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[Mom2Dogs]

@kitty60   My husband and I have an age gap similiar to yours.  We are also independent, although in the last 3 ish years he has had some issues with his back...but at the business we owned for 40+years lifting heaving boxes and being on his feet all day, probably contribututed to that issue.

We still do all our own yard work, but our yard is nothing like yours.

Right now he is recovering from an retina bleed and has no vision in one eye so this week...yard work was on me, sigh, it was hot outside today.

We are very grateful that our health is so good - his back issue are nothing compared to other peoples difficutlies, we feel blessed as well.

[RespectLife]

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@Sooner wrote:

To me, old is after 65.  You can't deny the numbers.  If you are blessed with good health and friends and family, don't dwell on the numbers.  Count every blessing you have, and hope that when your time comes you are at peace.  If you are too worried about how you look, you'll not enjoy your later years.  

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I sort of disagree.

I'm getting up there....but still work FT+, care for a family, church volunteering etc.

I CARE *not worry* about how I look, and I have no intentions of 'letting myself' go as some say.

I do my hair and makeup every day.  I put together outfits.  I take care of my skin.

I do care how I look!

I don't do 'leisure wear or sweats' ever.  That's just not my style at all.

And I AM enjoying my later years.

[Mz iMac]

Age is just a number as my 102 yrs young mother will tell you as she is doing her jumping jacks & touching toes w/o bending knees morning exercises. Many people thinks she's in her 80's.

My motto is "you're as young as you feel."  So at 76 yrs young I feel between 45 & 50 yrs young.  Of course genes & staying motioning active plays a big part. The latter my mother swears by.

[Pink123]

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@LavernLuvsShoes wrote:

I'll be 74 in a couple of months...

I guess it depends on one's mentality, vitality and outlook on life (?)

In my mind, "old age" means using canes, walkers, rollators and taking several different prescription medicines.

No offense to those who depend on the above-mentioned items, but that's just how I perceive old age.

So far, I'm not there yet. 

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@LavernLuvsShoes   Hi, what is a rollator? Thanks.  This is a new one to me.

[Carolina925]

The first time I started feeling old was when I moved into the 7th decade. I'm semi-active, don't need assistance to move around, and in good health. The toughest part is when you start losing old friends. The 70s is the first time in my life where a new age really gripped me, I really loved every single decade before that. I still don't think of myself as being as old as I am but I'm probably in denial. One of my uncles lived into his mid-90s and plowed/planted a garden every year. He said keeping active and believing in his Lord was his "secret".

[Mary Bailey]

My sister says it's a moving target -- always 20 years older than we are.  

[MoonieBaby]

Hmmm, don’t know. I’m 63. When I was born my Nonna was 62 years old. She lived to be 103 and a half years old (in her own home).
She was the best example of not feeling old (until AFTER her 100th birthday).
That’s when she finally showed her age.

Prior to that she would say she felt young at heart and had the attitude and awesome mobility to go with!

[persiflage]

It is as shown in @SilleeMee post.  We go through these stages of age numerically, just like our teenage years.  It isn't the condition we are in or our attitude. Embrace yourself!!

[JeanLouiseFinch]

According to age charts, maybe, but I don't go by an exact number.  Don't let a number dictate who you are or how you perceive yourself.  It's about eating right, lifestyle, staying active, and having the right attitude.  Someone who's 40 could have abused their bodies and be in worse shape than a 70 yr. old who has taken care of themselves and is still active. 

[Sooner]

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@RespectLife wrote:

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@Sooner wrote:

To me, old is after 65.  You can't deny the numbers.  If you are blessed with good health and friends and family, don't dwell on the numbers.  Count every blessing you have, and hope that when your time comes you are at peace.  If you are too worried about how you look, you'll not enjoy your later years.  

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I sort of disagree.

I'm getting up there....but still work FT+, care for a family, church volunteering etc.

I CARE *not worry* about how I look, and I have no intentions of 'letting myself' go as some say.

I do my hair and makeup every day.  I put together outfits.  I take care of my skin.

I do care how I look!

I don't do 'leisure wear or sweats' ever.  That's just not my style at all.

And I AM enjoying my later years.

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@RespectLife Not disagreeing with that.  But by the numbers, you have already lived most of your life so you are no longer young, not really middle aged either, but age wise, old at 65.