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Life rocks at 40!
4 Jan 2009, 0000 hrs IST,
PALLAVI TYAGI
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Everyone
out there, who is about to (or has already) turn the big FORTY, stop dreading
it, for 40 is when life really begins! And if this postulate is not enough to
pull you out of the basin, here’s a study that proves it too. According to
a US based survey, the generation of females reaching their late 40s is
revelling in a new-found youth.
The findings surely challenge
the preconceived notions of society towards women in their 40s and 50s. These
so-called ‘Gen H’ (Generation Happy) females seem to be independent,
experimental and comfortable in their own skin. We explore...
Age is just
a number
“I think Indian
women have managed to unshackle the stereotype. Apart from the career front,
more and more women are now asserting their right to live life on their terms.
Their lifestyle is reflecting a trend where they are spending on themselves,
travelling, and not just saving up for their families. I absolutely agree with
this change....subtle as it may be in the middle class as yet,” says Mini
Mathur, TV personality, when probed about the kind of life forty plus women look
forward to.
“I love
seeing women in their 40s and 50s living it up. Finally they are giving
themselves the attention they have always deserved. A woman’s life is
tough, and largely unappreciated. It’s only in their 40s that they realise
that they need to and CAN strike out and focus on themselves,” she
adds.
Agrees actress Puja Bedi,
“Universally, it has been seen that women don't stop "living life" just
because they get married, have kids, or grow older. It's been an Indian thing.
However, in just one lifetime, with the economy opening up, women liberation
kicking in, we can see the average Indian woman enjoy her financial freedom, be
in control of her life and pursue pleasure. The well-heeled, svelte 40-year-old
today is a far cry from the image most women had just a decade ago at the same
age.”
Aasha Singhal,
marketing head of a famous beverage firm, feels the same, “I myself just
hit the milestone (fifty) earlier this year but I must say that just like a
bottle of fine wine, I'm only getting better with age. As far as I'm concerned,
I am taking fifty as a stand from where life really begins! Besides I have
company...Madonna, Sharon Stone, Rekha...Can you ever imagine these sexy women
retiring? The truth is - you're only as old as you
feel.”
Reasons
to
celebrate!
Also
Read:
Alpha
females are here
It's a
happy world!
Plan 'Me
Time' to pep up your life
Caught
in the rut? Snap out of it!
O-zone:
The new sexy!
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