Prompted by yet another thread having a pop at married women over the age of 40 posting selfies on social media (the shameless hussies). Every other day there's a thread saying something like "should I give up and die/accept spinsterhood because I'm 40".
Despite all the progress that has happened in women's lives in the past half century its still a truism that once you hit 40 you are a) invisible b) undateable c) unattractive and d) if you don't have children you have no purpose in life. I found my life improved exponentially when I hit 40 on every conceivable measure and I feel like I must be living in a parallel universe. I want to shake people and say: "stop hating yourself" when they post this stuff. Just stop falling for this load of misogynist rubbish you were sold and have some self-respect.
So just for starters life at 40+ is better because:
a) you care far less what people think about you and don't let it hold you back
b) you are far inclined to waste time trying to impress people who don't deserve you and are much more willing to cut your losses when they aren't up to scratch
c) you are more likely to have your shit together financially
d) you know what you like and while your identity may not be fixed you have a clear sense of what to spend your time and money on
Any more for any more?