Surprise!! Even women come in the
too young for one group and not ready for the
short, permed, grey hair, twinsets, pearls and tartan skirt brigade at the local bridge / bowling club other group.
There are positive and negatives with having your own company. No one argues with you, so that's a good start. Small place, less work and smaller mortgage. No kids to leave it to so why build up a huge bank balance for any beneficiaries to fight over? The council currently give you a discount on your council tax if you are living on your own.
As for wandering around supermarkets with baskets instead of trolleys. Worry when the day comes that you exchange the basket for one of those trundlers. Only then do you realize you have stepped into the next dimension, that of the twilight years.
At the end of the day life is only going to be what we make it. Getting older isn't all doom and gloom. The most important thing is to keep your sense of humour. I have to reign mine in frequently or it will get me into bother.