A woman is like a flower, blooming for a season.

However, no matter how long the blooming period, there will eventually be a day of decline. For women, youth is especially fleeting.

When young, we had grand illusions, but after marriage and childbirth, we realize that life isn’t that easy.

Not every prince and princess can maintain happiness until the end. There will be ups and downs in life, especially for women.

We worry about meeting the wrong partner when dating; after marriage, we fear being abandoned when we’re old.

Physiologically, women are often at a disadvantage in marriage.

Time keeps moving, and years won’t stop for our fears. Eventually, we must face many things with courage.

Aging and death are natural laws we can’t refuse, but as women, we can plan our lives.

At around 40, we’ve entered middle age, and youth is no longer on our side. As we age, we must learn to leave ourselves these three “escape routes” to ensure a worry-free life.

Leaving a Way Out in Terms of “Money”

Money isn’t everything, but without it, we’re stuck.

In modern society, our lives revolve around money—mortgage, car loan, raising kids, getting sick, and daily expenses. We can’t survive without it.

In the past, people were ashamed to talk about money, but now we must face this basic living guarantee.

Especially for women, having money in hand is our bottom line.

We won’t have to beg our partners for money with a humble attitude or wait for their approval to show respect to our parents.

Leaving a Way Out in Terms of “Health”

When young, we might have lived a life of excess, staying up late, and being irregular… But our bodies will eventually pay the price.

At around 40, our bodies reach their peak, and then start to decline. Various diseases will start to take revenge on our lives.

So, at this critical age, don’t think it’s unnecessary to take care of ourselves.

Remember, the bitter fruits you reap are often due to the seeds you’ve sown.

Leaving a Way Out in Terms of “Loving Yourself”

Many women know how to love themselves before marriage, but after falling in love, it’s a different story.

Women easily become “love fools,” wanting to give everything to their loved ones.

Especially after becoming mothers, our lives might only revolve around our children and husbands, and we often forget about our own needs.

The result is that our loved ones become more and more self-centered, while we’re constantly neglected.

This kind of love is unequal and incorrect. Constantly satisfying others’ needs while losing ourselves will only lead to disappointment.

Before loving someone, the most important thing is to learn to love yourself.

Only by putting ourselves in a valuable position can we make others cherish us. If we don’t love ourselves, who will?

Women approaching 40 must understand that taking care of ourselves is more important than just loving others. Otherwise, we’ll only be ignored and disappointed.

In relationships, only when we’re on an equal footing can we have a longer and more stable connection.

A woman who only knows how to give to her family but not to receive is hard to appreciate.

So, to accumulate more blessings in the second half of our lives, women must leave a way out in terms of “loving themselves” and let our loved ones learn to love us too.

A woman’s life is never easy.

Someone said, “A woman’s heart belongs to her parents, her body belongs to her husband, and her time belongs to her children; only her wrinkles are her own!”

In the past, women stayed at home, took care of their families, and had a lower social status. But now, women not only have to enter the workforce but also take care of their families, making a living and raising a family equally important.

If a woman focuses too much on her career and neglects her family, she’ll be called irresponsible; if she stays at home to take care of her family, she’ll be seen as relying on her husband.

However, life is full of uncertainties, and we must learn to face them courageously.

There are many possibilities in life, but one thing is certain: we must learn to rely on ourselves, which is the most important skill for a woman to live a fulfilling life.

Only by controlling our own lives can we truly be in charge of our lives.

Women approaching 40, it’s time to plan for ourselves, learn to leave these three “escape routes,” and make our lives more brilliant.