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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don’t think this is a “rich women” thing. Sadly women of all socioeconomic classes do this.

OTOH my mother and her friends are all “rich” women and they are aging old school NE Yankee style, grey men’s hair cuts, no makeup, turtlenecks and pearl studs.  So its really more of a class than a wealth thing.[/quote]

Thank God someone is here to defend rich women. The right rich women anyway. [/quote]

Happy to do it! You can ask me anything about the “right” way to age, my people have very strong opinions.[/quote]

Please tell me how to age like an NE Yankee, I am curious [/quote]

OK, I will.

You develop a non-nonsense approach to life -- you get up early, you spend a chunk of the day outside, even in foul weather -- probably with dogs -- you don't mind your skin being weathered b/c it's proof you spent your life skiing, sailing and gardening. Plus your husband and all the women around you are strongly supporting this ethos. You love to walk. You even go on vacations to walk -- like rambling through the Cottwsolds for example. You believe a good brisk walk and a hot cup of tea will fix most any mood.

You don't complai. You don't get waxed, blow-outs, manicures. You don't spend money on yourself as in "self-care" unless buying a new bulb-digger to plant fall bulbs is considered self-care. Maybe you slap on some lipstick for Christmas Vespers at church.

You under no circumstances try to be sexy or trendy. You are practical and timeless in your fashion.

You focus on family, volunteer work in your community -- esp. if it's plants/garden related!, do the NYT crossword puzzle, carry on centuries old traditions like baking weird food no one actually wants, decoating and celebrating all the holidays, and most importantly embracing this stage of life as an adult women who has earned respect and dignity and is not trying to recapture her youth.

Oh and books, always be reading something that someone you respect suggested. Start your sentences with "The other day I heard on NPR  . . ."

You join -- church, civic groups, tennis ladders, garden clubs, book clubs etc.

Of course what makes this all possible is that literally all of the people in my mom's social circle are the same! NPR-listening, no-nonsense, dog-loving, gardeners.
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This is me and I'm 42. Minus the gardening.

I wear makeup like once a month. I would never get plastic surgery that wasn't corrective. I've never dyed my hair, and I just air dry it. I do take care of my skin - sunscreen since my 20s, tretinoin and growth factors now. I'm self conscious about my chin so I just bought a little exerciser for it. So there are things I do care about, but a lot of lines I won't cross.

I do look at the lizard people and think . . . what the, why? But also, live and let live. To me, it doesn't make sense to spend money on potentially risky surgery just to look worse. But we also get to choose how we spend our money and time and what we want to look like. I just hope people feel empowered and beautiful and they're not imprisoned by some unrealistic body ideal or suffering from dysmorphia. [/quote]

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