What’s the best and worst thing about being a woman/man over 40?
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December 12, 2011 @ 11:14 pm
I’d have to say the best thing is how keen my mind has become. The worst is my body doesn’t bend & flex like it used to & I seem to fall asleep earlier. Perhaps those aren’t really bad things?
Life expects more out of us after 40 & when we fail, the consequences can be that life really smacks us down or Karma comes around so quickly, it’s like being kept on some cosmic short-leash!
December 12, 2011 @ 11:15 pm
The best thing about being a woman over 40 is the ability to move gaily forward in life with knowledge, while referring back to something you did when you were younger – sans knowledge!
The worst thing about being a woman over 40 is the ability to move gaily forward in life with knowledge, while referring back to something you did when you were younger – sans knowledge!
It tends to bite.
December 12, 2011 @ 11:32 pm
The best thing is the life experiences I can share with younger people, the whole “been there-done that” thing. LOL, the worst thing is my mind still tends to think my body is that of an eighteen year old, and my mind is amazed when my body can’t do those same things it was able to at eighteen. ROFLOL
December 14, 2011 @ 1:04 am
The best thing about my 40’s is that I finally left my past behind and started new. I love being 45!
December 14, 2011 @ 1:06 am
The Best: the sex…just keeps getting better and better. The Worst: the nagging health issues.
December 14, 2011 @ 1:08 am
The best thing is still feeling young after 40 but the worst thing is looking in the mirror and seeing that how we look doesn’t match how we feel. 😉
December 14, 2011 @ 1:22 am
The best: Finally fulfilling several goals I set for myself in younger years. AND, waiting until was I 40 (unintentionally) to enter into the best relationship ever (going on 13 years now).
The worst: Many more aches and pains now 🙁
The most amusing: looking at the twenty-something year olds and thinking, “LOL, did I really behave like that, too?!”
December 14, 2011 @ 2:05 am
Best: fantastic sex; a certain confidence that I did not have when I was in my 20’s, even if I exuded it then; having friends who are there for me, want what is best for me and who have been around—some for 30+ years, some for just a few years and that I can walk away from people who don’t have my best interests at heart; being available to kids who need a little confidence boost and reassurance that they are ok and it will get better.
Worst: health issues; not being flexible like I was in my 20’s; outliving friends I expected would be around a lot longer.
December 14, 2011 @ 2:41 am
The best thing about passing 40 is its now all about me. And if someone does not like it I don’t give a shit.
The worst is not having my body keep up with my mind
December 14, 2011 @ 2:57 am
The knowledge and experience that comes with living so many years is the best. I’m more focused than ever on finishing my elusive bachelor degree… The worst is my biological clock running out and the probability I will not have a child of my own. Thinking of adopting a girl from India, where gender-cide is terribly rampant, perhaps worse than China. Even though dowries are against the law, the laws are ignored, so women cost families money and men bring money in. Everything from selective abortions to killing the child at birth… The 20/20 special really hit me hard. Something like 50,000 abortions per MONTH! Not to mention the millions of girls who have gone missing… Sorry for getting a little off-topic!
December 14, 2011 @ 5:03 am
everything in a body is wider and closer to the ground
December 16, 2011 @ 12:22 am
Best: Having seen the social changes for the LGBT… community.
Worst: Vaginal dryness. No, weight gain. No wait, memory loss. What were we talking about?
December 16, 2011 @ 4:10 am
Over 40 is a breeze and a really fun time in your life, so are your 50’s. It is after you reach 60 everything seems to wear out. When I was younger everyone said be active. I was- did rock climbing, kayaking, back packing, tennis and racquet ball. Now I have arthritis in my knees, hips and shoulders and will probably have to have my knees replaced soon. What was the point of being active if you end up wearing out your parts too early?
December 26, 2011 @ 9:28 pm
I was able to wear out parts w/o being active. Main exercise – lifting a pencil and eraser to do my sudoku. It’s new to me. I am hoping to ward off senility, which runs in my family. I like being retired, watching dvds, reading and playing with a friend’s arthritic dog, gently. I used to tell men, in a pleasant tone, “No thank you. I can open my own doors and I want the ERA past. Now with my arthritis, I just say, “Thank you.” I am 67, but I am hoping to be a sit down comedian when I grow up.
December 16, 2011 @ 4:23 am
The Best thing about being a woman over 70 is meeting people who rush to help me, like when I drop the contents of my purse all over the floow. The worst thing about being a woman over 70 is forgetting things – like all the members of the Beatles. Luckily, I usually remember what I forgot shortly afterwards.
December 16, 2011 @ 5:04 am
Gravity….. 🙂
December 16, 2011 @ 5:59 am
Best? Most comfy I’ve ever been in my own skin. To quote Wanda Sykes, “I’ma be me!” Oh, and I’m saving a fortune not buying tampons.
Worst? Having to work much harder at feeling good physically. And, those dang hot flashes. I’m having my own personal summer.
December 16, 2011 @ 9:42 am
hummm over 40 is not so bad, but over 70….. well. not so good!
December 16, 2011 @ 10:59 am
you said it sister! I am not aging “gracefully”…..
December 16, 2011 @ 10:13 pm
A few weeks ago I was out in Boston with my elderly aunt and my young cousin, age 8. We were sight-seeing, and everywhere we went, every time my aunt or cousin asked someone a question, I noticed that the answer was directed to me. I am 43, and as my partner says, that is the “boss age.” People look at me like I am the boss. They assume that I know more than people who are younger than me, and they also assume that I know more than people who are quite older than me. I agree with the former but not the latter. Wisdom accumulates with age. I do love the fact that I am respected so much more than I was when I was in my 20s. If I had known this would happen, I would have been much more patient when I was 21.
December 17, 2011 @ 5:46 am
Best Thing about being over 40 is having the courage and experiences to know when to speak up when seeing injustice in the world. No longer have to wonder about what to do, just stand up and yell stop. A four letter word of power!
December 17, 2011 @ 3:06 pm
Best: When I passed 40, whatever came into my head started coming right out of my mouth…no brakes on my lips. I kept saying, “Oh, did I say that out loud?” When I finally realized it is possible to entertain an unspoken thought, I felt a lot safer in public places. I mean, who wants to hear me spout out how ugly their baby is? hehehe…
Worst: How the illnesses creep in and don’t leave anymore, piling up, dove-tailing one into another… glad the sex is great in helping to push aside the pains!
December 20, 2011 @ 2:18 pm
The best for me is being able to say just what I want…Dont care what others think..to a point. The worst? Cant get down there anymore fellas. body just doesnt work right anymore. and I’m only 57.
December 22, 2011 @ 4:40 am
Best: Still being able to do most of the things I could do in my 20’s
Worst: Extended recovery time from doing things I used to do in my 20’s
Best: Feeling free to’speak my mind’.
Worst: I really do sound more and more like my Mother.
Best: Enjoying a ride on the carosel and the Merry-Go-Round at the fair even though I’m the oldest kid in line.
Worst: Forgetting where I parked the car when leaving the fair.
January 5, 2012 @ 8:40 am
The Worse, your knees and ankles falling apart.
The Best, saying what is directly on your mind and not giving a damn what others think….love being 66