I'm also afraid to log on to Facebook - and not for the reasons above. And why does it seem more superficially important to some now at 55 and for others not so much? Is it that some of us might be too consumed by the "youth and beauty" syndrome Bruni refers to for gay men? We prune, pump, and pedal to be young, but when we're not young anymore, does all the fuss matter? Why do we care so much? At the end of the day, who are we trying to impress? Some of us push harder to show we can still look great within a community fixated on physiques, facades, and freshness. A blurred and fuzzy photocopy of the original. A mildly distorted body trying to push itself out - Hulk-like with change, but not with Hulk results. Does this vise loosen or tighten at 55? I'm a gym rat, but the results of what I see in comparison to even a few years ago look so different now. The reflection in the mirror that takes no prisoners suddenly looks like a gone-wrong mug shot. Add physiology, beyond the unavoidable creaks, cracks, and crevices, and more along the lines of the vengeful vice of vanity.
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