Over 50? Here's what you're not allowed to do.

I’ve read enough!
I really don’t mind what people do in the privacy of their own home, contained in their own room, remain quiet while doing it, and don’t inform me afterward.
It’s a bit like closing the toilet door. One should consider the possible crowd gathering act as a deterrent, not a side show.
Even the thought of two individuals, or possibly more, grunting and groaning in a lather of sweat and baby oil on black silk sheets in the next room or even in the same neighbourhood or country puts me off my dinner. Add the wrinkles and arthritis of a group of geriatrics and I’m booking a flight to Mars.
I have a policy for exposing flesh outdoors. Don’t. Rolls of it more so. I know some people are into that sort of thing but I’m sure DSM 5 has a syndrome for it.
And doing anything to spite another is suspiciously like revenge or idiocy or both.
My mother had a rule. Before leaving the house, look in the mirror. She had placed a full length one on the back of the front door. Ask yourself: Would my mother approve? Knowing much mother you’d go back and change just to be sure

I know somebody who never ever wore knickers

Except for prostitutes in 16th century Venice knickers were not generally worn until the 19th century and then only by posh people!

"Old enough to know better - too old to care!"

He sounds like a pain in the eyeballs! Amid him at all costs and enjoy!

It seems that Helena is 54 today . Happy birthday to her 🍾

Are you sure it wasn't Rees-Mogg?

Do whatever you want, wearing whatever you like and going wherever you please and definitely follow the poem “When I am old I shall wear purple…..”

Merry Christmas one & all xx

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Absolutely! Merry Christmas Gransnetters!

It is all a matter of perspective.

From the vantage point of 71, all you lassies in your 50s are young things, but regrettably a 37 year old reporter is too old to have his bottom smacked for disrespect!

Let's all just go on doing whatever we like!

Happy Christmas!

“Well he's a twerp isn't he. Hopefully we are all doing what we want to do my now---I'll just unlace my bustier and settle down for some sex in the afternoon with the light on and the blinds open.“. My husband gets really upset when I do that but it keeps my neighbours husband happy.

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Dress how you like, it actually doesn’t bother me how others dress, have confidence in yourself and stop worrying about how you look, some do plaster themselves in thick make up and way out fashion it doesn’t make them a bad person, in fact a lot that do dress slightly differently are very often comfortable in their own skin, and have fun personalities they don’t give a dam

Life is for living!
And less of it stretches ahead of us than it did twenty years ago.
SO GO FOR IT!
As long as it doesn't hurt anyone, or is illegal, do it!
Dress as you want, visible or not.
Age can be a number, not a mindset.
Only ill health or disability can prevent us doing all the things that we desire.

The journalist in point will find, as we all did , that the list of things he finds ‘inappropriate in older people ‘ will shrink in adverse proportion to his age! ?

I have to admit that I do not care nearly as much as I used to about getting it right. However, I do like to see people dress with sense for their age. There is nothing sadder than an older woman with hairstyles or clothes that are meant for women decades younger. Back in the early eighties, I was at a clothing store and stopped at a makeup and perfume counter. In front of me was a woman dressed in white calf high leather boots a white leather jockey hat and a white leather belted short coat. She had long platinum hair pouring down from the cap. These were styles from 20 years previous. When the woman had completed her purchase and turned around, I saw that she was probably in her '70s or '80s. She was quite wrinkled and wore a plaster cast of makeup on her face. I didn't think "Oh, isn't that gal having fun!". I thought, "Poor soul, she looks dreadful, and no one will help her!". I've always thought that wearing clothing, hairstyles, makeup drastically younger than your years only ages a woman.

It was a woman (Alexandra Shulman) who criticised Helena Christiansen, not the male author of the article. He thought she looked good.

I think he has a point about Helena Christiansen!

My ex- SiL turned up at a family BBQ once in tight white jeans and a black bustier (not lace) - she looked like she should be going clubbing and spent the whole afternoon hitching the top up (she's quite well endowed!) and behaving badly. She got drunk, upset one of my other sister in law's nieces and then threw up in the kitchen sink!!!!

As for the other points, he can go whistle

I am old, and I got there disgracefully!!

@NanO, that sound fabulous. Something I’d love to do. Inspired by Dervla Murphy.

I am still of the view that 50 is middle aged. I don’t believe the third age starts till around 80 plus.

I shall do as I like

He obviously thinks he is so young but we know he will be 50 before he knows it!

Was in Skye and went swimming in sea before breakfast this morning and am now about to spend a week cycling on another island in Scotland.. I'm 66....

I wear what I like.
Always modest.
Never short skirts. Seldom trousers.
Jewellery worn. (Why keep it for best)
Occasionally my hair is in bunches, sometimes curled and always roots done. Sometimes it’s hair up, sometimes down.
Always waterproof mascara.
Always make up. Less eye shadow these days.
Never low cut tops.
Nails done.
Low heals now (sadly) shoes personally customise.
Various decent handbags used - always a good bag.
Clothes colour co ordinated.
Tights - various denier and colours.
Hats I love them! Always a smile as appropriate.
Like is hard enough without being clothes. restricted.

I'm pretty sure that article was written seriously tongue-in-cheek, not meant to be taken seriously...