# For Women: You know you're getting old when... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 10, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081 "2012-08-10T14:37:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/21 "2012-08-11T18:11:06Z")
My dad was in the military, and I take advantage of some of the services (e.g. insurance through USAA) that cater to military families. Over the past 10-15 years I’ve seen a shift in the assumptions people make when faced with my insurance info, etc. They used to correctly assume that I was a dependent, then they started assuming I was in the service myself, and now they assume I’m a _former_ servicewoman. I’m not sure if that last one is based solely on my age or if it’s also because I’m not in very good shape anymore, but either way it’s depressing. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/22 "2012-08-11T18:19:20Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > Your rear and your breasts are almost the same height. Not true. My rear and my breasts sag at about the same speed. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/23 "2012-08-11T20:18:57Z")
…when the rose you had tattooed on your breast is now long stemmed. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/24 "2012-08-11T20:24:58Z")
When “older men” are no longer in their 40s and 50s- now they’re in their 60s and 70s. And you are no longer into “older men”. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/25 "2012-08-11T20:26:43Z")
When you remember when it was considered in poor taste to go around with your bra straps showing. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/26 "2012-08-11T21:06:54Z")
You realize that wearing pantyhose marks you as a dinosaur. UTI’s used to be the result of too much honeymoon activity or tight jeans; now they just come on for no reason at all. ---
**Author:** ![wonder9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c57346/32.png) [@wonder9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder9)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/27 "2012-08-11T23:40:02Z")
People front load a compliment with the words “You’ve still got…”. As in, “You’ve still got great legs” or “You’ve still got great hair”. Cause the rest of you…is not great. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/28 "2012-08-12T03:21:56Z")
When you were young, you’d laugh to see your grandma, in her recliner in front of the TV, dozing off late in the afternoon. Now, you only wish your recliner was as comfy as grandma’s. You go shoe shopping and notice that Dr. Scholl’s actually has some not unattractive footwear! Elastic waist on pants? Whyever did you think it was a bad thing??? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_Hey_Paula)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/29 "2012-08-12T03:26:00Z")
You’re watching several episodes of a TV show with your visiting 20 year old stepdaughter. The episodes feature a particularly attractive actor in his late 20’s. Stepdaughter’s reaction: “He’s hot…I’d hit that.” Your reaction: “Aww, he’s adorable!” ---
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/30 "2012-08-12T03:29:29Z")
I can’t believe the old lady arm wings haven’t been mentioned yet! ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/31 "2012-08-12T05:22:41Z")
We do not speak of the batwings! ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/32 "2012-08-12T06:34:34Z")
When you have to find a store on vacation and buy tweezers, because going a week without them just won’t _do_. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/33 "2012-08-12T07:15:36Z")
It was when I watched Lynch’s version of Dune. I thought that the actor who played Paul was cute, but the one who played Leto was more attractive to me. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/34 "2012-08-12T07:22:58Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > Your rear and your breasts are almost the same height. I kid you not, I once had a person in my care whom we had to untuck her breasts from the high waisted adult briefs we put on her. She had a significant crying problem… like cried for hours on end, sometimes went days without stopping. Personally I would cry too if my nipples fell into my diaper. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/35 "2012-08-12T11:41:46Z")
Whoa, Mona, quite the buzzkill there! And we were all just flipping about batwings! ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/36 "2012-08-12T13:46:00Z")
> [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](#): > > You’re watching several episodes of a TV show with your visiting 20 year old stepdaughter. The episodes feature a particularly attractive actor in his late 20’s. Stepdaughter’s reaction: “He’s hot…I’d hit that.” Your reaction: “Aww, he’s adorable!” And its corollary. You introduce a teenage girl to the awesomeness of Doctor Who and when you ask, ''Isn’t David Tennant dreamy?" the girl replies, ''No way. He’s old!" [David Tennant.](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855039/) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/37 "2012-08-12T16:55:14Z")
Just for the heck of it, you check out a dating website for photos of men in your age group who might be a likely match for you. :eek: (Not that they would be interested in someone as old as YOU.) ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/38 "2012-08-12T17:33:21Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > And its corollary. You introduce a teenage girl to the awesomeness of Doctor Who and when you ask, ''Isn’t David Tennant dreamy?" the girl replies, ''No way. He’s old!" > > [David Tennant.](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855039/) Ooh, that reminds me. I was at the hairdresser’s a couple of weeks ago, and asked if she had caught the series _Sherlock_. She hadn’t, so I called up an image of Benedict Cumberbatch on my iPhone, thinking she might think he was hot too. She looked and said, “Oh, yeah, I know about him - my mom thinks he’s good-looking.” Hairdresser is about 35. She then called up an image of who she and the other hairdressers were aching for at the moment: Tatum somebody-or-other. She showed me the image and I thought he looked like a greasy thugpunk. Sigh. And here I thought Cumberbatch was the young woman’s heartthrob of the moment. Apparently he only appeals to us crones. ---
**Author:** ![jeepus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeepus/32/3593_2.png) [@jeepus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeepus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/39 "2012-08-12T17:52:53Z")
Your new doctor’s assistant asks if you are on any medication, and when you say “No,” she’s impressed and compliments you on not having to take any daily pills. Yet. ---
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081/40 "2012-08-12T18:25:26Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > We do not speak of the batwings! Well I am glad to know ‘batwings’ is common vernacular. I didn’t use that term because I thought I was the only one that referred to them as such. Lately I’ve been speaking of the batwings a lot. ☹ [stands in front of mirror, holds up arm, shakes it. _jiggle_flap_flap_jiggle\*] :mad: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081.md?page=3)