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LynneSin

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86. I'm nearing 50 and honestly here's my two cents

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 05:20 PM

Oct 2014

I don't want to look 21 again but I sure as hell don't want to look 50.

I don't feel 50. I have eclectic tastes in music, trendy artisan beers and I skipped having children because it wasn't something I saw in my future. I don't want to shop at Forever 21 or Limited Express looking like I'm still 21 years old because that's just not my child but I don't want to dress 50 either. I like to think of my look and style as ageless. Yesterday I met my new neighbors and we talked music for about 30 minutes or so, nice kids probably just out of school in their mid-20s. They were shocked to hear I was almost 50. I mean I know I do not look in my 20s and don't act it, I think I can pass for 30s but I won't lie about my age. I just like to wear clothes that I like and fit well and do the fun things that I enjoy doing regardless if it's 'age appropriate'.

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Am I the only woman over 40 who wants to look her age? [View all] zanana1 Oct 2014 OP

I get a charge out of actors in their 40's and 50's playing grandmothers. hedgehog Oct 2014 #1

maybe you look great. i hate looking my age. (or, in my perception, looking older than orleans Oct 2014 #2

My wife is 62 (so am I) and she has no problem with it. DFW Oct 2014 #3

Yes, your wife is still a beautiful woman. MicaelS Oct 2014 #10

She blew me away when I first laid eyes on her, and that was 40 years ago. DFW Oct 2014 #41

That's really sweet ailsagirl Oct 2014 #43

There aren't many setbacks..... DFW Oct 2014 #49

You're a lucky man, DFW ailsagirl Oct 2014 #62

I never forget that DFW Oct 2014 #85

you're looking darn good yourself, DFW Skittles Oct 2014 #38

Thanks! I don't always feel that way! DFW Oct 2014 #42

I was going to say... ailsagirl Oct 2014 #44

you both look great! nt zanana1 Oct 2014 #59

You mean you wouldn't want to look like this? valerief Oct 2014 #4

She looks spunky. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #7

Well, she''s had a lot of health issues. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #14

I remember her first facelifts. Plus, she's a raging Republican, meaning she could valerief Oct 2014 #17

She's also had diabetes, and I think at one point she was almost blind. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #70

Lots of people have that and need help, but she doesn't care. She's Republican. nt valerief Oct 2014 #78

GAH! Who IS that? kath Oct 2014 #21

Mary Tyler Moore. n/t Adsos Letter Oct 2014 #33

.. eShirl Oct 2014 #34

Her plastic surgeon should be sued. Brigid Oct 2014 #29

Poor MTM-- but she's a brittle diabetic and has been since her adulthood ailsagirl Oct 2014 #46

I love the gray streaks in my hair. In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #5

I am 66, and I suppose murielm99 Oct 2014 #6

Thanks for the compliment, but... zanana1 Oct 2014 #57

I have no problem with it. surrealAmerican Oct 2014 #8

My solution to aging is good old H2O2. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #9

I'm 54 Runningdawg Oct 2014 #11

I hate the way I look. femmocrat Oct 2014 #12

I hear you. My daughter emailed me a pic she had taken of me 2 weeks ago at a wedding. When I seaglass Oct 2014 #50

:rofl: femmocrat Oct 2014 #66

Can you do anything about it? sammytko Oct 2014 #52

You are so kind. I mean that. femmocrat Oct 2014 #68

No. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #13

Which boomers are those? antiquie Oct 2014 #16

You're right. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #71

I'm overly sensitive, maybe due to those ads. antiquie Oct 2014 #74

My attitude is, I am who I am. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #79

I look pretty good for 33 BlueJazz Oct 2014 #15

It's the drugs, cigarettes, booze and wild sex that keeps you looking young! Kaleva Oct 2014 #36

Yes... no one would ever guess you were 33... ailsagirl Oct 2014 #47

it's not the age hopemountain Oct 2014 #75

I'm 62 and I earned the crow's feet and every laugh line on my face. I don't try to livetohike Oct 2014 #18

I like BEING my age (59) and looking it is a part of it, so sure. nolabear Oct 2014 #19

I'm 56. Should I start my list now? Brigid Oct 2014 #30

Ha! Love your attitude! n/t JimDandy Oct 2014 #39

It's like an oyster forming a pearl. Slow process, lots of irritation. nolabear Oct 2014 #58

I want to look my age.. PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #20

I love your attitude... zanana1 Oct 2014 #60

part of me would like to not get carded for smokes or at the bars fizzgig Oct 2014 #22

I'm almost 62. Had cosmetic surgery and have my hair colored. bamademo Oct 2014 #23

I'm 59 and can't wait to turn 60. DamnYankeeInHouston Oct 2014 #24

What I find interesting is when I see Jenoch Oct 2014 #25

you're a guy, right? Skittles Oct 2014 #26

When I referenced seeing people in the news Jenoch Oct 2014 #27

I was just making a crack about the whiskers Skittles Oct 2014 #35

Good for you shenmue Oct 2014 #28

My wife is 57 Adsos Letter Oct 2014 #31

One of the nice things about growing old naturally Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #32

I'm 55 and I feel that my best years are yet to come. Kaleva Oct 2014 #37

I heartily second that emotion! nt raccoon Oct 2014 #51

I never thought about it before, but HeiressofBickworth Oct 2014 #40

The best one liner on aging--EVER--came from my grandfather at age 99 DFW Oct 2014 #45

Audrey Hepburn never had any cosmetic surgery ailsagirl Oct 2014 #48

if you believe she didn't get cosmetic surgery pitohui Oct 2014 #65

News to me ailsagirl Oct 2014 #73

research a little pitohui Oct 2014 #82

I will be 54 in 15 minutes. betsuni Oct 2014 #53

Just as women are shamed for being fat, they are also shamed for being old. Coventina Oct 2014 #54

Well, I wouldn't say pipi_k Oct 2014 #55

I'm deeply upset by what is happening to me. alarimer Oct 2014 #56

I'm so sorry you feel that way. zanana1 Oct 2014 #61

I agree and I do have someone who says that. alarimer Oct 2014 #72

you're not alone, i walk out of the bathroom whilst brushing my teeth pitohui Oct 2014 #67

I don't. frogmarch Oct 2014 #63

there is no possible advantage to looking my age if i'm over 40 pitohui Oct 2014 #64

I just want to look "good for my age." Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #69

62 - too, zanana hopemountain Oct 2014 #76

Unless the person is 20 or less, who wouldn't want to look younger? Reter Oct 2014 #77

I don't care to look younger ariesgem Oct 2014 #80

No kidding PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #81

trust me, you dont want the energy without the looking younger pitohui Oct 2014 #83

I'm 66 and look like everyone's grandma or mom lunatica Oct 2014 #84

I'm nearing 50 and honestly here's my two cents LynneSin Oct 2014 #86