Physical attraction as you age. Do men have it better?

Just look at Cher*













*pukes up intestines

alot of men let themselves go with beer and crisps in their 20s
and then @30-40 hit the gym and become handsome again
beause they've kids and want a good example..
i think it easier for men to age slowly..
if their lifestyle is good if its ****e they get hacked quick!

I'd say having seen a lot of women keep their looks into 40's and fifties The key is exercise and good diet. Some examples:

late forties in these photos: http://www.melissamerran.com/gallery_02.htm

differnt person late forties: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrXJxKCBVz4&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

TaraFoxglove wrote: »

He's revolting. Urgh!

Ah c'mon he's in his fifties now

AskMyChocolate wrote: »

Fortunately, I'm as ugly now as I ever was, so I have had the time to study this dispassionately.

But blokes don't seem to get any worse looking. In fact, in an awful lot of cases, I've seen ugly lads become "distinguished" looking.

Whereas, a girl tends to look her best in her early twenties.

Anybody else noticed this?

*Btw, I haven't become any more or less successful, so let's try to keep this OT people* :pac:

I wouldn't say I got better looking. Fatter, maybe. But just in general, marks of age tend to be more accepted among men than women. God forbid a woman go grey, for example. Also, women have more potential for obvious droop. Luckily my droop isn't obvious until cash has already changed hands.

eco2live wrote: »

Yep diet and exercise. It used to be the case that women aged worse then men but that is because they had a rake of kids and spent a lot of time at home.

Now that things are more even the following link is the results:

http://www.moviesnobs.net/40-hottest-women-over-40/2/

Men and women let themselves go. I think that after having a couple of kids when a women lets herself go a bit it is hard to get back to your best. Not their fault. Its just life. I am a man and I let myself go especially when the kids came along. I see loads of older women in the gym and they look better then men their age.

Wow theres some seriously hot women in that link......but theyre all very wealthy,wonder if they had any work done?(not knocking it btw,why not if it looks good?)



Guys have it ten times easier it has to be said,i look a lot better now at 30 than i did at 20,if a half decent looking guy looks after himself he can look good well into his 50s......even later for some


Women have the kiddies(though having said that i know plenty of women who have kids and they look better than most women who havent so im not sure if you can say having a baby = out of shape for life,sensitive topic i know but id be interested to know what some of you mothers think of it),sun damage(men have tougher skin and i know some girls who use baby oil for a better tan.......baby oil ffs!! theyre gonna regret that in the coming years)younger women tend to smoke more than men too thats another battering the skin takes,a big battering actually,i know loads of girls who smoke to keep the weight off even though they know its effecting their skin!! wtf? i think they just cant envisage themselves ever being 40 or 50 whatever,i dont get it)




So yeah,i would fall on the look after your inside and it will show on your outside side,speaking for myself and friends of mine i think things change for men about 25,i used to eat mountains of food up until then and didnt put on a pound(and believe me it wasnt the healthiest either)from 25 on though i felt different,could feel myself getting flabbier,i know lots of guys who felt the ol metabolism slowing down then,i eat super healthy now and get plenty of exercise and it shows



Both men and women here(generally)eat awful crap though,however,my friends younger brother and all his buddies are very health conscious,they nearly all workout too,its a huge improvement on the Irish male imo,they seem to be far more aware of their health than younger women....from what i see anyway



So there you go,eat well and exercise(and dont use bloody baby oil!) and you wont look like crap by the time your 30 regardless of gender,youll also have more energy,less health problems,much better moods.....i just wish i started healthy eating much sooner than i did(about 28 when i finally did)

pookie82 wrote: »

There's more than the hard fact of physical ageing at play here.

Society deems it unnattractive for a woman to go grey or wrinkly with time. For men, grey hair and lines tend to be perceived as "distinguished". It's another example of society being hard on women and what's expected of them.

Women tend to reach the end of their reproductive cycle in their forties, so it's quite natural for nature to determine that they lose any essential attractive qualities (in general) as they no longer need to attract a mate (obviously women can override this with conscious effort, but from nature's point of view, they're used goods).

Men can reproduce pretty much until they die, so it makes sense for them to be attractive to women even as they age.

I think we need to give women a break, like in all other areas of life. Look at Helen Mirren. She's grey, lined, and certainly not skinny, but I think she's one of the hottest women I know. It's about class and elegance and also accepting age gracefully and not plumping yourself up with fillers and face lifts.

Personally I think that I look better now (at 28) than I ever did at 21, but back then I was still skinny and a bit gawky with no sense of style or confidence.

I definitely believe that as we age, women in particular tend to get more comfortable with their looks, which is a great thing. I'm far happier with myself now as a 28 year old than i was as an 18 year old, despite now being a size 12 as opposed to a size 8 like i was then. I know how to maximise my assets and hide my flaws and have come to accept how I look and who I am.

So yes, in general, men DO age better than women, probably because there's a biological need for them to. But in this day and age it's perfectly attainable to fight the course of ageing (naturally) with diet and exercise. But social perception of what's attractive needs to alter also.

Edited to add pic of amazing Helen Mirren:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/07/16/article-1035510-01F6B66400000578-643_468x815.jpg

It isnt fair but your point on nature is bang on,i dont agree so much with blaming society though,i thought your point on nature cancelled that out,society is how it is regarding appearance because of nature,its directly related,sexual attractiveness(more or less)comes down to looking like a good mate to have children with,no matter how good looking a women is at 50-odd shell never be able to compete with a younger women....whereas men could of course



And good God is Helen Mirren the only woman on planet earth at her age who looks good??? shes the only one i ever see,its only a matter of time before her name comes up whenever this kind of discussion comes up......not having a go or anything,shes obviously a rare breed but there must be others

Ghost Buster wrote: »

think Helen Mirren, right down to sweet sixteen......sweet......:D

See!!