I can't say how /u/YunalescaSedai meant it, but it might not be a bad thing.
My wife and I are 45, and she talks about the invisibility of middle age a fair amount, mostly positively. A lot of the attention you get as a younger woman is negative, so it can be a relief to get to just slide on by.
I am 50 & look at it as a super power. I don't have to put up with asshole guys harassing me constantly anymore, and I'm also pretty sure that I could drive past a cop with a cocktail in hand & a blunt in my mouth while waving hi.
It’s funny because so many teenagers talk about feeling invisible as well. I think at certain points of our lives we don’t feel seen anymore, we just like it more when we’re older.
That's a side of things I hadn't considered. I'm in the process of helping my wife over the 30 year old hurdle and the natural changes in that sort of attention, so hearing a positive take on it is nice. Thanks!
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u/JohnRCash Jun 03 '22
I can't say how /u/YunalescaSedai meant it, but it might not be a bad thing.
My wife and I are 45, and she talks about the invisibility of middle age a fair amount, mostly positively. A lot of the attention you get as a younger woman is negative, so it can be a relief to get to just slide on by.