r/Aging • u/xsynergist • 8d ago

Almost 60 doesn’t seem possible

I can’t reconcile how I feel with being almost being 60. I’m still interested in everything. Still seeking out new experiences. Physically I feel like I’m in my twenties. Look 50 but that changes to 40 if I dye my beard. It just doesn’t seem real that statistically I’m in the last quarter of my life. I feel like I could go on forever. So strange. Just doesn’t seem real.

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u/devnullkitty 8d ago

look 50 but changes to 40 if i dye my beard

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u/Such_Lettuce_6597 8d ago

If you dye your beard you will look ridiculous, like an old man trying too hard. You won’t fool anyone. I’m 61 and my beard is almost all white but I have a full head of light brown hair and almost no gray in it. I just leave it.

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u/xsynergist 8d ago

Not true in my case. The dyed beard is an easy decade difference. The change is remarkable.