlete
The only thing that bothers me is the skin. And I have pretty good skin as it's always been oily and I was not into tanning, but at 45 it's catching up with me. I always looked younger and in my 20's it was actually a disadvantage at work. Now I think it's a good thing. I've actually not told people at my new job the exact age I am -- I find that younger women treat you differently when they discover you are their Mom's age. They don't talk to you about the hot guy they hooked up with on Saturday night. Since I had kids late, they assume I am younger than I am. Ha -- or so I think! Maybe I'm fooling myself!
One thought too, I taught fitness classes for many years and I noticed that in the 80's, most of the students were in their 20's because it was really in vogue then. In the 90's and beyond, it's the baby boomers in class. The last coordinator that I had even told us that we needed to gear our workouts to the baby boomer population in terms of music. I always groaned when a younger person showed up for my advanced step class because almost always they were in terrible shape and could not keep up at all. If I saw an older woman - even with a few pounds on her - they usually could keep up because they were walking or doing something.
I'm a nurse at a hospital and I noticed that people really age differently. Sometimes I get patients my age who look absolutely terrible. Sure enough, when I look at their history I see that they basically abused their body their whole life. And once in a while, we see someone really healthy and older (even in their 80's) and are all amazed at how great they look and are able to function (even more important than looks)! But those healthy people don't come to the hospital much. I've posted this before, but the biggest reason that people are put into nursing homes is that their leg strength has deteriorated to the point where they can't get on/off the toilet or in a plush chair. That will never be me, if I have any say in the matter.
Meredith
One thought too, I taught fitness classes for many years and I noticed that in the 80's, most of the students were in their 20's because it was really in vogue then. In the 90's and beyond, it's the baby boomers in class. The last coordinator that I had even told us that we needed to gear our workouts to the baby boomer population in terms of music. I always groaned when a younger person showed up for my advanced step class because almost always they were in terrible shape and could not keep up at all. If I saw an older woman - even with a few pounds on her - they usually could keep up because they were walking or doing something.
I'm a nurse at a hospital and I noticed that people really age differently. Sometimes I get patients my age who look absolutely terrible. Sure enough, when I look at their history I see that they basically abused their body their whole life. And once in a while, we see someone really healthy and older (even in their 80's) and are all amazed at how great they look and are able to function (even more important than looks)! But those healthy people don't come to the hospital much. I've posted this before, but the biggest reason that people are put into nursing homes is that their leg strength has deteriorated to the point where they can't get on/off the toilet or in a plush chair. That will never be me, if I have any say in the matter.
Meredith