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At what point are you considered middle aged?

In the middle of everything

When you try to do something but you don't because your back hurts

I would say roughly 35-40ish.

Granted it depends on the person and how gracefully they age. But considering most people only live to their 70s and 80s, 35-40 seems like the average.

I'd say 40s.

depends on the person but generally 35.

DisgracefulSins posted...

I would say roughly 35-40ish.

Granted it depends on the person and how gracefully they age. But considering most people only live to their 70s and 80s, 35-40 seems like the average.

This. People who even live to their 70s these days are fortunate. Alot of people die in their late 40s, 50s and 60s.

Number090684 posted...

This. People who even live to their 70s these days are fortunate. Alot of people die in their late 40s, 50s and 60s.

Really not true, on average. Like at all.

0-34 - young
35-69 - middle age
70 + - old

A person's "Middle-Age" is a moving target & since you can't figure out the person's "Middle-Age" until they eventually die.

Then you'll know their TRUE Middle age by doing the math and figuring out when was their "Middle-Age" by figuring out what the half way point in their life was.

Middle age is a mindset, not a number.

Nerevar791 posted...

Really not true, on average. Like at all.

What average and can you prove it is a average of all races and financial classes?

Paragon21XX posted...

Middle age is a mindset, not a number.

It is age related, but people can stave it off with a mostly healthy diet, regular exercise and good life decisions such as avoiding smoking and limiting alcohol consumption.

right when everything starts hurting both physically and mentally, and your last light of hope is gone

for me it was the ripe old age of 23

18-34 Young Adult
35-59 Middle Age
60+ Senior

Middle age means you're in that in-between phase of your life where you are not old but you are not young either.

When you let it.

At whatever age you strain your back over a simple task, like taking your keys out of your pocket.

30

It has less to do with how old a person is and more to do with changes in their outlook. Middle age general occurs when a person starts looking forward to things less, and instead spends more time regretting past major decisions (partners, career paths) and/or thinking about their end of life. This onset of pessimism and regret often begets what is commonly referred to as the "mid-life crisis" where a person does something rash in an effort to drastically alter their life trajectory.

For most people, this happens after they've done some real adult living.

After graduating college since you'll be a slave for the rest of your life after getting in debt.

Mid to late 30s.

Pretty sure the average 78 so like 39.

Whenever your mid-life crisis actually begins.

CaptainOfCrush posted...

Middle age general occurs when a person starts looking forward to things less, and instead spends more time regretting past major decisions (partners, career paths) and/or thinking about their end of life.

I've been middle-aged since grade school then.

I bet the people voting 30-something are basically these kids:
https://youtu.be/3Y5SAM91oG4

40-50 because after 50 it's considered over-the-hill.

We call it "middle age", but it's not necessarily mid-life for each individual.
For people who like to pick fights and ignore warnings, their mid-life could be 20...they just don't know it yet.

CE will try and live a lie and push middle age as far back as possible because we don't want to admit we're getting old

I've always thought of it starting at 35 but I turn 34 in a couple months so I'm going to move the goalposts and say 40.

Really though I think it'd be fair to consider it to be the midpoint of your working life. Which would be 43-45ish. I imagine a lot of people start to question their choices at that point and wonder "am I going to do this for the rest of my life?"

First time you grunt getting out of the driver's seat

The_Wheelman1 posted...

18-34 Young Adult
35-59 Middle Age
60+ Senior

This was my rough thinking, but there something I don't like about life stages lasting 20+ years. In my mind, you don't go from middle age straight to retirement, but I don't think there's a common term for that phase of life.

I'd say mid 40s.