I sure as hell know it did not begin at 40!  Of course you need to rule out that in my 40’s, I got married, had my first and only child, moved countries and stated my own business.  Facing 50 and looking back, that was not a start – it was a change – a huge one but still just a change. 

So what is “beginning” supposed to be?

The Mail Online quotes relationships expert Pam  Spurr as saying “After years of prioritising husbands and families, many women want more out of life as they approach 50. The urge to find personal fulfilment is overwhelming – even if it means ditching security and marriage along the way”.

This sounds like an urge to go back to a time when you were just you – responsible for no-one but yourself.  Not a wife and not a mother (a lethal combination at the best of times). Just “you”.

Personally, I think that urge is there all along.  Being 50 just makes it seem more possible. What do you think?

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