Men of DU!!!! What's the worst thing about getting older?

[khashka]

I'll give my viewpoint after you share your opinions.


Khash.

[GOPisEvil]

1. Two words: ear hair.

x(

[mwdem]

6. It's not that bad, in my book,

but I always make sure my SO is "shaven" when he goes out in public.

[Deja Q]

16. Quite. You lose it up top and it comes out of one's sides...

Nose too.

I'll spend hours pluckin' the damn things out. :mad:

[trof]

2. Energy and stamina depletion.

My grandpaw said "Once you hit 60, you aren't SUPPOSED to feel good every day."
He was right.

[A HERETIC I AM]

3. I keep getting stronger.

When i was ten and i got an erection, i couldnt bend it at all.

When i was 15 i still couldnt bend it
When i was 20 i could bend it juuuust a little bit
When i was 30 i could bend it a bit more
When i was 40 i could bend it to about 25 degrees
now that i am 45 i can bend my erection almost to 45 degrees.

My question is...just how strong am i going to get?

[GalleryGod]

4. Nearly Every Old Sports Injury RETURNS to say, "Hi there!"

:argh: arthritis

[Redneck Socialist]

28. You nailed it.

I didn't use to hurt like this. :grr:

[Robb]

5. Running out of things I haven't tried yet.

And the ear hair thing. :D

[flvegan]

7. The sex. I keep getting better at it.

I can last much longer, I enjoy it more, I appreciate her more. I really enjoy pleasing her in whichever way I can.

Damn.

Gone are any shoot n snooze days.

[mainegreen]

15. Thats a bad thing?

:shrug:

[flvegan]

20. Sarcasm.

Were I selfish, I'd opt for the ole shoot 'n snooze.

Older, better, more in tune.

[eyepaddle]

32. Shoot 'n' Snooze!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Hotler]

8. Weak eyes!

Small print and stuff like reading the lines on a machinist micrometer. Reading a dimly lit menu.

[ForrestGump]

9. That I'm old enough to be the father of "Playboy" centerfolds

Not that I've even seen inside one of those magazines in a long time, but pretty much all of the models in such publications, as well as a fair few of the bodacious actresses about, are of an age such that (biologically) I could have fathered them. Weird. Seems like not so long ago that they were all older than me.

Of course, they seem to be selecting from younger and younger stock all the time, just like "women's" gymnastics and so on, but it is kind of weird (and occasionally dispiriting) to really 'click' with a woman and know that she is 20 years younger then me. I used to have a general predliction toward older women but now I really don't care, because all the 30-somethings who were once older women to me are now younger than me (I mean, obviously not the same women, unless they've been traveling near the speed of light for a decade or so). Numbers may not matter that much, where it really counts, but I think I might have a bit of a hard time allowing myself to enter a relationship with a woman in her low- to mid-20s. Then again...it depends on the person.

Still, I'd hate to have to explain that Paul McCartney used to be with a band that was pretty famous. And before that, he was with the Beatles...

[DaveinMD]

10. nothing

life has gotten much better as I've gotten older. We are more financially secure and now have a wonderful daughter and kitty.

[Redstone]

11. Don't ask me; I don't get older.

Dunno why that is; it's not like I've ever taken care of myself or anything...but I gotta tell you, that guy in the painting ain't looking so hot these days.

Redstone

[Err]

12. The thinning and loss of hair.

I'm 23. I started losing my hair when I was around 19, and on top of that, it's always been thin. :(

[Gregorian]

13. Nothing.

I have money.
I'm still the same weight I was when I graduated from high school, 30 years ago.
I'm actually in better shape.
And I have the mind of a 16 year old. (Which is probably why I'm still single.)


OK, the teeth are going. But that's probably genetic.

[eeyore]

14. The Stoic Responsible Upstanding Father Figure Thing...

It seems that as men grow older, we aren't allowed to be as goofy or fun without people thinking ManChild.

I'm 37, have a great job, and am very ambitious. I'm also a very active musician and I like to play a video game from time to time. I have no kids, and my wife and I really aren't planning on it.

So, I really don't fit the mold of what society would like me to be as a "man".

I don't want to wear a grey flannel suit and goddamnit you can't make me!

[Omphaloskepsis]

17. Now I make strange sounds when I stand up...

Just this morning my roomie knocked on my door and asked if I could come out and talk. I said yes and got out of bed. I made a arrrgggghhhh sound as I got up. She said, "Don't come out if you don't want to." My reply was, "Don't worry, that is the sound I make when I have to stand up now."

20 years of skateboarding have completely destroyed my knees and ankles.

[UTUSN]

18. This Idiot (now FIRED) Doctor Said

I was 50 at the time. And these things happened, one after the other. And I said, "Doctor, I don't know what's happening, I never used to be sick at all."

And this sarcastic asshole said, "That's what FIFTY is LIKE!"

[0007]

19. Walking into a room and then forget why I went in there for until I walk

out of the room.

Writing down what I have to do, and then misplacing my road map.

I've heard some old timers shit their pants and forget what happened. I'm not there yet. Thank God!

[NNadir]

21. I only know the best thing about it. I didn't die young.

It's my twentieth wedding anniversary tonight. I'm glad I made it.

[seemunkee]

22. Hard to lose weight, easy to put it on

Metabolism changed at 42

[Gregorian]

23. Cynicism.

When I was 20, life was exciting. Now I know what to expect.

[qnr]

24. I'm nowhere near as patient and even-natured as I used to be n/t

[LSdemocrat]

25. General aches and pains

[haydukelives]

26. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

[evlbstrd]

27. Realizing my fly is open,

then mentally retracing my steps, wondering.

[LSK]

29. its harder to not gain weight

[swag]

30. I can't remember.

[DainBramaged]

31. Pain when you least expect it

and things that never hurt before hurt now