What age do you think old age begins

[gabeana]

found this article from last year, being considered old is being pushed back further

old age for men begins at 70 and for women around 73

so our Dem Pol's who are in their 70's are in their young old age

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-age-is-considered-old-nowadays/

Note that by these definitions, "old" in the 1920s -- 55 -- is now considered "middle aged" today, and "very old" in the 1920s -- 65 -- is now considered merely "old" today.

[TheBlackAdder]

1. The point when you actually start counting down the days to retirement.

[Hortensis]

25. Retirement isn't old age. It's time to start a new life.

For those who don't like their old working lives too much to move on from, of course.

Catch up, TBA. Longer lifespans created new realities some time ago.

[TheBlackAdder]

35. I work in high-pressure finance, and more people die within 5 years of forced retirement than don't.

[KPN]

39. Could the fact it was forced over chosen

play a role in that? I would think maybe so.

[TheBlackAdder]

42. Policy is that once an employee hits federal retirement age, they must resign.

My one boss, who was wealthy and had a foundation, ran charities, traveled the world, planned for a busy retirement.

He had a great family and were very close, and he was fit.

He died two months after his retirement dinner of a sudden heart attack.

[KPN]

51. Hmmm. Sad. What role do you think

work stress played or plays in what you've seen?

[TheBlackAdder]

73. A lot.

Most seem to work 6-7 days a week and even gets calls on vacation, including me. Checking cell phone emails constantly.

There is a rule that one two-week vacation a year, the employee must be completely cut away from work, but that is only for sensitive positions.

[KPN]

75. I guess I would ask you personally is it worth it?

I retired earlier than I probably should have financially. The stress I was feeling in my job was no longer motivational and was beginning to impact my performance -- so I pulled the plug after calculating that my wife and I would be okay. While I do have some stress now in that I worry about not being able to make the home upgrades/remodels I'd like to without incurring debt that I want to avoid, the stress is more manageable, I have a heck of a lot more time to do things I like doing which helps to alleviate. My health is very good. I wonder whether that would be true had a worked a few more years.

Anyway, take care of yourself. Life is already too short. All the best.

[Hortensis]

69. I thought forced retirement was illegal and assumed

you meant forced by life circumstances like illnesses.

Btw, more dying within 5 years than not is a ridiculous number, however it came about, presuming your people aren't being force-retired in their 70s. Assuming it's bizarrely true, thoug, and that retirees have decent access to modern medical care, I don't believe it would be a sustainable pattern.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

76. If the policy is that once they hit federal retirement age they must resign,

that's hardly forced retirement.

If everyone is in that field or company is dying shortly after retirement, you'd think the 30 year olds would notice and leave for a less insane job.

[Skittles]

2. always 15 years older my current age

[Control-Z]

4. I'm going with 20 years.

But applied the same which makes me downright almost young. Lol

[ismnotwasm]

66. This..

[DavidDvorkin]

3. You can really tell the difference when you look at old photographs

Part of it is the clothing, but it goes far beyond that. People looked much older than people of the same age do today.

[gabeana]

5. I know watching re-runs of all in the family

i'm the the same age Archie and edith in the early years of the show no way do I look as old as them

[happynewyear]

8. Edith was going through menopause

I remember that episode. She seemed much older than that to me!

[gabeana]

9. I saw the one when she went to her high school reunion

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

78. Yes. It was one of the things that stood out to me

back when I was reading old Life magazines. In the 1930s and '40s people even as old as 40 looked about 20 years older than people do today at those ages.

[IluvPitties]

6. Old age? 70.

[gabeana]

7. That is what the article

suggest when old age begins

[Freedomofspeech]

26. Oh, God...

Going to be 70 in a few months. I really do not feel it.

[gabeana]

87. That is the difference a generation or so

50 years was old age, so 70 isn't old today

[dhol82]

31. For my 70th birthday I got a class card at my local circus place

Took up flying trapeze. Having a blast and have finally gotten good at my layout catch.
Added in trampoline about four months ago. Just started doing a back drop to a cradle.
I might be old but I have not stopped living yet.

[Arkansas Granny]

34. Way to go. That sounds like fun.

[dhol82]

37. It is awesome!!!

I will keep going as long as the body does not give out.

[Freedomofspeech]

88. That is amazing!

[marylandblue]

10. When you start saying mean things about the generation behind you

[Stallion]

11. Next Year-Until Then We Dance

[LAS14]

12. Don't feel old yet at 74. But have stopped calling myself middle-aged....

[BigmanPigman]

13. It's all relative.

This video is pretty good in describing how you feel.

[oasis]

22. Since Micheal's father, Kirk is 100 + years, he's gotta be thinking

he's in his prime.

[yallerdawg]

14. I'll let the employers guide us on this.

Once you hit 55, good luck starting a new job.

Social Security starts at 62.

As far as I know, once you hit the pasture - you're old in this world.

[TheBlackAdder]

40. One of my bosses took a package at 55 so he could get another job. Most don't hire execs over that.

[KPN]

43. Only if working is what makes life rewarding.

There are so many other rewarding things to do with one's life if they can afford to stop working -- and afford is relative. Outside of the workplace and as long as we are healthy, there are no real limits beside those we place on ourselves.

[LAS14]

15. Kicking cuz I want something to look at while I wait for PA 18!!!! nt

[Arkansas Granny]

16. I'm not sure. I'm 71, but I don't feel old.

However, sometimes I see myself in the mirror and wonder how that old lady got in my house. 😲

[dhol82]

33. I still remember the day I walked by a mirror and screamed

I looked just like my mother!

