As we age, our skin shows it. This is NOT a gender issue, but a human issue. The skin just “ain’t what it used to be”! The elasticity is gone, collagen isn’t produced like before and things sag. UGH!!
If you add on top of that the society we live in is constantly telling us we should be thin, and wrinkle free – no matter our age, you want to hide indoors.
Then if heap on top of that the dating game where (sorry dudes) the men are looking at and for those younger women to squire around, it’s no wonder we look tired and old. We ARE tired and old, LOL!! OK – so maybe age is a matter of mind but your mirror is not your friend.
Entering my 50’s I remember how clearly my “then” husband felt about plastic surgery. He always said he would do it if it made him feel and look better. For my 50th birthday I seriously considered that’s what I should do; I knew he looked at me as “aging” and needing some artificial help in looking better.
Instead he divorced me and just married a “younger” person – problem solved.
Now as I sit here at 61, and see all the plastic around me, it’s easy to wonder the “what if” I had done it at 50? Or wonder about the “what if” I do it in my 60’s? Whatever happens, it’s nice to know you’re not alone in wondering if trying to seek a younger version of yourself – to match the younger self your mind tells you that you still are – is worth it or not.
No judgement from my corner either way, but I did enjoy reading this brief article about another’s feelings. We’re not alone in at least “wondering”!
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