Is the prettiest woman you personally knew at age 30 still the prettiest at 40? 50?

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Anonymous wrote:The key is genetics and skincare/sun avoidance.

I come from western Europe and I'm in my 40s. Most of the girls who were stunning in high school smoked and drank, and likely did not age well. The very few that had a healthy lifestyle and healthy parents to teach them how to care for themselves probably fared a lot better. I recall in particular a pretty friend's very handsome mother, with beautiful skin, and the most stunning white-grey hair down to her waist. I've lost touch since, but it wouldn't surprise me that my pretty friend aged just as well as her mother. She clearly knew how to take care of herself!

When I settled here in my 20s, I made friends with Americans who had mostly middle class childhoods and while they did not smoke and drank in moderation, they were not taught to avoid the sun. So even though some of them looked great in their 20s and 30s, now in middle age and beyond, none of them look good now.

I used to be a baby-faced cute-ish girl, never beautiful or stunning. I wasn't particularly popular as a younger woman. But since I've never smoked or drank, and apart from an insolation accident at 19, tried to put on sunscreen... it turns out I look far younger than anyone in my social circle right now. And looking youthful and fresh is now very attractive to men in my circle. I get a lot more compliments now than I used to, just because they're comparing me with women of my own age who look older.

Oh hunny. The smoking, drinking and sunscreen thing is just silly. Sorry you missed out so much. I smoked, dran, didn't use sunscreen, lived in the tropics and look better than most my age. It's just genetics. And staying hydrated.

[Anonymous]

I still do. I was a former model though, so there is that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The key is genetics and skincare/sun avoidance.

I come from western Europe and I'm in my 40s. Most of the girls who were stunning in high school smoked and drank, and likely did not age well. The very few that had a healthy lifestyle and healthy parents to teach them how to care for themselves probably fared a lot better. I recall in particular a pretty friend's very handsome mother, with beautiful skin, and the most stunning white-grey hair down to her waist. I've lost touch since, but it wouldn't surprise me that my pretty friend aged just as well as her mother. She clearly knew how to take care of herself!

When I settled here in my 20s, I made friends with Americans who had mostly middle class childhoods and while they did not smoke and drank in moderation, they were not taught to avoid the sun. So even though some of them looked great in their 20s and 30s, now in middle age and beyond, none of them look good now.

I used to be a baby-faced cute-ish girl, never beautiful or stunning. I wasn't particularly popular as a younger woman. But since I've never smoked or drank, and apart from an insolation accident at 19, tried to put on sunscreen... it turns out I look far younger than anyone in my social circle right now. And looking youthful and fresh is now very attractive to men in my circle. I get a lot more compliments now than I used to, just because they're comparing me with women of my own age who look older.

Oh hunny. The smoking, drinking and sunscreen thing is just silly. Sorry you missed out so much. I smoked, dran, didn't use sunscreen, lived in the tropics and look better than most my age. It's just genetics. And staying hydrated.

You are quite wrong. https://www.google.com/url?q=https://walkindermatology.com/will-smoking-and-drinking-affect-my-skin/&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwi92-mxifuSAxVeNmIAHVkVOCgQFnoECCIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw29GnhZ-f_DO_Ablmek601G. Same for sun exposure. Everyone know this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The key is genetics and skincare/sun avoidance.

I come from western Europe and I'm in my 40s. Most of the girls who were stunning in high school smoked and drank, and likely did not age well. The very few that had a healthy lifestyle and healthy parents to teach them how to care for themselves probably fared a lot better. I recall in particular a pretty friend's very handsome mother, with beautiful skin, and the most stunning white-grey hair down to her waist. I've lost touch since, but it wouldn't surprise me that my pretty friend aged just as well as her mother. She clearly knew how to take care of herself!

When I settled here in my 20s, I made friends with Americans who had mostly middle class childhoods and while they did not smoke and drank in moderation, they were not taught to avoid the sun. So even though some of them looked great in their 20s and 30s, now in middle age and beyond, none of them look good now.

I used to be a baby-faced cute-ish girl, never beautiful or stunning. I wasn't particularly popular as a younger woman. But since I've never smoked or drank, and apart from an insolation accident at 19, tried to put on sunscreen... it turns out I look far younger than anyone in my social circle right now. And looking youthful and fresh is now very attractive to men in my circle. I get a lot more compliments now than I used to, just because they're comparing me with women of my own age who look older.

Oh hunny. The smoking, drinking and sunscreen thing is just silly. Sorry you missed out so much. I smoked, dran, didn't use sunscreen, lived in the tropics and look better than most my age. It's just genetics. And staying hydrated.

Lol that you don't think drinking, smoking, and tanning is aging you. I'm sorry, I'm envisioning what you look like and it's hilarious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The key is genetics and skincare/sun avoidance.

I come from western Europe and I'm in my 40s. Most of the girls who were stunning in high school smoked and drank, and likely did not age well. The very few that had a healthy lifestyle and healthy parents to teach them how to care for themselves probably fared a lot better. I recall in particular a pretty friend's very handsome mother, with beautiful skin, and the most stunning white-grey hair down to her waist. I've lost touch since, but it wouldn't surprise me that my pretty friend aged just as well as her mother. She clearly knew how to take care of herself!

When I settled here in my 20s, I made friends with Americans who had mostly middle class childhoods and while they did not smoke and drank in moderation, they were not taught to avoid the sun. So even though some of them looked great in their 20s and 30s, now in middle age and beyond, none of them look good now.

