46 year old roastie frustrated that she’s now invisible

[Tusseleif]

By Carolyn (u/carolynurddhu14)

"Getting older feels weird. One day you’re seen, next day you’re just ignored

So I’m 46 and I swear aging is like being slowly ghosted by the world. Not old enough to get the “sweet elder” treatment but not young enough to get noticed anymore. It’s like I’m in this weird limbo too old for TikTok energy, too young for AARP mailers (but I still get them, lol).

I still feel sharp, I take care of myself, I’ve got a good job in tech, but lately I’ve noticed people treat me… different. Like I walk into a store and suddenly I’m everyone’s mom. Or worse — invisible. At work, I’m surrounded by 20-somethings who seem to live on Celsius and vibes, and when I try to contribute in meetings, it’s like I’m background noise. Promotions? Nah, those are for the “promising young professionals.” Meanwhile, I’m over here training them.

Even socially it feels weird. Dudes who used to be flirty now act like I’m their aunt. Younger women look right through me. It’s not even about wanting attention, I just want to be seen. Like, hello, I still exist.

Also… anyone else feel like doctors don’t even look you in the eye anymore? I get five minutes of half-listening, a printout, and a “follow up in six months.” Cool, thanks I guess?

I know aging is a privilege and all that, and I’m grateful to still be here, but man… it gets lonely in this middle stretch. Like, no one really talks about how jarring it is when society subtly starts acting like you don’t matter as much. You don’t feel different inside, but suddenly everyone around you acts like you’ve expired"

This roastie got a bit of a humbling and a taste of the average male experience. Shes now in her own words: "OR WORSE— INVISIBLE"

 

[SilverStCloud]

Attention is the most valuable thing you could give to a woman as proven by this post, thus the less you care the better you do since she will feel like she needs to prove herself to you.

 

[FastBananaCEO]

granny discovers 0.0001% pain of the average sub8 male

 

[matiashenao]

ill go for the granny

 

[OldRooster]

My favorite part about that Reddit thread is that the majority of the replies are from people in their 50s and 60s, no doubt she was hoping to get affirmative support from her peer group, it has gotta hurt that most of the replies are people much older than her.

Maybe some day soon she will come to realize that she was not as smart as she thought she was in her 20s and 30s, she was just the beneficiary of a societal bias that praises and promotes young women.

 

[fff8e7]

Wow the world is so cruel.... she's not the center of attention anymore...

 

[mrdouchebag]

Imagine being a 46 year old woman with a barren womb and rapidly deteriorating physical appearance.
The bitch can probably still find some fairly attractive guy half her age to pork her as long as she is willing, takes some initiative and doesn't require him to put any effort in courting her(which is piss easy these days with social media and dating apps, she doesn't even need to leave the house).
This middle aged geriatric slob has a much much better sex life than the vast majority of men half her age and she still complains.
Fuck these fucking hoes. All the do is bitch and whine, even if they are winning.
The average 46 year old man would trade his left ball, his left eye, his left arm, his left leg, half his negligible net worth, half his IQ and half of his remaining lifespan in order to be in the same position.

Sure, any decent man wouldn't bother being in a relationship with her, let alone an actual Chad, but she still has a better sex life than the average guy.

 

[BigJimsWornOutTires]

Imagine being a 46 year old woman with a barren womb and rapidly deteriorating physical appearance.
The bitch can probably still find some fairly attractive guy half her age to pork her as long as she is willing, takes some initiative and doesn't require him to put any effort in courting her(which is piss easy these days with social media and dating apps, she doesn't even need to leave the house).
This middle aged geriatric slob has a much much better sex life than the vast majority of men half her age and she still complains.
Fuck these fucking hoes. All the do is bitch and whine, even if they are winning.
The average 46 year old man would trade his left ball, his left eye, his left arm, his left leg, half his negligible net worth, half his IQ and half of his remaining lifespan in order to be in the same position.

Sure, any decent man wouldn't bother being in a relationship with her, let alone an actual Chad, but she still has a better sex life than the average guy.

This is her:

 

[Oatriced]

By Carolyn (u/carolynurddhu14)

"Getting older feels weird. One day you’re seen, next day you’re just ignored

So I’m 46 and I swear aging is like being slowly ghosted by the world. Not old enough to get the “sweet elder” treatment but not young enough to get noticed anymore. It’s like I’m in this weird limbo too old for TikTok energy, too young for AARP mailers (but I still get them, lol).

I still feel sharp, I take care of myself, I’ve got a good job in tech, but lately I’ve noticed people treat me… different. Like I walk into a store and suddenly I’m everyone’s mom. Or worse — invisible. At work, I’m surrounded by 20-somethings who seem to live on Celsius and vibes, and when I try to contribute in meetings, it’s like I’m background noise. Promotions? Nah, those are for the “promising young professionals.” Meanwhile, I’m over here training them.

Even socially it feels weird. Dudes who used to be flirty now act like I’m their aunt. Younger women look right through me. It’s not even about wanting attention, I just want to be seen. Like, hello, I still exist.

Also… anyone else feel like doctors don’t even look you in the eye anymore? I get five minutes of half-listening, a printout, and a “follow up in six months.” Cool, thanks I guess?

I know aging is a privilege and all that, and I’m grateful to still be here, but man… it gets lonely in this middle stretch. Like, no one really talks about how jarring it is when society subtly starts acting like you don’t matter as much. You don’t feel different inside, but suddenly everyone around you acts like you’ve expired"

This roastie got a bit of a humbling and a taste of the average male experience. Shes now in her own words: "OR WORSE— INVISIBLE"

Brutal experience - hopefully I will never experience this.
If young take steroids, have good body, get experience and better die 25 - then die as an old loner.