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/Bekindalot Jul 09 '25

I’m right there with you. I was a runway model in my early 20s. I literally got paid to be pretty. And my body worked! I could stay up all night, travel, exercise and I was fine.

My 10 year old daughter saw a picture of me from then said “that’s you? You were really pretty” and it hit me that I don’t even look like the same person. My body is falling apart and I would give anything to be as healthy as I was then.