Why do women worry about feeling younger?

Question

I believe that God made things which are more beautiful than others and the most beautiful thing he made was woman. I believe that women of all forms, shapes, sizes, and kinds are beautiful. I believe that as women get older they become more beautiful and so ( here's the questionable part) they should not be worried about trying to look younger and younger just becuase society wants them to be . Women seem to lie about their age, use some "age-revitalizing" cream, use botox, or get surgery to avoid something that I think is so pretty.

Just so you know I'm 21.

Answer 1

You are a very sweet person. but women and a lot of men feel like they are never good enough. look at TV they show these slim models who are so perfect and you think if only i look like that. i for one do NOT look like that LOL

I have always been told by my dad that i was fat and no matter how much weight i lost it was NEVER good enough. so you see when people tell you you must look like this to be in the in crowd men and women fall for it. I hope this makes since i am a little tired tonight God Bless

Answer 2

My best friend, Natalie, and I just turned 50. You know how it is. We are now both aged between 50 and death. She did not take it at all well. Lots of chocolate cake and the blankets pulled over Her head. Me I feel great, alive and even 'young'. Strange the way We have reacted differently, isn't it? I looked forward to the big 50. She hates My guts for that. I 'feel' like an adult should. She feels like crap. Apparently everything is My fault. EVERYTHING. She does not look any older than She did when She was NOT 50. Is it a Man's fault if He just cannot take aging seriously? She is still the same wonderful Woman that I love and admire, respect and revere. Yet She is not happy about Her age. I never really thought that age was an issue. In My eyes She is still the girl I grew up with. The only stable female link in My life.
Now if You will excuse Me, I must go and laugh at Her for a while, that should make Her feel better(?).

Answer 3

Bless your heart!
That is the nicest thing I have ever read about older women, and it sounds so sincere and straight from your heart.
Most women fear aging because the message to women is "Get a man while you are young and fertile, or no man will ever want you". The media perpetuates this myth, and a lot of women suffer because they believe it.
A long time ago, all of us revered and respected our elders. Elders were seen as people with MORE, not less--more intelligence, wisdom, happiness, perspective on life, etc.
Back then, being called an Old Crone was not an insult at all, but a recognition of the wisdom women collected during their lives.
It should be so today, as well.
By asking such glorious questions as yours and discussing these matters, men and women can regain the self love and respect they deserve in their later years.
Good luck
PS: I will be 50 this year.It's sounding better all the time.

Answer 4

That is really nice. Sometimes it is just hard letting go of a certain part of your life. It's normal to miss certain aspects. The way people looked at you when you entered a room then will not be the same as now. It is just adapting to the change that is difficult sometimes. There aren't enough men that think like you either.:)

Answer 5

hmm i have no idea why we feel like that but now i've just turned 22 and i'm beginning to freak out cos in 8 years time, i'll be 30. and i know i'm still young and theres a lot more to live that to worry about getting old. but even so i find myself worrying if i'll still look 22, 8 years later. maybe, we feel that to look young and youthful is a compliment, and a great achievement in beauty.

Answer 6

Oh thank you! What a lovely thing to say in the face of all the criticism against women lately. Ps, all guys too are great no matter what age, size or whatever it may be :)

Answer 7

If you look back to evolutionary days, and most animals, males tend to look for younger, more attractive, more fertile females. Women tend to look for the strongest male. So naturally women want to feel or look younger, because the younger generation is kind of a competition. It doesn't apply to all women, but this is what some scientists believe.

Answer 8

Thank you for all those great words. It is a matter of opinion of different. Some give more emphasis on external beauty and a few on internal beauty. U can't change the whole world, right? It all differs on what people feel more important about... :-)

Answer 9

desirous to look appealing is a valuable, innate choose in women it style of feels. women experience as though in the event that they at the instant are not appealing they don't look to be properly worth lots as a woman. they'd desire to strengthen a miles better experience of self that doesn't place self belief in enter from human beings.

Answer 10

You make the assumption...and justifiably so...that women deny age and its changes to your body for reasons influenced by the media and society. There is also the internal dialogue of the woman herself. In our hearts and minds, we still feel like we are in our early 20s, but looking in the mirror in the mid-forties forces a woman to deny the age she feels in her heart. Its not easy to see your youthful appearance slip away...whether you pay attention to society and the media or not. Yes, its natural, and yes, it happens to everyone. But accepting the physical aging process is a very personal thing, and some women just aren't ready to accept it. So if there are safe and effective means to allow them to look in the mirror and like the reflection they see...they should follow them. Its all about how you feel about yourself...and if a little 'rejuvenation' makes you happy...go for it!