Mid-life crisis? You must be 60

[CShine]

Sixty is the new 40, said a study of older people in Britain who felt in the "prime of life" and much like their grandparents probably did when they were 40.Research into the biggest and wealthiest consumer group in Britain said life had never been better for the over-50s. They hold 80 per cent of the country's wealth and are courted by politicians and advertisers.

Dubbed "GOTYS" - getting older, thinking younger - 49 per cent said they enjoyed a healthy sex life (with 75 per cent still sharing the marital bed), 19 per cent would try online dating, 10 per cent would consider plastic surgery, and 75 per cent had a positive attitude to life.

A fifth of those over 75 still believed that they were middle-aged and a third considered themselves very attractive for their age.

There are 19.8 million people aged 50-plus in Britain. The research among 1722 people aged 45-89 by OMD UK endorsed official figures showing that many older people had more money and enjoyed better health than their parents did at the same age.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/12/1086749947023.html

[qwertyMike]

1. There's a new term for the 45 - 60 age group

Formely Middle age.
Now MIDDLEESCENCE

Can you say polyester?

[Spinzonner]

2. I'm putting mine off until I'm at least 80

I'm still busy with puberty

[greenman3610]

5. I think this is a profound shift

having just turned 50 myself, I think I am physically
more like my Dad at 35, simply due to better health
habits and diet. The number of opportunities that
are available is much different, as well. Demographically,
older people will have more work opportunities, as the
demand for experienced workers will remain strong.

Many folks my age feel that we will not retire
like our parents did, but rather be working well
into our 70s or even beyond, for economic reasons
but also because many of us are pursuing careers
that we love and don't want to abandon.

[AlecBGreen]

3. i doubt it

how can 33% consider themselves "VERY attractive" considering the well-known state of british smiles?



(duck and cover) sorry couldnt resist ;)

[FlaGranny]

6. Was just at the dentist

yesterday and it's very surprising that more people don't have teeth like that. I'm at the point of just getting the teeth yanked out and getting dentures as my hard earned cash just keeps going to dentists. At this point, for each tooth, it is root canal, then crown, then extraction, then partials. If I had the money I've given the dentist . . . .

Whatever happened? I used to be able to afford a trip to the dentist. He sure drives a nice car.

[AlecBGreen]

8. i hear ya granny

if you had the money youve given to the dentist, you could have a set like these instead

[trof]

4. Oh goody. I'm a GOTY.

[TahitiNut]

7. Me too ... but I always have been.

[progressivebydesign]

9. I agree... I'm 44

I tell my family that when Heather Locklear, Michelle Pfiefer, and Christie Brinkley start wearing polyester, cutting their hair off and getting a bad perm, and wearing sweatshirts with teddy bears on them.. then I will. UNTIL then, I will continue feeling like 44 is not big thing.. I feel like I did when I was 19, and am usually assumed to be in my early 30's. It's all attitude. Pure attitude. A happy attitude and outlook keeps you young.. oh, and rock and roll helps an awful lot!

[SOS]

10. Interesting

I wasn't aware that people in England lived to 120!

Based on actual UK life expectancy, the "middle" is 39.*

*UK expectancy in 2004 is 78.2

[Miss Authoritiva]

11. Well my own bio-clock has always been screwed up.

I had my mid-life crisis at age 24. And when I was a teenager, I was already in my 30s (in my head). Now I seem to be having the adolescence I didn't have the first time around, so most of the people who don't know me well think I'm a little off (I guess I am). I hope I stay in this mistimed adolescence. I'm having fun.

[kymar57]

12. bless you

as I heard somewhere "Youth is wasted on the young"

[havocmom]

13. Just remember: It's never too late to have a happy childhood!

I was way too busy trying to keep myslef & a kid brother alive when I was a kid. Now, at 50, happy with a new mate, I am having fun.

Saddly, the body is about 70. But ya know, Orudis & Irish Creme works wonders on the worst days. :evilgrin: