Women over 40 in Life After 60

  • Jan. 24, 2020, 2 p.m.
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This is borrowed material. But it bears repeating…

Andy Rooney’s thoughts on women over forty, Do you agree with him?:

As I grow in age, I value women who are over forty most of all. Here are just a few reasons why: A woman over forty will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, “What are you thinking?” She doesn’t care what you think.

If a woman over forty doesn’t want to watch the game, she doesn’t sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do. And, it’s usually something more interesting.

A woman over forty knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past the age of forty give a hoot what you might think about her or what she’s doing.

Women over forty are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won’t hesitate to shoot you, if they think they can get away with it.

Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it’s like to be unappreciated.

A woman over forty has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best friend because she doesn’t trust the guy with other women. Women over forty couldn’t care less if you’re attracted to her friends because she knows her friends won’t betray her.

Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over forty. They always know.

A woman over forty looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true of younger women. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over forty is far sexier than her younger counterpart.

Older women are forthright and honest. They’ll tell you right off if you are a jerk, if you are acting like one! You don’t ever have to wonder where you stand with her.

Yes, we praise women over forty for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it’s not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed hot woman of forty-plus, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some twenty-two-year-old waitress.

Ladies, I apologize.

For all those men who say, “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free,” here’s an update for you. Now 80 percent of women are against marriage, why? Because women realize it’s not worth buying an entire pig, just to get a little sausage.


crystal butterfly January 24, 2020

Andy Rooney is pretty much right.

Douglas Kinney crystal butterfly ⋅ January 27, 2020

I couldn't find anything to disagree with him on, of course, being a male I don't understand women.

crystal butterfly Douglas Kinney ⋅ January 27, 2020

To be honest, most women don't understand women either.

Douglas Kinney crystal butterfly ⋅ January 28, 2020

You are the third woman to make that statement. And it makes me wonder why it is true. Men, we understand each other. We will knock you upside the head for saying something about our partner and still buy you a drink afterward.

woman in the moon January 24, 2020 (edited January 24, 2020)

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Makes me think of Ben Franklin's advice to young men to choose an older mistress.

Douglas Kinney woman in the moon ⋅ January 27, 2020

Ben had some good ideas. Of course, flying a kite in a thunderstorm, though one of his brighter moments, was not one of his smarter moments.

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