Suzanne Noble looks at a photo from 20 years ago and reflects on who she was then: going through a divorce, raising two kids, running a business. She talks about aging, self-acceptance, and how her attitudes toward sex and relationships have changed. She's content now and has few regrets.
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He was asking what I looked like when I was younger, and so I dug around in my archives and I came across this very sweet picture of me from 20 years ago. There I am, 20 years ago, looking, I have to say, kind of cute and sexy, I think. But I was at that point getting divorced. I'd just gotten divorced. I was bringing up 2 kids. I was running a business. It's quite a stressful time, actually. And as much as I look cute and kind of happy there, I was, you know, going through some challenges. And I think that's the thing. It's like when I look back upon my younger self, I don't wish I was younger again. In fact, I'm very happy being the age I am right now. And I think that that's the thing about being an older person is just being accepting of who you are and where you are and just your life as it is. And, you know, we can't go back, we can't redo it. I'm really not a big one for regrets, and I think that's the thing about, you know, sex, relationships, whatever. You can do it if you want. You can have it if you want. Sure, it may take a little bit of effort, may take a little bit of energy. You may find yourself feeling disappointed quite a bit of the time, but equally there are loads of adventures and fun still to be had if that's what you want.
