After all, the women asking me this question range in age from their early 20s up through their mid-80s. I’m sure “old” means something different to each of them.
I was curious why looking old seemed to be the number one concern among women regarding gray hair, so I surveyed my blog readers and members of the silver hair online communities to find out why.
One of the most common reasons women worried they’d look older with gray hair was because it might hurt their chances of employment or mean they were “unsuitable for promotion at work.”
When I was still dyeing, I didn’t think I was the type of person who cared much about what other people thought of my looks. As long as I was happy in my own skin, I was OK.