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WHAT IS MIDDLE AGE ?

Tinkrbl44 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:15:03 GMT

I had lunch with a group of female colleages last week and the topic of "middle age" came up. A professor of mine once said that since we're living to age 100 more often, middle age is now considered ages 33 to 66.

The 36 year old gal at the table practically flipped out .... stating that middle age is starting at about 55 to 60 years old. LOL

Now, come on .... how can that be? By the end of the luncheon, there were many differing opinions.

So ...... what do YOU consider middle age? Does it start in our early thirties, or later?

Re: WHAT IS MIDDLE AGE ?

brii — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:22:17 GMT

It seems hard to pinpoint. Maybe 45 and up. Middle age has a strange connotation sometimes, IMO.

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MaggieMack — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:25:51 GMT

@brii wrote:

It seems hard to pinpoint. Maybe 45 and up. Middle age has a strange connotation sometimes, IMO.

I agree. The term sounds fuddy-duddy. I haven't ever given it much thought. I may BE middle-aged, whatever criteria are used to define it, but I am lucky enough to not FEEL middle aged!

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Irshgrl31201 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:26:28 GMT

The last I read the average life expectancy for women in the US was 81 yrs old. Wouldn't that put middle aged at around 40.5? I have seen the definition defined at the ages of 40 to 60 yrs old though.

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Noel7 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:26:47 GMT

It's probably just a little older than the person thinking about it is

I would say it starts at about age 50.

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GCR18 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:27:27 GMT

50, but I could be swayed to go lower.

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missy1 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:28:14 GMT

45-50

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MarieIG — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:28:33 GMT

Depends how you define middle age.

Are you looking at a range: i.e. 45 -64; or the exact midpoint of the (average) life span.

People don't age in exact increments. For example at 55 one would be certainly past the 1/2 point, but would be much more healthy and active (typically) than a person who is 85.

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muttmom — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:28:43 GMT

Middle age is an age I haven't been in a long time.

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Plaid Pants2 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:33:08 GMT

I started to consider myself middle aged when I turned 40.

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brewhaha — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:33:31 GMT

Between changing diapers and wearing them.

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brii — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:35:47 GMT

I don't put a label on myself.

I don't like to be defined by age. That's just me...

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SeaMaiden — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:42:17 GMT

In my 50's I thought of myself as Middle aged....now at 60 I see myself as just OLD.....elderly I consider 70's and up. Most doctors see patients that are 60 and older as having one foot in the grave.

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colliegirls — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:40:25 GMT

Middle age and old age is always older than the age I am!!!

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Zhills — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:46:28 GMT

When I read my discharge papers from the Hospital for an "73 year old elderly female" my ego was bruised. Me?

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jubilant — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:48:26 GMT

Well....it's not young and it's not old whatever it is!!!! My idea of what it is changes every year I get older.

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MacDUFF — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:53:26 GMT

I'm hoping it's a state of mind, otherwise I'm moving out of middle age and into...I can't say it LOL!!

Re: WHAT IS MIDDLE AGE ?

Noel7 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:55:22 GMT

@colliegirls wrote:
Middle age and old age is always older than the age I am!!!

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There it is, lol! Colliegirls is right

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fourpaws56 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:59:22 GMT

Re: WHAT IS MIDDLE AGE ?

Preds — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 01:02:54 GMT

Middle Age was 30 when I was in school. Middle Age was 55 when I started work. Middle Age will be 90 when I decide to retire. Middle Age is when I decide it is. Middle Age is when I read about the Middle Ages. Maybe we can all make it to the Middle Ages. May we all meet again in the next generation of Middle Age.