Man vs Woman and Aging

While having coffee with my wife this morning we talked about this thread and she felt that men dealt with aging better than women did. Then my lovely lady went on to insist that the years had been quite kind to me. I don't think so, but she took my picture and commented that we have to have reasonable expectations. LOL, she did not want
to have her own picture taken. So, here I am rapidly approaching 79, and in serious doubt that the years have been kind to me.

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Pecos said:
While having coffee with my wife this morning we talked about this thread and she felt that men dealt with aging better than women did. Then my lovely lady went on to insist that the years had been quite kind to me. I don't think so, but she took my picture and commented that we have to have reasonable expectations. LOL, she did not want
to have her own picture taken. So, here I am rapidly approaching 79, and in serious doubt that the years have been kind to me.

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well you're a very handsome guy , Mrs Pecos is very lucky, I'm sure she knows that and you definitely don't look like you're knocking on the door of 80... (y)
 

Pecos said:
While having coffee with my wife this morning we talked about this thread and she felt that men dealt with aging better than women did. Then my lovely lady went on to insist that the years had been quite kind to me. I don't think so, but she took my picture and commented that we have to have reasonable expectations. LOL, she did not want
to have her own picture taken. So, here I am rapidly approaching 79, and in serious doubt that the years have been kind to me.

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they look like they've been pretty kind to you. the work i do, i see many your age that don't look nearly as good. they are usually very overweight and scruffy and dirty and unkempt.
 
My Favorite aunt was a drop dead beauty. From her high school years until her late 40's she was always the prettiest woman in the room. She enjoyed a major modeling career and during the 40's, 50's and 60's her face was on the cover of popular fashion magazines. Sunset Magazine frequently used her as a model. Then inevitably time started taking its toll on her. She eventually became a very tragic and sad drunk.

Many of her peer group in the modeling biz (both men and women, followed this path. I guess it depends on how much of your sense of self worth comes from your youthful looks. It was never much of a problem for the loggers around whom I grew up.
 
Llynn said:
My Favorite aunt was a drop dead beauty. From her high school years until her late 40's she was always the prettiest woman in the room. She enjoyed a major modeling career and during the 40's, 50's and 60's her face was on the cover of popular fashion magazines. Sunset Magazine frequently used her as a model. Then inevitably time started taking its toll on her. She eventually became a very tragic and sad drunk.

Many of her peer group in the modeling biz (both men and women, followed this path. I guess it depends on how much of your sense of self worth comes from your youthful looks. It was never much of a problem for the loggers around whom I grew up.
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I agree with you and it does seem that really gorgeous women struggle more than really gorgeous men as they get older and lose their looks. One of my in-laws was a runner-up for Miss California and did not deal with the loss of beauty very well at all. She was quite intelligent and had a good job, but she never stopped defining herself solely by her looks. It was very sad to watch including her starting to cheat on her husband as she sought reassurance. I have seen a couple of very handsome men head off in this direction and it did not end well.
 
FastTrax said:
My dad who is Haitian always said my mom who is Jewish is the typical torturing their husbands Frau so death is the only peace they finally deserve. Of course she doted on him and he spoiled her so I guess it was a cultural thing. Get your Coronacooties shots yet?
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Great joke :ROFLMAO:

Canada is not divvying up the vaccines quickly .. at least, not where I live, in Toronto. We'll be lucky to get ours by summer.
 
I never thought much about aging and I guess we really don't see ourselves when we look in the mirror. I never did at any rate. But one day in my early 70s, I happened to pass a mirror, glanced and stopped dead in my tracks. I took a second hard look and said, what the heck happened here? :unsure: So, I guess that's when I began facing my mortality. My avatar is a recent photo and at 88, I can't complain. Plus, with the occasional lapse, I do have all my marbles.
 
The general consensus seems to be that older men look distinguished with their gray hair and craggy features. Women with similar features tend to just look old(er). Which is a pretty sad statement on society’s definition of beauty. 😞

Personally I don’t give much thought to my bio age. I’m more concerned with staying healthy, slim and limber, all of which I’ve managed so far. And none of that is vanity, it’s just a matter of wanting to be physically able to continue to do the physical things I enjoy, and also able enough to crawl around on the floor or play on the playground or go on long walks or hikes with the grandkids.
 
Lewkat said:
I never thought much about aging and I guess we really don't see ourselves when we look in the mirror. I never did at any rate. But one day in my early 70s, I happened to pass a mirror, glanced and stopped dead in my tracks. I took a second hard look and said, what the heck happened here? :unsure: So, I guess that's when I began facing my mortality. My avatar is a recent photo and at 88, I can't complain. Plus, with the occasional lapse, I do have all my marbles.
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You look pretty healthy & happy.
That’s far more important than looks.
 
Exactly when did women " just accept" getting older? Wa HA HA. That's why there are 1,879,605 anti=aging facial creams, never mind the chin lifts, hair dyes, plastic surgery, stay young exercises, "youthful" diets, etc., etc. Apparently women are moving heaven, and earth to "just accept" aging. And yes, men do the same.

As for me, I was 29 well into my 40s. Actually, being 29 is a cliché. I said I was 27. I stopped saying that when everybody fell over laughing.
 
Pecos said:
While having coffee with my wife this morning we talked about this thread and she felt that men dealt with aging better than women did. Then my lovely lady went on to insist that the years had been quite kind to me. I don't think so, but she took my picture and commented that we have to have reasonable expectations. LOL, she did not want
to have her own picture taken. So, here I am rapidly approaching 79, and in serious doubt that the years have been kind to me.

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My friend, your wife is right. You exude a calm strength. Very distinguished looking also.
 
It has always seemed to me that, in general, women seem more sensitive about their age, at least in public, though thinking about it, I could say the same about men. I never understood (in men or women) why it seems so important to look younger, not reveal one's age, etc. We are all getting older from the moment we are born.

I personally don't care about age except that I am not patient with myself regarding the effects aging is having on me. I am not embarrassed to state my age, nor have birthdays ever been a big deal for me. I am 67. Big deal. Anyone who lives long enough will someday be 67 (or whatever age I am when this subject comes up).

Tony
 
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