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60 is the new 40.

PasturesNew

When I am 70, I am hoping 70 is the new 30.

lostinrates

I tell dh we have five years to ''middle age''. Three score years and ten divided in two equals middle. Chances are he'll live a lot longer than theat though: I just like to keep the tempo up.

I also unnerve him by saying when we are trying to sleep: ''there are only six hours left of time in bed and you're wasting them if you can hear me''. Apparently this is not relaxing, in the least, and therefore I am not as sweet as lots of think I am.

LydiaJ

lostinrates wrote: »

I tell dh we have five years to ''middle age''. Three score years and ten divided in two equals middle. Chances are he'll live a lot longer than theat though: I just like to keep the tempo up.

I also unnerve him by saying when we are trying to sleep: ''there are only six hours left of time in bed and your wasting them if you can hear me''. Apparently this is not relaxing, in the least, and therefore I am not as sweet as lots of think I am.

You still have 5 years to go before you get to 35?? Aaagh - I am 10 years older than LiR! That makes me feel old. :eek:

[Not being able to see what you look like, I had assumed from the wise things that you say that you must be at least as old as me. Maybe you have just learnt more from your life experience than most 30-year-olds.]

Geeves1980

LydiaJ wrote: »

Max

I was just reading the latest news on your blog (and hoping for the best with those car dealerships) when I noticed that you describe yourself as a "middle aged, middle income, middle manager". It reminded me that a friend and I were discussing the other day what we think "middle aged" means these days. I'm 40 and I while I don't feel "young" any more, I don't feel "middle aged" fits me either. But maybe 20 years ago I would have thought 40 was middle aged.

So I wondered what people on here think. How old do you think "middle aged" is, and have you arrived at it yet? And in your line of work, what age tends to be considered "past it" and less employable than younger people?

When I was 19 I would have said 'middle age' is when you get to 40. Now I'm soon to turn 30, I've suitably adjusted my idea of middle age to 50, as the previous seems too close and I don't feel that grown up yet!

bo_drinker

O H informed me recently I am middle aged apparently, I am 45 I won't see 90 so I am probably passed my real middle age.....

mewbie_2

Wow you dudes are like really old :eek: Man I hope I've gone way before 30, that is so ancient you must creak when you move lolz. Didn't realise this is like the bus pass section of MSE, no wonder you fuddy duddies are so worried about pensions, and houses and stuff.

I would say "get a life" but you doomies have used most of it up - lolz.

Geeves1980

Hmm I don't really want to still be around when I'm 100, so maybe I should go back to my original idea and just give in and become a responsible grown up?

lostinrates

LydiaJ wrote: »

[Not being able to see what you look like, I had assumed from the wise things that you say that you must be at least as old as me. Maybe you have just learnt more from your life experience than most 30-year-olds.]

This is either very complimentary.....or not!

Fwiw, cleaver is younger than me IIRC :eek:. I feel as you describe about him.

FWIW: I started working (and flirting) young you know, small enough to get up chimneys etc. And I have really old parents, and my sister was an adult when I was born. These sort of things mean that when you are four you confidently chatter politics in two languages over supper :D

mewbie_2

lostinrates wrote: »

sort of things mean that when you are four you confidently chatter politics in two languages over supper :D

Bit like our gaff. Except instead of politics we watched Eastenders. And only one language obviously.