Anonymous wrote:It depends on the period of time. There were certain periods he seemed to be aging better and there were certain periods I seemed to be aging better.

Same here

Each of our commitments to healthy living also have waxed and waned. When one is focused on good diet and exercise and the other isn't, that makes a huge difference.

Anonymous wrote:Physically men age better, but mentally women do. So many husbands of my friends are having depression, addiction other emotional problems that weren't apparent until they hit 50.

Maybe that's from being married to those friends of yours? A bad marriage can take a toll on someone.

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised to see these responses. When I look around my neighborhood and kids' school community, most of the dads in their 50s look worse than the women. There are some silver foxes to be sure but most are bald, bad skin and overweight, and the ones who obviously put a lot of time into their appearance are cyclists who give off a sleazy vibe

Bald has nothing to do with the attractiveness of a man, as long as he shaves it and keeps it clean.

But bad skin and being a fat guy is definitely not attractive.

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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.

Women should always avoid most surgeries like that.

Aging gracefully by staying healthy is much more attractive than going under the knife.

Men too. Look at Mikey Rourke. He was sexy af years ago, and now looks like a circus freak.

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.

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.

Anonymous wrote:We are in our 40s and so far from all our friends most of the dads have aged better than the moms. There are a few couples that are even or the mom has aged better but overall dads in our social group have tended to age better. Do you see this as well with your friends?

Men mature more slowly, physically and emotionally, and also age more slowly in later years.

Women basically look the same from 15 to 45 then age fast.

Reason why women prefer a man about 10-15 years older than them, so a 50 year old man who is in his prime still as far as attraction, doesn't look at his 50 year old wife and say "Oof, it's like I'm out with my mom!"

50 year old men want 30-35 year old women. Natural and evolutionary.

Is this a serious question? The answer is so obvious that it’s an aphorism: “Men age like wine, and women age like milk.”

I’ve aged better, DW.

Me, the wife, 100%. I’m from the south though and know how much effort to expend for maximal results. A healthy dose of vanity is not a bad thing.

Anonymous wrote:Aging better is a social construct. We allow men to naturally age and can find older men attractive. Whereas older women are repulsive simply for getting old. So whether DW is actually healthier or happier than DH does not matter.

+1.

I'm surprised to see these responses. When I look around my neighborhood and kids' school community, most of the dads in their 50s look worse than the women. There are some silver foxes to be sure but most are bald, bad skin and overweight, and the ones who obviously put a lot of time into their appearance are cyclists who give off a sleazy vibe

I think for women the biggest challenge is accepting that they are not old at 30. For real lol. As soon as women turn 30 they start being negative about their looks. You guys are your worst enemy. It's strange because men do not go for much younger women as much as you hear about some anecdotes. Men go for any woman that's available to them. Perhaps older women are going for younger men and that's why men can't find women their age and go younger as well.

While we men may look we are aging better, we are not getting healthier as we age. People say men don't bait the doctor often and that true, but the one reason IMO women are healthier as they age is because their body sends them signals they can't ignore. We men on the other hand it's slow damage happening without us recognizing it or our body sending us the signal to see a doctor ASAP. So I'll say women here because I rather look older but otherwise healthier as I age.

Internalized misogyny makes us think men age better. The question is impossible to answer without all of the bias you don't even know you have.