…Who looks the oldest of them all?
While in the grocery store, I heard a woman tell her friend that, “It’s a proven fact that divorced women look older.” I had to laugh to myself for two opposing reasons. First, I wondered where and who proved that her statement was indeed a fact. Second, I wanted to say out loud, “Duh!” Hello!
Anytime a woman lives through the kind of pain, fear, financial strain and loneliness that come with divorce, she would have to age prematurely. Case in point, a friend of mine saw me after I had endured three years of the divorce process. Her comment wasn’t really unkind, just truthful. She said, “My God, you look horrible. You have aged 10 years since I last saw you.”
After I had a little pity party and then a good laugh, I looked in the mirror. She was right on the money. I did look older. Guess what? Here’s the good news. Now, people tell me that I look so much better and even a bit younger since the whole divorce process is over. I think it is because the happiness that I feel radiates from the inside to the outside! True happiness may even serve as a natural substitute for a face lift!
