The Gay World

[HumbleTangerine]

Do you think that the youth and beauty craze is confined to the gay world? Because I see it among my straight friends to an alarming degree. I think that it's a culture that both gays and straights get swept up in. I have a straight friend who's 27, and he's getting botox and considering liposuction. I saw a segment on a news program about what's being called "manscaping", and the guys being interviewed were all straight.

I completely agree with your thoughts about rejecting the idea is that life ends at 20. 19 was great, 25 is even better, can't wait to see what comes next.

I know youth and beauty craze is a general phenomenon, but I've never personally encountered the idea that heterosexual men regard 24-25 year old women as too old or vice versa. Some of the gay men I've met act as though their lives are essentially over at 25, and I've never seen or heard of a heterosexual person do the same at the same age. But maybe it's common and I never personally experienced it, I don't know.