Reply #41: I say 35 (I'm 36)

[UdoKier]

Only because that's halfway through a typical lifespan. Saying middle age begins at 40 or 50 is like saying your formative years didn't count. Mine sure as hell did, and I used to think 2005 and age 36 were a million miles away. I don't want to be in denial that I'm in middle age, and put off doing all the things I really want to accomplish.


But that being said, I look at it as a matter of chronology and life experience and awareness of mortality, not stereotypes about how people of different ages should look and act. I think many people well into their 50s, 60s and 70s are quite sexy and live youthful lives. But I don't want to pretend that the clock isn't ticking. I want to make every moment count.