• callyral
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    232 years ago

    Since when do people think 50 is middle-aged? To me it’s always been 30-something years old

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      2 years ago

      Same here. For me, 40 is middle aged, since 80 is the normal age to die. Sure, some die earlier and others later, but once you reach 20 (i.e. discounting the premature deaths), the average woman reaches 81 and the average male 78 or so.

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      52 years ago

      I’m guess it’s the people who don’t want to admit they’re middle aged and try to kick the can down the road.

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      102 years ago

      Apparently getting pregnant at 35 is considered a geriatric pregnancy, so that’s what I’ve always considered mid life.