How Does a Woman Grow Old Gracefully?

Question

What does it mean for a woman to grow old gracefully?

Answer 1

Immediately I thought of an older woman I saw on the train years ago. She had beautiful, long silver hair, radiant bright blue eyes, laugh lines, she was slim and wore an interesting emerald green dress, and held herself with poise and grace. She was a picture of health and seemed very happy and content with life.



She really struck an impression. She looked more beautiful than a lot of people 1/2 her age. Thats what I think growing old gracefully is - being happy with yourself, being wise enough to know that the inner virtues of happiness and self-confidence keep you looking young and radiant.

And not having surgery and botox which removes all the expression in your face and makes you look like an unfeeling, soulless doll.



We don't all have the great genes to keep us looking fab into the latter years. Some women feel rather frumpy and drab with gray hair. But I think its about looking after your health and making do the best that you have. And smiling rather than frowning! Smile lines ARE attractive



I think its a compromise between enhancing natural beauty, and between keeping it real and natural, and NOT getting frustrated or insecure by the ageing process.

Answer 2

I have yet to see a woman grow old gracefully. Once you reach your forty's you colour your hair if their is a gray hair in sight you will do it over and over.

I cannot say i know one person who has grown old gracefully, the people who generally tell a person to grow old gracefully are usually in their 70s and 80s. I am not growing old gracefully, i hate looking older and try my best not to look at myself in the mirror with glasses on, look a bit better then teeeheee.:) Have a lovely Christmas and take care.



For a woman to grow old gracefully it means accepting your grey hair, the wrinkles, the slightly larger tummy , the fact that you now have to wear spectacles and that your feet hurts when you wear high heels . So out come the flatties, the long pants with elasticated sides and the blouses, shirts that cover the larger tummy etc. To be happy with how you look and never moan about it. I moan about it all the time and i am not that old yet.

Answer 3

Imho, it's a state of mind. Accepting reality is key. I'm middle-age and OK with that. The loss of "youthful" appearance is compensated for by the accumulation ( hopefully ) of wisdom and experience.



I try my best with what I've got; many older women that take care of themselves still look great.

A healthy diet, an adequate amount of sleep, moderate exercise, and not sweating the small stuff helps retain a youthful attitude. Dressing in classic designs is attractive for most.



I think a big part of getting older gracefully is not to become bitter. Yeah, life can stink sometimes, but what the hey, it's just life.

Answer 4

Death is the ultimate destroyer of our concept of self so if you can ride though the bargaining (surgery, lotions and potions), anger (hating the elderly, carers) and denial (mutton dressed as lamb) embrace it, understand it, learn from it you can not only grow as a person but those around you can, in an obtuse way, benefit too.



How? Stop thinking about yourself and those you leave behind. Acceptance is the key.

Answer 5

Eating right & exercise. That always helps...always drink a lot of water and stay hytrated...

But it also depends on what traits have been passed down. If your mom aged gracefully, then you probably will, too.

Answer 6

It means having wealth without having to compromise much for it.



A poor woman will age poorly; a rich woman richly...unless the rich woman is essentially a whore, to either a wealthy man or her career, in which case she'll face psychological and physical damage from excessive stress.

Answer 7

When I grow up, I want to be an old woman.





Serenity Prayer



God, grant me the serenity

To accept the things I cannot change;

The courage to change the things that I can;

And the wisdom to know the difference.





I like this article: women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/.../article6835083.ece -

Answer 8

I imagine it's the same as a man: The looks fade slowly, but everything else about you grows better as you get older. You are admired for reasons no young person could have achieved?

Answer 9

To accept her changing role as a woman as it progresses, instead of trying to be the 20-something party girl well into her 50's.



Basically, a graceful aging will be one in which she becomes more matronly as she ages.

Answer 10

See: Audrey Hepburn

Answer 11

it means that she should dress and carry herself age appropriately. no matter how good her body is, no one wants to see a 60 year old woman in a mini skirt and her blouse cut so low her boobs hang out. in other words, take good care of yourself, look your absolute best at all times but don't try to look like you're 20 because you only end up embarrassing yourself and looking cheap.

Answer 12

Eat healthy, exercise, pamper yourself with natural stuff, lead the life with a positive mind set and if you live in the city, make sure you go to places with clean, fresh air, often.

Answer 13

It means to meet the aging process with acceptance. Being happy with who and what you are. Realizing that if you choose not to color your hair, or have botox injections, or plastic surgery to lift things that have given in to gravity, that is okay.

Answer 14

For me it means not getting botox and the first sight of a crease,or any other plastic surgery.

Answer 15

Exercise and Sexercise regularly

Answer 16

It means she dont act and dress at 60 as she did at 20.

Answer 17

I guess it is when you quit dressing like a teenager .And acting like every thing should be about you.

No more drama queens.

Answer 18

Female Sex Tourism



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_sex_tourism

Answer 19

I agree with my lookalike above.

Answer 20

Not being like madonna.

Answer 21

nothing good can come from being old. nothing. it sucks!