Being middle-aged is a very individual experience for all of us. It means something different to everyone. However, there are certain middle-aged clichés that really seem to hold true no matter who you are. These tired (but true) middle-age-ismsare the stuff of sitcoms, stand-up-comedy-magazine headlines and TV commercials. They might be annoying, but they’re all sadly accurate.
How many of them apply to you?
You’re tired. Remember all that energy you had in your 20s? Yeah, well no further elaboration needed. If you’re over age 45 and not frequently exhausted, please tell me your secrets. I’ll buy you coffee. Or wine.
You gain weight just looking at food. A decade ago, if I wanted to drop 10 pounds, I’d just stop eating donuts for a few days. These days weight loss involves near-starvation and exercising until I'm a few minutes from death.
Muffin Top. It just sucks. The end.
A Love affair with yoga pants. What’s not to love? Their comfy and versatile…although not always flattering.
Reading glasses. I confess: I have them and I wear them on a chain around my neck. Really, I do.
You get more set in your ways. When I was in my 20s, I swore I would not do this. Turns out I’m a jerk for thinking that because Holy shit y’all! I've morphed into someone who follows a set routine, likes things a certain way and has a medium-sized freak out when deviation occurs.
Physical deterioration WILL occur. You can slow it down by throwing all kinds of money at a dermatologist, a plastic surgeon and a person trainer but you can’t STOP aging. It’s just one of those ugly hard truths. At some point you have no choice but to accept your elderly-ness and know you tried your best.
You have less interest in sex. If you’re a menopausal woman, that is. Yuck. A thousand times yuck.
All the celebrities you have a secret crush on are younger than you. This isn’t a cliché as much as a personal observation. Holy crap, right?
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