Once in their fifties, now in their fifties: Long live middle age!

Until just a couple of decades ago, women 50 years old were seen as sweet grandmothers. At that middle age they were supposed to be preparing their imminent retirement from working life and that his emotional life, whatever it was, was already a resolved and defined issue.

One of the most notable cultural changes in recent years It is precisely that of roles according to age. And this has been reflected especially in women. Before, for example, it was not uncommon for 18-year-old girls to be already married. Today, however, most women of that age do not have short-term plans for marriage.

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether he is twenty or eighty years old. He who continues learning remains young.”

-Henry Ford-

The same has happened with middle-aged women. 50 is no longer the age to “go out of circulation”. On the contrary, what is observed is that many women take advantage of this decade of their lives to make productive balances and encourage themselves to live new experiences that had been left out, mainly due to lack of time.

It is known, for example, that the number of 50-year-old women getting divorced is increasing. The number of women who start a company or a private business at that age is also high. As is clear, far from feeling that everything is over, many women in this decade aim for a new beginning.

Women in middle age

Middle age is a time of great change. in every sense. The biological clock indicates that the fertile cycle has ended. Your skin isn’t as smooth as it used to be and you find that your smile lines stay there, even when you’re serious. You can no longer eat a slice of pizza in the middle of the night, if you don’t want to wake up from hell.

Physical changes bring with them stages of profound instability. Women at this age have to get used to living in a new body and it’s not always easy. They also have to accept that the standards with which they evaluate their attractiveness must be different. Some never accept it and continue trying to revive in themselves the 20-year-old girl they were.

50 years old is also an age of balance. Significant experience and maturity have been acquired. At the same time, there is still great vitality. Life makes small announcements that indicate that the eclipse is approaching. Therefore, for many women it is time to make important decisions that had previously been postponed.

The perspective on love and couples now is very different. She loves herself with greater serenity. Fifty-somethings today feel more capable of letting go and leaving. That’s why their relationships are freer and healthier.. There is more realism and expectations regarding love take on more precise dimensions.

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The work role in a wonderful age

Some had children and had to divide their time between a job and raising the children. Many felt they did both things half-heartedly. Even so, to At this age, the most common thing is that the parenting task has already been completed.. Children are now seen as independent people, who do not need maternal guardianship to continue living.

The majority of women over 50 are working, or fulfill some work role. With the end of parenting, it often happens that they turn their eyes to that work that may have been experienced as a hindrance in other times, but that now becomes a fundamental factor. It is common for new motivations or objectives to be discovered. Many at this age decide to go to college or enroll in courses on topics that interest them.

The 50s are a great decade to face new work challenges. Work experience can be considerable and many feel it is time to move on to the next stage. They may start their own business, or reorient their professional life. It’s a great time to do it.

Some learn to live differently, with higher quality. It is a favorable time for it. Others succumb to a useless nostalgia for the years that are gone and will not return. They may get a little depressed. But all fifty-somethings, surely, have the necessary tools to put things in order and enjoy a middle age in which everything can be better.