Women have ceased to complex and worry about aging
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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A new survey of sociologists showed that most of today's women are confident that they look younger than their years. Such conclusions were made by British sociologists, in addition, they found that some women believe that signs of aging will not affect them until at least 46 years.
This survey showed that for decades the opinion that women are constantly worried about their appearance and complex because of this is no longer relevant. The average British woman thinks that she looks about 5 years younger than her real age.
Sociologists interviewed two thousand women, among whom 75% believed that the secret of their youth lies in a beautiful slim figure, 10% are sure that they look 20 years younger than their current years, and every third participant did not worry at all because of natural age changes and was determined to meet with dignity old age.
Also, sociologists found that concern about the appearance of wrinkles on the face of 10% of women begins to show after 20 years, 40% - after 30 years. At 21, young women begin to use anti-aging cosmetics, which at this age is completely useless. But most women begin to notice the first signs of aging on their face only after 28 years.
But quite strong feelings about the appearance begin in a woman after 46 years, and every fifth woman believes that to really worry about aging you need not before 50-60 years.
According to the survey participants, the secret of beauty and youth lies in happy family relationships, good moisturizing cosmetics, fresh fruit and vegetables daily (at least five servings). And the appearance of wrinkles is strongly influenced by lifestyle, for example, about half of respondents believe that smoking, alcohol, and stress due to problems at work or in their personal lives, significantly speed up the age changes on the face.
In addition, international studies have shown that Frenchwomen and Italians occupy the first place in the preservation of youth, followed by Scandinavian women, and the list of Germans and Russians closes.
It is worth noting that recently, British experts have denied another fairly common opinion about women. It is generally believed that young girls are most attractive, but a large-scale sociological survey, in which over a thousand people of different ages and statuses took part, showed quite the opposite. As it turned out, most people believe that the peak of female beauty and charm falls on the period of over 30 years. It is at this age that a woman acquires self-confidence, she perceives herself as natural, as she is, and she is already able to effectively emphasize her dignity and hide her shortcomings. In addition, a woman after 30 is already quite self-sufficient. It is thanks to this set of qualities that women after 30 years are attracted to the opposite sex and win against the background of a naive and carefree youth.