I used to be a baby-faced cute-ish girl, never beautiful or stunning. I wasn't particularly popular as a younger woman. But since I've never smoked or drank, and apart from an insolation accident at 19, tried to put on sunscreen... it turns out I look far younger than anyone in my social circle right now. And looking youthful and fresh is now very attractive to men in my circle. I get a lot more compliments now than I used to, just because they're comparing me with women of my own age who look older.

Oh hunny. The smoking, drinking and sunscreen thing is just silly. Sorry you missed out so much. I smoked, dran, didn't use sunscreen, lived in the tropics and look better than most my age. It's just genetics. And staying hydrated.

PP you replied to. Yes, the first thing I mentioned was genetics. But I have no interest in doing any smoking or drinking, so no, I did not miss out

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have one friend whose mother was a beauty queen and she takes after her mother. She still looks great at 60+. She's definitely used GLP1s recently but who hasn't.

Nobody in my circle is taking any GLP1s. Who are you hanging out with?

They are.

This is what my family doctor said. She asked me twice if I am taking it (I am 51, and weight 119), and I did not even know what she is talking about. And then she explained to me and mentioned that almost everyone is taking it today. I was shocked.

I'm not the PP you were responding to, but surely you understand that she probably caters to a certain social group. These things tend to spread by word of mouth. No one I know well takes these drugs. They would tell me if they did, we share such things. On the contrary, I know people who are chronically underweight: my mother, my best friend and my adult son. My son was on a weight-gaining plan for many years. I'm a little plumper than I want to be, but like another poster said, I would never take on the cost and effort and side-effects of such drugs just to lose 5-10lbs. I'd rather keep them! I'm 120lbs for 5'4".

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Anonymous wrote:I have one friend whose mother was a beauty queen and she takes after her mother. She still looks great at 60+. She's definitely used GLP1s recently but who hasn't.

Nobody in my circle is taking any GLP1s. Who are you hanging out with?

They are.

Please. People I've known since college or for the past ten years and have always been a “normal” weight aren’t suddenly going to start taking weight loss drugs.

That would be a very odd decision.

And they’re not celebrities. I doubt a doctor would even be willing to prescribe it for people who aren’t overweight/obese.

Wow you're dumb. I've been a size 4 since college. I got up to a 6-8 after Covid and microdose Zepbound now at 45. Back to my happy weight and it's just a way to make weight maintenance easy. I eat small portions of whatever I like but it's used to take more effort to watch calories etc.

And it was easy to get prescribed. I used Ro. You submit your weight and height etc online. You're not getting weighed in so say whatever you want.

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Anonymous wrote:I have one friend whose mother was a beauty queen and she takes after her mother. She still looks great at 60+. She's definitely used GLP1s recently but who hasn't.

Nobody in my circle is taking any GLP1s. Who are you hanging out with?

They are.

This is what my family doctor said. She asked me twice if I am taking it (I am 51, and weight 119), and I did not even know what she is talking about. And then she explained to me and mentioned that almost everyone is taking it today. I was shocked.

I'm not the PP you were responding to, but surely you understand that she probably caters to a certain social group. These things tend to spread by word of mouth. No one I know well takes these drugs. They would tell me if they did, we share such things. On the contrary, I know people who are chronically underweight: my mother, my best friend and my adult son. My son was on a weight-gaining plan for many years. I'm a little plumper than I want to be, but like another poster said, I would never take on the cost and effort and side-effects of such drugs just to lose 5-10lbs. I'd rather keep them! I'm 120lbs for 5'4".

You are underestimating how many Gen X women never got over their disordered thoughts around thinness.

[Anonymous]

Life takes a toll on the face. Too much sun, booze and stress are etched upon the face whether a former beauty or not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have one friend whose mother was a beauty queen and she takes after her mother. She still looks great at 60+. She's definitely used GLP1s recently but who hasn't.

Nobody in my circle is taking any GLP1s. Who are you hanging out with?

They are.

This is what my family doctor said. She asked me twice if I am taking it (I am 51, and weight 119), and I did not even know what she is talking about. And then she explained to me and mentioned that almost everyone is taking it today. I was shocked.

I'm not the PP you were responding to, but surely you understand that she probably caters to a certain social group. These things tend to spread by word of mouth. No one I know well takes these drugs. They would tell me if they did, we share such things. On the contrary, I know people who are chronically underweight: my mother, my best friend and my adult son. My son was on a weight-gaining plan for many years. I'm a little plumper than I want to be, but like another poster said, I would never take on the cost and effort and side-effects of such drugs just to lose 5-10lbs. I'd rather keep them! I'm 120lbs for 5'4".

I take it low dose and have never told either of my 2 best friends. These are friends who would literally help me bury the body if I killed someone. I talk to them daily, have told them my deepest thoughts and yet I've never mentioned my GLP1 use. It's never come up and I've never just shared. Maybe now I will. Lol.

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Who are all these people who think that GLP users are announcing it on megaphones? I started taking Ozempic to manage type 2 diabetes almost 3 years ago. As a side effect I’ve lost about 20 lb, though I wasn’t obese to start with. If someone asks I don’t hide it, but otherwise it doesn’t come up in conversation.

[Anonymous]

Yes. All my friends who looked good in their 20s are still good looking middle aged women.

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Yes, 100%. My best friend from high school is stunning. She is Spanish and looks much like Penelope Cruz. She takes very good care of herself now and always has.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my case, very much no. The pretty women from my late 20s/early 30s have all either overdone the interventions and look weird, or they gained weight and drank too much and look it.

What's your background? Are these old friends wealthy because all the wealthy professional women I know who were really pretty at that age had the funds and time to keep taking care of themselves and are still really pretty now that they are 40s and 50s.

[Anonymous]

Everyone on dcum says they look 15 years younger than their actual age.