In this podcast episode, the host discusses the sensitive topic of love and age. He highlights various experiences and implications that come with being in a relationship with a significant age gap, including the possibility of needing a caregiver in your later years.
"Wiser Than Me" is a podcast that celebrates the wisdom of older women who are often dismissed by society. Hosted by a younger woman, the show seeks to learn from the life experience of women over 70, 80, or even 85 years old.
As people get older, they tend to become less jealous and insecure about their partner's past relationships, realizing that it's out of their control and that life is short.
The desire to have children in your 40s could emerge when you least expect it, even when you were convinced that you didn't want kids in your 20s or 30s. It is frustrating when people, even family members, attribute this change of heart to not being good enough for other things.
The speakers discuss how they felt like adults at a young age and their conviction towards their goals. They also mention the bond their mothers shared over the Howard boys and how their mothers eventually accepted their decisions as adults.
The emergence of menopause may have occurred after humans began to live past the age of 40, and it's possible that it was a mutation that worked in a small group and spread until it became a common occurrence.