Do you consider 45 to be ‘old’?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 41 and told everyday I look younger. No wrinkles have smooth skin perfect vision never had any back pain. I am fit and lean when I used to be fat all my 20s and early 30s. When I was 25 or so I could pass for 15. I'm 41 now and pass for 21. Booya

Don't kid yourself.

I'm the same weight I was when I was 21, I work out regularly and keep myself healthy and trim, people flatter me by saying I look great (mainly because I never put on weight) but there's no denying I've still aged.

When you were 21 you never confused a 40 y/o with a 20-something. Why would you think differently now?

45 isn't old. But it is approaching middle age. For most people you are now over halfway through your life. And people in their 40s are often starting to reach senior levels/career peaks with the demands that come with it and alongside that have to deal with growing children and aging parents. I deal with all these and no amount of astute anticipation ever prepared me for the reality.

45 is middle aged, not approaching it. And I say that as a 45 year old. Nothing wrong with that.

I'd say it's past middle age for most of us. Most people don't live to be 90.

[Anonymous]

Not old but middle age

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 41 and told everyday I look younger. No wrinkles have smooth skin perfect vision never had any back pain. I am fit and lean when I used to be fat all my 20s and early 30s. When I was 25 or so I could pass for 15. I'm 41 now and pass for 21. Booya

Don't kid yourself.

I'm the same weight I was when I was 21, I work out regularly and keep myself healthy and trim, people flatter me by saying I look great (mainly because I never put on weight) but there's no denying I've still aged.

When you were 21 you never confused a 40 y/o with a 20-something. Why would you think differently now?

45 isn't old. But it is approaching middle age. For most people you are now over halfway through your life. And people in their 40s are often starting to reach senior levels/career peaks with the demands that come with it and alongside that have to deal with growing children and aging parents. I deal with all these and no amount of astute anticipation ever prepared me for the reality.

45 is middle aged, not approaching it. And I say that as a 45 year old. Nothing wrong with that.

I'd say it's past middle age for most of us. Most people don't live to be 90.

Well, my father lived to 93. My mother is in great health at 90. Most of my aunts and uncles lived into their 80s.

So to me, 45 is middle aged. Those of you with less healthy bloodlines might be old at 45. But those of us with healthy ancestry can certainly consider 45 middle-aged easily.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Average life expectancy is 77, so anything after 38 is old and in fact dying

This. Whether anyone wants to admit it or not.

We're all dying from the day we're born--so what?

No you are living until reaching the halfway the you're dying

Preposterous. There is no scientific rationale for your statement.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 41 and told everyday I look younger. No wrinkles have smooth skin perfect vision never had any back pain. I am fit and lean when I used to be fat all my 20s and early 30s. When I was 25 or so I could pass for 15. I'm 41 now and pass for 21. Booya

Don't kid yourself.

I'm the same weight I was when I was 21, I work out regularly and keep myself healthy and trim, people flatter me by saying I look great (mainly because I never put on weight) but there's no denying I've still aged.

When you were 21 you never confused a 40 y/o with a 20-something. Why would you think differently now?

45 isn't old. But it is approaching middle age. For most people you are now over halfway through your life. And people in their 40s are often starting to reach senior levels/career peaks with the demands that come with it and alongside that have to deal with growing children and aging parents. I deal with all these and no amount of astute anticipation ever prepared me for the reality.

45 is middle aged, not approaching it. And I say that as a 45 year old. Nothing wrong with that.

I'd say it's past middle age for most of us. Most people don't live to be 90.

Middle age is a range, not a specific year. Elderly comes after middle aged. Surely you are not proposing that a 45 year old is elderly? If so, what is an 85 year old?

[Anonymous]

I'm going to be an optimist and say no, not at all, especially for those of us who have reached that age.

[Anonymous]

No

[Anonymous]

No - solid middle aged. To me “old” is 80

Early Life:
Infant: 0-1 year
Toddler: 2-4 years
Child: 5-12 years

Adolescence:
Teenager: 13-19 years

Adulthood:
Adult: 20-39 years
Middle-Aged Adult: 40-59 years
Senior Adult: 60+ year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No - solid middle aged. To me “old” is 80

Early Life:
Infant: 0-1 year
Toddler: 2-4 years
Child: 5-12 years

Adolescence:
Teenager: 13-19 years

Adulthood:
Adult: 20-39 years
Middle-Aged Adult: 40-59 years
Senior Adult: 60+ year

To me, 80 is Presidential material.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Per posters on a health and medicine thread - 45 is old. I did not realize it was considered such (am nyc where maybe age perception skewed?)
Curious if this is generally considered such

Yes. At that point your life is statistically more than half over. Your best health years are likely behind you. Most people only live 30 additional years if they are lucky.

[Anonymous]

I think middle age starts at 50. It’s not old, but it’s right there.

[Anonymous]

45 is definitely old.

[Anonymous]

45 is 10 years away from the start of middle age.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 41 and told everyday I look younger. No wrinkles have smooth skin perfect vision never had any back pain. I am fit and lean when I used to be fat all my 20s and early 30s. When I was 25 or so I could pass for 15. I'm 41 now and pass for 21. Booya

Don't kid yourself.

I'm the same weight I was when I was 21, I work out regularly and keep myself healthy and trim, people flatter me by saying I look great (mainly because I never put on weight) but there's no denying I've still aged.

When you were 21 you never confused a 40 y/o with a 20-something. Why would you think differently now?

45 isn't old. But it is approaching middle age. For most people you are now over halfway through your life. And people in their 40s are often starting to reach senior levels/career peaks with the demands that come with it and alongside that have to deal with growing children and aging parents. I deal with all these and no amount of astute anticipation ever prepared me for the reality.

45 is middle aged, not approaching it. And I say that as a 45 year old. Nothing wrong with that.

I'd say it's past middle age for most of us. Most people don't live to be 90.

Middle age is a range, not a specific year. Elderly comes after middle aged. Surely you are not proposing that a 45 year old is elderly? If so, what is an 85 year old?

This. You are middle aged for like 20 years. It's the middle of your adult life, if you live to an average life expectancy. So your 40s and 50s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Age is just a number. I'm 40, look young, feel young, act young, I don't hurt, I have energy. But I know people the same age who are none of those things and it's like we're at least a decade apart. It shows how self-care, attitude, discipline, privilege play a big role in aging.

Yes, it’s definitely your discipline. Nope. There is a cliff at 45. You don’t see it. You simply fall off of it. You can think you’re the same but it’s not true, not true at all. I’m 49 and the difference between 40-49 is crazy and sad, especially when compared to the difference between 30-39.

45 here and yes, this.
40 felt young. 45 and I’m starting to feel old. Haven’t been able to run due to knee issues, need reading glasses, grays are starting to appear, gaining weight and losing muscle despite stepped up efforts to combat that. Friends are going through the same and our conversations are about physical therapy and perimenopause and keeping teens on the straight and narrow. I’m now seen as the older/wiser parent at work and with extended family. Also am now the boss at work and the person others look to for decisions and guidance, which is mostly good but also stressful - and makes me feel very old.