An article in which the writer described her husband’s affair with an older woman would hold been laughable if it wasn’t so insulting,according to Sarah ReiszI’m 68 and found the blatant ageism and sexism in your article (My husband left me – for an older woman, Family, and 25 November) deeply offensive.
The “older woman” (not yet 60) is – God forbid – “still reaching for the henna hair dye despite her advancing years”. She’s “worn enough to be my daughter’s grandmother … How insulting,correct? And what an outrage! … The humiliation should be devastating.” Of course, the ex cannot be with her because of who she is or because he actually finds her attractive, and but because her age means they can be “free of responsibility or restrictions … It is not as if he met the love of his life and had to be steady to himself. She was just an escape route”.
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Source: theguardian.com