If Old is Old, then how old is Mid-Life?

[TW]

Joey's thread about Mid-Life Crisis got me to wondering, particularly with some of the answers, what do you consider to be "Mid-Life?"

If you post a comment please include your current age so we can see how different generations view Mid-Life.


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Ladies, please stay within a 10 year range of your true age.
*we won't tell*.

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I think that the last choice has a lot of potential. Any younger than 21 you can blame your mistakes on: "I'm just a kid. What do I know?" Over 65 you can blame senility and your "second childhood." So, if you view Mid-Life as all the years between then you have a good excuse when you do something dumb and irrational. "Oh, it just my Mid-Life Crisis."


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age 63 (I'm still able to blame M-LC)

[Darling]

Basing my vote on my mom who will be turning 93 this November.

[dalebert]

i hope i understand this right. Mid means half way to something/somewhere?

Help me out but i think the avg age of men is somewhere in the 70's rang? If so then that is why i chose the 30-40 rang cause i think that is my avg age of mid life....?

[TW]

i hope i understand this right. Mid means half way to something/somewhere?

Help me out but i think the avg age of men is somewhere in the 70's rang? If so then that is why i chose the 30-40 rang cause i think that is my avg age of mid life....?

Currently the average life expectancy for an American is 77.6 yrs. That means the chronological middle point of an average life time would be 38 yrs. 9 mo. 15 days. That does not necessarily reflect the maturity level of an individual, which I believe has more to do with the Mid-Life Crisis than the actual physical mid point of their life.


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[Paully_44]

Basing my vote on my mom who will be turning 93 this November.

that is why I chose 45-55.

Although, since I am 43 I am thinking closer to 50-55

[ichthus]

I voted 50-60 because I am 46 and don't want to be considered midlife yet and sure don't feel midlife!!!

I feel like I'm 18-28 but finally have enough brains and experience to "do it right" this time!

[dolfan]

I said 40-55. I think that age group has great commonality, and it strikes at the center of the heart of chronological and how-you-feel along life's course. I figure when you're 40, you're middle aged, and when you're 55 you can join AARP and you're just not middle aged anymore.

[soulsearcher]

Since 50 is the new 40 , and I'm 57, I choose 45-60.

[RamboPreacher]

"mid-life" is middle of life, right? since I plan on being around for at least 120 years, that means 60 is midlife, right? and doesn't' everyone go through crisis in their life now and again?