The other evening as I washed my face and put on some lotion before going to bed, I asked my husband:
"What happens when I get old and wrinkly?"
He replied: "I'll be old and wrinkly, too."
That thought was somewhat comforting to think about while falling asleep that night, but what happens when you don't have that partner? In our grandparents' generation, it was relatively accepted that the person you meet and fall in love with at 20 or 30 will be the same person that you are with in your 60s or 70s. Currently, with almost half of first marriages ending in divorce, this isn't really the case anymore. Could this be part of our society's growing obsession over youth and defying the signs of aging?
When people are out in the world, and more specifically the dating scene, in their 40s and 50s, they may feel that they are competing with younger individuals. This may be particularly true with women, and perhaps may begin to explain the "cougar" phenomenon as a reflection of the older man/younger woman relationship.
Just some food for thought, what do YOU think?
Women should not feel like they are competing with young women. Unless you are not interested in someone your own age.
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