There are actually a lot. And even more web content and magazine articles. I used to read GQ and there was a lot of that. But it assumes that men’s greatest concern, as they grow old, is continuing to have sex with women in their twenties. There was maybe some recognition that agism in the workplace could effect men’s…

I haven’t read Diaz’s book so I hope it is more of an existential exploration of the situation of women in time and not a collection of empty reassurances. For my part, I wish that someone had told me that the worst thing about being a woman would be the special significance that getting older has. Because I honestly…