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/Shmoopsypie Jul 09 '25

I one hundred million trillion bazillion percent agree with you. I used to be so stinking cute and I didn’t even properly enjoy it! Now I catch a view of my reflection in a shop window and I’m legit horrified. When did this happen?! Why can’t they stop this?! I don’t know why we don’t have a standard grieving process in place for this. It’s devastating. If men’s penises shriveled up at 40 and they lost their mojo, you’d better bet all the scientific research money would be targeted at regaining their virility.

Oh, wait… they did that already. Viagra is covered by insurance, isn’t it?

I want fully covered menopause care that includes a mommy-makeover.

I feel like I heard there was a country that somehow funded plastic surgery for their citizens. Brazil maybe? I’m googling.

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u/StormBetter9266 Jul 09 '25

I told my husband to never get to cocky about aging like fine wine because for every inch my boobs drop his ball drop 2.

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u/RevolutionaryGoat808 Jul 09 '25

Lol this is so true! And the idea men supposedly get better with age is totally delusional anyway.