When I was in my 20s and 30s, I decided that when I got grey hairs, I would let them go grey. That I would NEVER dye my hair. That's for vain people, I thought.

That was then, this is now. I'm in my mid-40s. I started using henna on my hair last year. So, my point is that you can't understand what it is like until you are at that age yourself. Point fingers, judge, but you'll just feel silly about it later, when you're *actually* older. I remember when my dad (or was it my mom) said that everyone is beautiful when they're 18. There is beauty in youth, without much effort. As you get older, well, enough whining about "young folks these days."

I am not a vain person. I never comb my hair, wear no makeup most of the time, and haven't spent more than $100 on a pair of non-athletic shoes since forever. That being said, I really hate goggle marks. You see, youngsters, when you're older, they don't go away as quickly as they used to. It ages you 10 years, as the combination of goggle marks plus dark circles/puffy bags/loose skin under the eyes is truly spectacular. Spectacularly ugly. Enough that young children cry and turn away at the sight of my post-swim eyes. Medusa has nothing on me, when I've got goggle eyes. All right, just exaggerating a bit.

I don't have a good solution yet for this problem. I've just ordered Zoggs, which I heard leave less marks, but have yet to receive them. My Aquasphere Kaiman and Speedo Vanquishers also leave marks, plus they fog. Haven't tried the Swedes and probably never will (too much assembly required). Let me know what finally works for you...