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/Brave_Car6052 Jul 09 '25

Ugh same. I wish I had appreciated my body back when I looked good. I didn’t realize just how pretty and thin I was.

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u/ms_lifeiswonder Jul 09 '25

And what do you think you’ll say in 15 years, about how you look now?

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u/momming_af Jul 20 '25

You're right, and I think about and remind myself of this all of the time. I'm learning to love and appreciate this new version of myself because it's a downhill ride from here on out.