Mature Women

Here's what Andy Rooney (60 Minutes) had to say recently about mature women.

As I grow in age, I value older women most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:

An older woman will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask "What are you thinking". She doesn't care what you think.

If an older woman doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do. And it's usually something more interesting.

Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated.

An older woman knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, and what she wants, and from whom. Few women past the age of 50 give a damn what you might think about her.

An older woman usually has had her fill of "meaningful relationships" and "commitment". The last thing she needs in her life is another dopey clingy, whiny dependent lover.

Older women are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you atthe opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.

Most older women cook well. They care about cleanliness and are generous with praise, often undeserved.

An older woman has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best friend because she doesn't trust the guy with other women. Older women couldn't care less, because she knows her friends won't betray her.

Women get psychic with age. You never have to confess your sins to an older woman. They always know anyway!

An older woman looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true of younger women or drag queens.

Once you get past a wrinkle or two, an older woman is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Her libido's stronger, her fear of pregnancy gone. Her experience of lovemaking is honed and reciprocal, and she's lived long enough to know how to please a man in ways her younger cousin could never dream of.

Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off that you are a jerk if you are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.

Yes, we praise older women for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coifed babe of 70, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22 year-old waitress. Ladies, I apologize for all of us.

That men are genetically inferior is no secret. Count your blessings that we die off at a far younger age, leaving you the best part of your lives to appreciate the exquisite woman you've become, without the distraction of some demanding old man clinging and whining his way into your serenity.

A wise woman once said, "I never really cared what men think. If I want a man's opinion, I'll give it to him.

Andy Rooney