I would happily listen @Velveteen Bunny! I'm probably thinking the same things anyway! My mum passed away from just old age but she died in a care home and that has given me a horror or ending up in one.
Is anyone worried about aging?
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Same here!!!
Facelift has been on my agenda for awhile. I had great skin until about 3 or 4 years ago after I entered into my 60's and I look my age now which I never did. I have to get to the point of feeling ok with the incision scars that wouldl be created. I had a lot of hair, thick and long until I also started with hair loss about 4 years ago and I don't want scars to be visible. But it sure would be nice to have it done.
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In the (distant) past, I used to worry about appearance. I wished I'd been graced with natural good looks so I didn't have to worry about it. The good news is that I don't have to worry about it anymore, though not because I gained natural good looks! Rather the opposite, thanks to age. So I suppose that's both good and bad news 
I was looking up a couple of guys on Youtube who perform facelifts and it's surprising how well those scars can be hidden. I have short hair and even so that wouldn't bother me. They do an incision all along the and around the ear but at the front, where that sort of hard notch is, they stitch inside and behind it so there is no scar line alongside your face. Anyway, I think if I got it done I wouldn't care if anyone knew. I envy women who can afford it and are brave enough. If it's subtle they look absolutely fantastic. I don't get why so many waste their money on fillers and things like thread lifts when a full face lift can be so natural and it buys you at least 10 years. In fact I see it as an investment in the rest of your life. Oh, can you tell, I really really want to have it done?! The only thing I would worry about is that Helen Mirren look where the skin is pulled up and creates extra pulling and creasing beside the eyes but a good facelift shouldn't show that.
Did you know that there is a whole business in South Korea where foreigners can book in a list of clinics and be picked up at the airport, get the facelift and all the aftercare too?!
The only thing I would worry about is that Helen Mirren look where the skin is pulled up and creates extra pulling and creasing beside the eyes but a good facelift shouldn't show that.Did you know that there is a whole business in South Korea where foreigners can book in a list of clinics and be picked up at the airport, get the facelift and all the aftercare too?!
My late auntie had to have quite a few operations on and around her eyes and she felt that a facelift might help with the damage they left. So she took herself off to a very expensive surgeon for a consultation. He agreed that it would help but at the end of the appointment he said "I've got to say, why would you want a facelift when your nose is so awful?" 😂
Clever businessman, she had both.
Clever businessman, she had both.
in a good marriage a spouse should not be held back. i admit when i first got married i told my wife i wouldn't let her work because her place was in the home, yes i was a male chauvinist pig lol. of course shortly after marriage i gave in and i was wrong and the extra income helped. i think in any marriage both spouses grow and work together on their journey. some sacrifices have to be made but only things both parties can agree with. if once you reach your twilight years and you are both happy then the journey was a good worthwhile one.
mike
mike
it's mostly women that have these elective surgeries like facelifts, tummy tucks etc. but men are starting to do it more also. if i had someone tell me that they would pay for lipo a facelit etc. so my body would look better i would say no. i earned every wrinkle, and gray hair, and fat ass etc. these are my battle scars. everyone said i was very handsome when i was young and i had no trouble getting good looking women. but after years of marriage and raising children not to mention age, a good woman would scream in horror if they saw me now lol. my wife is the same. she hardly ever wore make up and wouldn't want any body modifications. but i am a little jealous because she has almost all of her black hair and looks like she's in her late 40s not 60s. i guess i just don't get plastic surgery and stuff.
mike
mike
I admit to having fillers along my cheeks and chin. I was very conservative and no one could probably tell the difference, but it made feel better. I think everyone should handle their life and body the way they see fit. I do think you can definitely go overboard, but most qualified cosmetic professionals really just want to give a little push, and not make you look like a Kardashian! That's my experience anyway.
Also, you know Bea Arthur was very open about her surgery around her eyes. They even wrote it into the Golden Girls. Lots of people get things done and it's fine. If it gives you a boost, I'm all for it.
Also, you know Bea Arthur was very open about her surgery around her eyes. They even wrote it into the Golden Girls. Lots of people get things done and it's fine. If it gives you a boost, I'm all for it.
I'm all for it too @A_J_R . Sorry I should have said I don't get why rich celebs get so much fake stuff done when they go look younger naturally, I'm not against fillers or Botox. In fact I do wonder if some fillers in my cheeks would help with the jowls so I might not desire the facelift so much. You can tell that some women on TV must have had fillers as their skin (especially the sides of the nose and mouth) looks amazing. I guess I don't understand why if it's possible to look good, why some of them look so bad.
That is the reason I don't like Helen Mirren because she lies about what she's had done as if she has aged naturally, has the nerve to advertise anti aging creams and in the end it perpetuates the myth that some women don't age and even that aging doesn't always happen. She makes out she's really edgy and outspoken but she is really dishonest. I'd like for it to be less taboo, more acceptable and for it not to be a big deal.
That is the reason I don't like Helen Mirren because she lies about what she's had done as if she has aged naturally, has the nerve to advertise anti aging creams and in the end it perpetuates the myth that some women don't age and even that aging doesn't always happen. She makes out she's really edgy and outspoken but she is really dishonest. I'd like for it to be less taboo, more acceptable and for it not to be a big deal.
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Unfortunately my husband is very financially controlling and it wants it all ways - he liked that I didn't work and that I supported his career. He never took time off for the children when they were sick and we as a family always upped sticks and moved where his jobs took him. But in arguments if it's about money he'll throw it in my face and says if I don't like it I should go out to work - like after all these years what would I do. Apart from the fact that living with him has given me chronic migraines and a lack of confidence. It's lovely what you and your wife have, she's a lucky lady!