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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not 50 and loved my 40s. These are things that worked for me

- weight training and getting fit. Once i hit peri-menopause I was better able to handle weight gain.

- work on your career. At 50 it is so much harder but you can really drive it a lot early 40s and reap benefits of seniority at 50

- if you are married, try to remain so. 40s are rough for marriages (lots of affairs happen then) but if you can stay married, you will likely like your partner again.

- invest 
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+1 to this.  I'm 51 now and my career has taken off, finally.  And I can lean in because I'm an empty nester.

My observation of our friend group is that approx 50% of the marriages have broken up over the past 5-6 years.  There's something about the kids getting older and leaving home (or not) that seems to reveal relationship cracks.  Our 40s was tough, but in the past year or so it's like we are re-discovering our old relationship.

And I wish we had invested more![/quote]

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