Why is 40 called the, "New Twenty"?
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solquest1976
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I've crossed the 40 year threshold & I'm very different now compared to my 20's. Where does this concept 'New 20s' come from & to what is it really referring?
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Midlife crisis.8
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I don't know the "technical" or "real" reason they say this. I'll tell you what I think though. Because now, most of us over 40 are finally starting to live the way we thought we would in our 20's? 40 isn't "mature adult" anymore. I'm 42 and MUCH happier at 42 then I was at 22. (Also, I think many of those in their 20's are ridiculously immature. Not all, but many, so it's almost like they are teenagers. so naturally we all get to move backwards, right? lol )11
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You can call it mid life crisis if you want ... but I call it being more comfortable in my own skin and taking far less crap from people.14
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First I've heard of it... I heard 50 is the new 40 though.... I think it's because you have finally arrived at a place where most of what you want you have. And many of have the funds to do the fun things that 30 year olds currently do (those that have delayed getting married and having babies). I'm 56 and I would say the 40s are great, 50 is too if you got your health. You have money, probably enjoy your career, still have your looks usually, still have energy, and more common sense. You feel like I have arrived.7
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Being comfortable with yourself is great, but more often I see it from grown women acting like kids.2
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Cutaway_Collar wrote: »I adore grown women acting like kids. Secret admirer. But they have to be cute. That's a critical requirement.
Remember the white girl wasted photo? Pretty much that.2 -
I feel like it has to do with us living longer and maintaining better health overall. In the past, 40 was considered much older because many people died in their 60s and 70s. Today, those who are healthy can live much much longer.
I don't feel old at 41 and often feel like I am still in my 20s. As long as I feel that way, you can say 40 is the new 80 for all I care! ;-)4 -
Cutaway_Collar wrote: »I adore grown women acting like kids. Secret admirer. But they have to be cute. That's a critical requirement.
You've got me laughing so much.
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MsRuffBuffNStuff wrote: »I don't know the "technical" or "real" reason they say this. I'll tell you what I think though. Because now, most of us over 40 are finally starting to live the way we thought we would in our 20's? 40 isn't "mature adult" anymore. I'm 42 and MUCH happier at 42 then I was at 22. (Also, I think many of those in their 20's are ridiculously immature. Not all, but many, so it's almost like they are teenagers. so naturally we all get to move backwards, right? lol )
I like your candor & I understand exactly what you mean.
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I feel like it has to do with us living longer and maintaining better health overall. In the past, 40 was considered much older because many people died in their 60s and 70s. Today, those who are healthy can live much much longer.
I don't feel old at 41 and often feel like I am still in my 20s. As long as I feel that way, you can say 40 is the new 80 for all I care! ;-)
I tend to agree with this notion. Like you, I don't feel old either. It's attitude baby and you've got a great one! Right on!
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Current average life expectancy for American women is 81.1 years.
Current average life expectancy for American men is 76.4 years.
The collective midpoint for women is 40 years and six months old.
The collective midpoint for men is 38 years and 5 months old.
Men and women older than the collective midpoint, are, on average, past their middle age and have lived more than half their lives already.
And that's pretty much it. The rest of the perky declarations concerning age - including 40 is the new 30, 50 is the new 40 and 70 is still young - are exercises in whistling in the dark.
I'm hoping I was given the female longevity genes in my family. My great-grandmother was 101 when she passed away and both of my grandmothers are still living on their own and driving at 92 and 95. I have some kick *kitten* women in my life!3 -
GnothiSeauton23 wrote: »It's not the new 20..its not even the old 20. It's still 40 and it was probably coined by people who don't want to accept their age.
On the brightside you're only as old as you feel. So if you feel 20 awesome. If you look 20 even better!
Beth told me "you're only as old as the woman you feel." She's younger than I am. Or maybe not.1 -
Current average life expectancy for American women is 81.1 years.
Current average life expectancy for American men is 76.4 years.
The collective midpoint for women is 40 years and six months old.
The collective midpoint for men is 38 years and 5 months old.
Men and women older than the collective midpoint, are, on average, past their middle age and have lived more than half their lives already.
And that's pretty much it. The rest of the perky declarations concerning age - including 40 is the new 30, 50 is the new 40 and 70 is still young - are exercises in whistling in the dark.
I'm hoping I was given the female longevity genes in my family. My great-grandmother was 101 when she passed away and both of my grandmothers are still living on their own and driving at 92 and 95. I have some kick *kitten* women in my life!
Make sure you plan ahead by getting specialized insurance that enables you to get in-home care rather than get stuck in a nursing home if you're planning on living to be older than 90. If you have that kind of longevity on both sides of your family you stand a fighting chance.
Yes! We discussed this with my grandmothers about 10 years ago. Since my great-grandmother lived in a nursing home for 2 years, we discussed what options they would want. My great-grandmother actually loved her nursing home. She was 99 when she moved in and said it was great having so many friends around. It was a great place, but that isn't always the case.0 -
Current average life expectancy for American women is 81.1 years.
Current average life expectancy for American men is 76.4 years.
The collective midpoint for women is 40 years and six months old.
The collective midpoint for men is 38 years and 5 months old.
Men and women older than the collective midpoint, are, on average, past their middle age and have lived more than half their lives already.
And that's pretty much it. The rest of the perky declarations concerning age - including 40 is the new 30, 50 is the new 40 and 70 is still young - are exercises in whistling in the dark.
Q- Do you know why husbands die before their wives?
A - We want to.4 -
Motorsheen wrote: »Current average life expectancy for American women is 81.1 years.
Current average life expectancy for American men is 76.4 years.
The collective midpoint for women is 40 years and six months old.
The collective midpoint for men is 38 years and 5 months old.
Men and women older than the collective midpoint, are, on average, past their middle age and have lived more than half their lives already.
And that's pretty much it. The rest of the perky declarations concerning age - including 40 is the new 30, 50 is the new 40 and 70 is still young - are exercises in whistling in the dark.
Q- Do you know why husbands die before their wives?
A - We want to.
Maybe a husband who has made a poor choice for a spouse does...3
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