I turned 62 and Was Feeling Lonely, Until I Realized This

Hi There,

I'm Kevin, and I'm 62

Ha, almost sounds like an AA meeting but today it is different. Today is a meet and greet.

I wanted to share why I built this community and why I think you belong here.

On my birthday of Sept 13, 2025, I penned myself a personal, hopefully inspirational note, that I had no plans to re discover, I just wrote it.

Luckily for me, I was searching my computer and found the note in October. I read it again and did a few quick queries. I found I was not alone in my personal conversation.

Others were feeling the same way and talking about it. See r/50something, r/AskWomenOver50, Search :feeling invisible over 50.

So with some consideration of pros and cons, I decided to create a place to talk.

We can talk and connect in community and I welcome Dm's all day, but for now, I wanted to share my letter to self. Unedited except for a bit of grammar. It is how I am still feeling today.

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Here is something I started to observe about 2 years ago.

I don't get noticed much any more.

I don't elicit the interested conversation from others,

I don't seem to inspire others to engage with me.

From others perceptions, it seems

My personality, hence my existence has dulled in the world.

There was a younger me that felt equal in any room and it miss led me to feel important.

It miss led me to judge my self on some scale.

Now, I feel a lack of perception, possibly due to the full white hair.

Today I turn 62,

Today, I chuckle at the opportunity ahead.