In some cases they even become emotionally fragile, and start to become a pain in the neck with incessant nagging about this and that. Women, in the meantime, become more assertive, if not downright abrasive. Moreover, they often show a more aggressive attitude than men in both sexual matters and business dealings.
反觀中年女性，卻逐漸變得主動、果決，甚至帶點魯直，而且不管在性事或事業上，有時比男性更顯得興致勃勃。