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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My theory is that since society values women more for looks than brains, then these women got plenty of attention in their 20s, and saw it dwindle over time. Now they manufacture drama to get attention.

Meanwhile older men seem to do the opposite -- check out and avoid drama as much as possible.. Oblivious to it all.

Of course, these are sweeping generalizations..[/quote]Uh yeah.  Not all of us got lots of attention for looks in our 20s.  [/quote]

Hence "sweeping generaliations" but I'm sure a lot higher % of women in their 20s get attention for their looks than women in their 60s![/quote]Yes, I should acknowledge that you said "sweeping generalizations" in  your post so thanks for that.  It's just interesting to me because now that I'm in my 60s I feel none of the sadness other DCUMers mention about losing their looks.  I love being in my 60s and it doesn't feel like a loss at all.  Sorry to say this, oh, people who were beautiful when you were young, but it really feels like a triumph, given the way I felt like an outsider when I was young.  Wish I could bottle this and send lots of samples to people in their teens![/quote]

That is awesome pp. You are awesome!

Sometimes beauty and loss of attention has a lot to do with the attitudes. You get attention and fawning over for being beautiful or being in charge...

I think one of the other posters is right...a lot of older women grew up being told what to do, with the promise that if they towed the line, they would be the woman "in charge" of everyone else when they were grandmother's age.

It happened to me at work when younger- the older women wanted to be "obeyed." It's happened to me in my family...the older women want to "be obeyed" because they deferred to their elders until the elders died. You basically are "supposed to" be obedient, even when the advice or direction does not make sense.

Heck, it's even happening to me in my neighborhood. I'm in my late 40s and the women in their 60s and 70s want to be "in charge" and show me how to keep our yard, show us how it's done etc... We've owned four previous houses people, and are in middle age! They seemed stunned when I am nice to them, but don't take their admonishments to heart. [/quote]

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