Who has aged better? DH or DW?

[Anonymous]

DW in our case.

DW weights less then we did when we got married. DH weights somewhat more.

DW has a streak of grey hair, but mostly (98%) regular hair color. DH is about 85% grey.

However, menopause is sneaking up on DW, so she's gained some # lately, and DH still has a good erection, so he's got that going for him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At my 25th and 30th high school reunions the women seemed to have aged better. At my 35th I didn't see much difference. At my 40th the men looked better on average. The women were starting to look like grandmas.

They were grandmas. How were they supposed to look?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At my 25th and 30th high school reunions the women seemed to have aged better. At my 35th I didn't see much difference. At my 40th the men looked better on average. The women were starting to look like grandmas.

They were grandmas. How were they supposed to look?

Another post about holding women to impossible standards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Husband-wife, both the same age, early 60s. They're both White and used to be blonde. They have the same level of sun damage, which is bad. He gained weight, but she didn't. She's classic "skinny fat." Despite this, he comes across as much more vivacious/younger. He moves like a person who still plays sports and leads an active life, since he does. She's on the verge of becoming a frail older woman and has never exercised. She didn't work or volunteer for the past 20ish years without daily contact with other people, whereas he was forging a new second career path over the past several years. Also, she doesn't like to wear makeup or style her hair, and seems to buy her clothes from Coldwater Creek and J. Jill, based on the catalogues sent to the house. He dresses in up to date clothing that is appropriate for someone his age/status and is very well groomed.

It seems to me that people might look the same age in a still shot photo. But once you interact with them in real life, much more is revealed.

+1 I’m a 55 year old olive skin woman who was an athlete and always lifted and did all kinds of exercise. Marathons in my youth after years of soccer. I maintained muscle tone, healthy skin. I bound up the stairs, walk fast…move young. I also have a round, high butt, flat stomach—but not creepy veins and sinewy look.

My friend was waiting for me at the airport and when I came walking back- she said I moved like a 30-year old. My parents were like this—no hunching, good joints, bone structure, etc.

Some women my age in my neighborhood were micro dosing ozempic/glp-1 and they aged 20 years. Walking behind them they move like 80 year olds. They now have those bird stick legs and fragile look. They weren’t overweight to begin with and looked better prior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you see the husbands aging better you must be poor and run in poor circles.

Everyone I know with real money, the women look better by far. They start getting Botox by 30, get mommy makeovers after having kids, then start getting the more intense work (fillers, face lifts, nose jobs, etc) after 40.

I know multiple women who fly to various surgeons and injectors around the country, and many of them look 30-35 at age 50.

Yeah, no. This doesn’t happen.

Maybe Jeff Bezos is too poor for you, but look at his freakshow girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez. I’m sure in her mind she looks 30-35, but to everyone else, she looks like a 50-something with a deformed, plastic-surgery face.

+1

Puhlease, lady. I live in Old Town in a 5M house, kids go to EHS, have house on the eastern shore, etc. All the 50+ women look baaaaaad.

[Anonymous]

It's cringe af when 50 yo women try and convince people they look 30. So ick.

[Anonymous]

100% my husband is aging better. he has many more chronic health problems but they're private. By appearance only, he looks great at 43. I've been nagging him for years to please please buy some new clothes and finally he has an honestly he looks great.

me, I'm okay. lost a lot of weight recently and generally youthful looking but he looks really good vs me not bad.