Appropriate or not?

CallmeCat · June 5

Ladies I want to know is it inappropriate for a woman in her 50s to wear a two peice bathing suit to a public place? I really have not even been to many swimming places for years but the ymca that we joined has a pool so I will be using that shortly. I am fit and my suit fits well and is not what I would call revealing but idk. Last summer when I went with my daughter and grandaughter to a water park as I was looking around alot of the younger women has on Itsy bitsy suits and where way to heavy but I guess that didn't matter to them. I know lots of you gals are younger but still I need an honest opinion. When I see women my age dressed in teenagers cloths I think ugh but I feel you can still dress up and look sexy in age appropriate cloths.

Tennee · June 5

I am a man. Allow me to answer on behalf of all other men:

Yes.

That is all.

Maria · June 5

I'm from Europe. I don't even understand the question

Angeline · June 5

Wear it!

EANx · June 5

Another guy's take.

My former fiance (American) turns 50 this year, I highly doubt she'll give up her string bikini. My current GF (European, 40s) will have her two-piece pried from her 80 year-old hands. Unless she dies in Europe, in which case it's a one-piece, bottoms only.

Are you comfortable with the way you look? Then who gives a rat's ass what you're wearing?

frillyfun · June 5

If you've got it flaunt it! Hot doesn't come with an expiration date.

JellyBean · June 5

The most important rule for bathing suits is this:

wear whatever the fuck you want.

CallmeCat · June 5

@JellyBean that just cracked me up!!!

HildaCorners · June 6

CallmeCat said:

Ladies I want to know is it inappropriate for a woman in her 50s to wear a two peice bathing suit to a public place?

Depends.

Are the people around you going to think "What's that old lady doing in her daughter's bikini?"

Or, "I hope I can rock a two piece like that when I'm her age!"

Sounds like you're definitely in the second group. Wear your two piece with pride!

CallmeCat · June 6

@HildaCorners you know I think I will. Mine is not a string bikini it covers pretty well and I have worked hard at the gym to tone this body up. I went from a size 14 to an 8 in the last year. The women my age tend to work out in the frumpiest looking cloths, like the stuff I would clean house in, I wear the Capri yoga pants and razorback tees. There are a couple others in there 40s and 50s that wear that type also but I just don't like to go out un public looking crappy. My motto is just because your going to the gym doesn't mean you need to look like a bum. Yea you might get all sweaty but that's why you are there!

Rorschach · June 6

Girl, as a 54 year old guy rocking tight Ts, you do what you want. Thumbs up.

SaigoTakamori · June 6

Husband3point0 · June 6

Maria said:

I'm from Europe. I don't even understand the question

Allow me to explain it to you -- in the US women must cover their tits, so the second piece is unfortunately worn by adult females to acquiesce to our puritanical societal norms.

Hopefully that helps.

HildaCorners · June 6

CallmeCat said:

The women my age tend to work out in the frumpiest looking cloths, like the stuff I would clean house in, ...

I know exactly what you mean!

I do part time work in a local carfts store, and see lots of middle age and up women. At our age (I'm 59), most women are:

in a contest for Frump of the Year
putting their makeup on with a trowel
dressing like lumberjacks with short gray hair and no makeup at all.

So, it takes very little effort to outrank hem.

By the way, the best looking old ladies are the non-Americans ... there was one woman from India who must have been 75+, looked every day of her age, but was so well put together and happy I was smiling all day.

growingafamily · June 6

I wish my MIL wouldn't wear her skimpiest suits around my kids but I don't care what she does on her own time. 56, about 100 lb, no boobs, and long wavy blonde hair. Easily confused as a teenager from behind.

JellyBean · June 6

Maria · June 6

growingafamily said:

I wish my MIL wouldn't wear her skimpiest suits around my kids but I don't care what she does on her own time. 56, about 100 lb, no boobs, and long wavy blonde hair. Easily confused as a teenager from behind.

But that's great, isn't it?
I want to be like her when I'm grown up!
Or like Helen Mirren.

JellyBean · June 6

Maria said

But that's great, isn't it?
I want to be like her when I'm grown up!
Or like Helen Mirren.

That's great, isn't it?
I'll be like her when I'm grown.
Or Helen Mirren.

#accidentalhaiku

growingafamily · June 7

Great that she's in shape, sure. Lucky for my FIL (who really needs to get on the bandwagon himself). Just find it awkward when it's grama-grandkids time. We're talking really tiny suits here. My kids are getting old enough to notice.

codename_duchess · June 7

Maybe they'll grow up to be less self-critical of their body and love themselves no matter what. I grew up with parents who ran around naked (in their room but in front of us). Kids absorb what they see in front of them, if they see people who are comfortable with their own body, they tend to model that themselves (once they get past the whole puberty thing). I get that it's making you uncomfortable, but if the kids are fine with it then it shouldn't be an issue. It could be a good conversation starter about different people's bodies and how we're not all airbrushed models.

frillyfun · June 7

Here's a good article for you @CallmeCat
https://warningcurvesahead.com/2016/06/04/24-things-women-over-30-should-wear/

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