Are Seniors Happier? - Page 2

dex · ‎03-09-2010

I agree that if you don't have good health you are less likely to be happy.i sometimes have some bad days that keep me confined to the house and I feel like I am not living.I don't think money affects your happiness in life as much as your health does.

ALRATIBA · ‎07-15-2016

Speaking only for myself ... I was happy before 65 and when I retired at 68 I became happier!

I no longer have to go to work, live in the greatest city in the world. Couldn't be happier.

dex · ‎03-09-2010

@ALRATIBA@I love that..do you have good health.

2blonde · ‎03-10-2010

I'm 68, still working full time, active, no kids, no husband, 1 cat, and I still drive a manual shift Mustang for fun. I come and go as I please, and I feel good with no major physical issues. Yes, I am more contented than in years past, but I think the major reason is life experience. When issues arise, I've been there, done that. I know I will figure it out. Like mom used to say, "This too shall pass."

Laura loves cats!

hoosieroriginal · ‎03-04-2012

I'd have to say people over 60 are happier than people under 60 - I'm 64 - retired at 62 and happier because I don't have to put up with the ****** or phony people I put up with working for since I was able to work; I can be me and I really don't care how anyone thinks about how I look or what I say; I'm done pleasing everyone else and am just focused on doing things that please me. Life is GREAT and I've never been HAPPIER!

ALRATIBA · ‎07-15-2016

@dex wrote:
@ALRATIBA@I love that..do you have good health.

@dex

My doctor tells me I'm healthy and "young for my age."

CJC · ‎03-11-2010

@bri20 wrote:
I believe if they are healthy and in good financial shape, they might be happier. But there are other factors - close to family, relatively active, still feel vital...

I agree. Hubby and I are in our early 70's, blessed with good health, and financially secure--yet I would give anything to revisit our younger years when we were raising a family and watching our budget. Kids are all married and gone with their own families, and we have retired to the sunny south. We have friends and activities, but I am lonely without family and sad that parents and grandparents have all passed on. We visit our children and grandchildren often, but I miss the old days when we ran around like crazy and worked hard to make ends meet.

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

Not working has made a huge difference in my life. No longer having the stress of having to get up at 5 am, the traffic, the daily job stress in a high-tension, understaffed office, the exhaustion every evening...it really wears on you.

I have more physical issues, but for the most part everyday stress is so much less, and what there is I can cope with more easily.

If I was a still-working senior, I'd be a basket case. And I only retired 11 months ago!

Life without Mexican food is no life at all

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

I have a good life now..early 60's not 65 yet... and a wonderful family but I was far more happy in my youth. I loved when my children were still home and we all lived together. High school was a wonderful time in my life ...all my school days I look back on with fond memories. Now I take 20 pills a day just to stay alive. I force myself not to give in to RA pain and exercise daily. I just loved my life years ago and I liked the reflection in my mirror a lot more too.