Kissing - and other things!

[English Kate]

it is very hard to change someones ways once they have hit 50+

Umm what if they didn't HIT 50+ it just sneaked up on them while they weren't looking?

This is why you get sayings like, 'I'm too long in the tooth to change now'. It gets harder to change things as you get older as habits are done without thought, they are almost instinctive and often if something seems to fit, we assume it is right and don't want to be challenged to change, it doesn't feel right.

I think this starts earlier than 50+ and with some habits may already be ingrain and unmovable, but for many if it has a good result then change is still possible.

There is also the respect issue. We tend to 'respect our elders' and it feels harder to tell someone more senior than yourself that they are doing something in a way that does not suit you, whereas when you are with someone younger, you are giving them the wisdom of your years.

This is all I meant