I agree with you. Its too bad that some men are so quick to label a woman without really getting to know her. I am strong too but I certainly am not insensitive or uncompromising. Really, where do men get these silly ideas from?

day time soap operas , I think

Nah. I loves my cougars! Well, some do, but not as a rule.

Well, that does it. The next guy I date won't be allowed to watch soap operas.

Defining femininity is like trying to hit a moving target. It seems different in differing cultures and changes with the times.

All I meant to say is that to me, femininity in the classic sense is attractive. It offers something in quality that I don't possess.

To me it implies warmth, caring, and is spiritually nurturing in nature.

Do some women seem to lose some of these qualities as they age ?

I'd submit that it's been my experience that they do...

So because a woman is strong; then do men lose their masculinity with age? Enquiring minds want to know.

I'm sure a lot of men lose (if they ever had it) their masculinity at any age for any number of reasons.

I hear there's workshops for men where they practice crying, primal screaming, and embroidery. To each their own, I guess.

Rest assured, I won't be attending them.

Women do not lose their feminity with age. The thing is as we age, we gain maturity, strength, self-confidence, reassurance in ourselves, while a man can stay the same pretty much all his adult life. I guess it sometimes scares men because they are so used being the "alpha male" so they start seeing us the way they see men; Like competition or as a threat... They are afraid they might lose their alpha male status.

I say, in a relationship we all have to make sacrifices. So yes, we might have gained a lot throughout the years, but I think we should still let the man know that HE is the alpha male (even if it is not what it is in reality). We just have to remember that some men have HUGE egos so we have to stimulate their egos :p
Kind of the same way we have some needs that we always want our men to meet :P

AMEN sistah!

absolute nonsense - if u just wanna chase young poon go right ahead but don't insult entire generations of women in order to justify it - we don't care we want you to be happy

Yeah I have to agree with a lot of what you have to say. I met this guy and he wanted very badly to change my bicycle tire so I let him as it made him feel like a man and needed. So we have to humour these guys to boost their egos. Not sure if this is sad or just damn funny.

Damn; you are on fire. You go girl!!!!

What specifically is "nonsense" about my statement? Where do you get that I'm insulting "entire generations", or that my objective is to chase anyone ?

Your assumptions are absurd.

I'm just speaking frankly and honestly, for myself.

Even if guys did that; I wouldn't judge them as being less masculine as its all about accepting a person for who they are. I met a man serving in the military that could knit but he was all man. He is not less of a man because he knits. Guess it helps that I am enlightened.

I just took the feminine test and scored 71%. Here are the comments. You are in touch with your feminine side.
Sensitive, intuitive, and caring are all words that describe you.
You tend to go with how you feel. You trust your intuition.
And you're just masculine enough to relate to both men and women.

Here is the link. http://www.blogthings.com/areyoumasculineorfemininequiz/

im 22 years old and i slept with a 43 year old and it was the best sex ive ever had
so the answer to your question is no lol

Well thanks everyone, I didn't feel less feminine, just wondered what the general opinion was.

not on fire as allergic to generalizations and it kinda bothers me when men act like they know more about us than WE do

Do Women Lose there Femininity on the bedpost over night ??

I respectfully think you opinion is absurd and dont feel I made an assumption. I was jokng as is clear in the use of an emoticon that is laughing about the comment on younger ladies. Apologies if you did not understand that. That is what those emoticons indicate in a communication where facial expression and tone of voice are not possible.

I think your over reaction to my statement shows that I have struck a nerve because it may be difficult to accept that I have a valid point regarding disassociating a woman's strength/toughness from her femininity.

- but yes ur statements were a generalization about women who are older, and insulting bordering very close to gender bashing if not outright gender bashing. I for one do not appreciate them. Not only am I not less nurturing and feminine as I have aged, I become even more so.

Perhaps I misunderstood you, but I don't think so, and I dont feel like rereading the thread. Again I remain of the opinion that it is misinformed to view the strength women CAN develop with age as something as not feminine when in fact the two are unrelated. As in the examples of very feminine but also very strong or "tough" older women that I already cited. I used public figures to illustrate the point but doubtless there are many of us Older tough women who are quite feminine.

W/e dude - doesnt really matter what u think I don't care that we don't agree. But I can't imagine generalizing that younger men or older men are this or that - seems silly. Good luck to you with whatever it is you seek