Cannot encourage these ridiculous ageist and sexist stereotypes | emails |

I am 68 and discovered the blatant ageism and sexism within post (
My husband left me personally – for a mature girl
, Family, 25 November) significantly offensive.

The “older lady” (not yet 60) is – God forbid – “however reaching for the henna locks dye despite the woman advancing years”. She is “old enough to be my daughter’s grandmother … just how insulting, proper? And what an outrage! … The embarrassment should-be devastating.” However, the ex is not together with her considering just who she is or because the guy really locates the girl appealing, but because her get older means they can be “free of responsibility or limits … It is not as if the guy met the love of his life along with to be true to himself. She was actually simply an escape route”.

As for the more mature woman: “She need thought it absolutely was her lucky day whenever a good-looking, older women looking younger man revealed an interest. Possibly she believed she ended up being destined for a life alone, or even to end up being stuck with guys of her own generation – with prostate dilemmas and a cosy set of slippers.” This might be these a ridiculous and inaccurate label it could be laughable when it just weren’t so insulting. The author of this post needs to increase the woman limits and her brain.

How old is this poor lady, in any event? “a lot more than years over the age of me”. Additional means round, that get older gap might be unremarkable. Same old tiresome double standard. Shame for you, Guardian, for publishing it.


Sarah Reisz



Talybont, Ceredigion

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