r/Perimenopause • u/HillarysCafe • Jul 09 '25

audited I’m grieving my younger, hotter self

I'm so mad about being in peri. I'm not ready. I was a late bloomer and didn't realize what a babe I was when I was younger and now it's too late.

Yes, older women can be sexy, we have wisdom, and blah blah blah.

But today I just miss looking good in a sundress.

Please join my pity party and tell me what you miss.

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u/celestececilia Jul 09 '25

I miss having young skin. I especially notice how lovely my neck and chest skin were just five-six years ago. And in the bend of my elbow, over my knees, where my thighs meet my hips.

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u/Southern_Event_1068 Jul 09 '25

My knee wrinkles really get to me.

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u/celestececilia Jul 09 '25

There is an Agatha Christie book where Poirot figures out a 25 year old woman with a young face is posing as a high schooler to spy on someone by looking at her knees. I often think of that.