[Arkansas Granny]

36. Lol. I understand.

[mitch96]

65. I did that when I saw my new drivers lic pic..

Who the hell is that old man??
For every old person, there is a young person inside of them saying..
What the hell happened?
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[KPN]

44. Haha. Yeah, just don't look in the mirror!

[kentuck]

17. I think old age has more to do with health and physical deterioration than with years...

Somewhere there is a change in your mind.

[KPN]

45. Agree. And there's a lot we as individuals

can do to maintain our health and physical ability. One is to not stop moving while making sure not to overdo it -- know thy limits. Another is diet. Another is have fun, do what you like doing. And keep growing -- the list goes on and on.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

80. And don't smoke.

Hopefully never have started, but if you do smoke, quit.

[KPN]

81. Definitely.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

79. So true.

I'm 69, and attending class reunions is incredibly enlightening. Not only have too many classmates already died, but far too many are either shuffling around because they're in poor health, or didn't come because of health issues.

Oh, and it's incredibly easy to tell which ones are smokers, those of the smokers who are still alive that is, because they look at least 10 years older than their age, and 20 or more older than the ones blessed with good genetics (and didn't smoke) who look 10 years younger than their age.

[Stinky The Clown]

18. I am in my early 70s. I feel healthier and more fit than when I was in my 50s. Smarter, too.

The last thing I feel is "old" or "elderly".

That said, it can also be a state of mind. I know a sadly large number of people decades younger who act (and in some cases, LOOK) older than me.

[flygal]

20. My mom too! She had back problems until mid-fifties and now works part-time at 75 going strong!

She has lots of friends she's made through her job she got 7 years ago.

[KPN]

46. Ditto but a few years younger. Like your

spirit!

[Stinky The Clown]

48. I completed a 5K fun run on Sunday!

I wear a Fitbit and normally get just north of 10K steps a day, even as I still work full time.

"Settin' on y'azz'll kill ya." LOL

[KPN]

53. Cool. Hope I'm doing as well as you in 5 years.

67 now and hope to be still surfing here on the Oregon Coast at 75 or longer. My motto: just keep doing it, but don't overdo it.

[Stinky The Clown]

56. You are absolutely right. And I bet you WILL be surfing at 75!

My brother is your age. He lives in San Diego area. Surfs several times a week. Runs or bike rides daily. He's always been a pain in the ass fitness nut, but it paid off cuz he's still in great shape.

[KPN]

64. Good to know. Thx. Stay young!

[raging moderate]

19. Why? Longevity has not increased for most people.

In fact, the average age at death even went down a little for rural working class women, not too long ago. People with a lot of money are living longer. Those in the general population are not.

[mia]

21. 89

It's the age that my parents were when I first thought of them as elderly. Up until then they were experiencing their worlds as under their control. After then, my siblings and I started to take over the day-to-day hardships of their lives. Our father passed away 2 years ago. He was a model of a strong work ethic for all of our extended family. Our mother is still alive and enjoys watching laughing and dancing baby videos, and the latest news, however frail she is now. She's a loving inspiration to me. As the oldest of 10 children, I am 71 and don't consider myself elderly yet.

[LAS14]

23. How old is your mom now? nt

[mia]

28. She is 94!

Here she is as a baby in Baltimore in 1924.

[yardwork]

38. She has a sweet and intelligent face.

[KPN]

47. Awesome.

[nutsnberries]

61. same thoughts here -

my father passed away recently at age 94. my mom is doing well at age 93. They were robust through their 80s with their age seeming to catch up with them once they crossed into their 90s.
Strong work ethic, stayed involved with the world around them, etc. Mom still insists on doing the crossword, jumble, and sudoku in the daily paper although she's starting to tell me that there is too much modern stuff in the crossword puzzle that she can't keep up with anymore.

[nutsnberries]

62. and.... she absolutely detests tRump! nt

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[llmart]

24. I think old age begins around 70.

I am 69 and I know most people who know me think I don't look or act my age, but I know I have limitations now that I didn't have at 50 or 60. Things just start to wear out. I actually think we do a disservice if we try to pretend we are still as spry and active as younger people. We have been conditioned by advertisements to believe we're going to be sky diving or whatever well into our 80's and the media will pick the one in a million persons who do something out of the ordinary for their age group to focus on for a human interest story. But in my experience, in my senior community, most of us are dealing with at least one health issue that is not going to allow us to sky dive or play tennis or run marathons.

I am not saying we should be sitting in a chair and knitting at 70. I just think that we set ourselves up for depression and disappointment if we think we're going to be "the one" who never slows down. As a woman, my group of female friends are mostly college educated and we talk openly about the aging process, but not in a Debbie Downer sort of way and certainly not in a fictional way either. We think it's important to know that we are all meeting some sort of limitation.

I have been physically active my entire adult life and weighed about the same my entire adult life. That certainly has its plus side but on the other hand, being physically active has taken a toll on my knees and feet. I'm nowhere near having knee replacement but I have to be very careful about how much I do now.

I also disagree that the lifespan has increased dramatically, unless you are comparing it to the 1800's.

[Stinky The Clown]

52. Of COURSE we have limitations that come on as the years go by.

My knees are my worst issue, no matter what I do by way of exercise. I can run but I can't kneel very well and getting up from kneeling is more difficult.

My eyes are far worse than they were when I was younger. I am continuing to pray they get bad enough for cataract surgery. They are getting there, but not fast enough for me.

I had arthritic-like stiffness in my shoulders when i was younger. Exercise and - per my doc's advice - turmeric supplements and glucosamine tabs helped enormously. That stiffness is almost completely gone.

So ya win some and ya lose some. But we're smart if we fight the limitations until we no longer can and then compensate.

[GP6971]

27. Physically or mentally?

Physically between 70 - 75. Mentally...never.

[defacto7]

29. Old is not an age, it's a condition.

DNA has a lot to say about the condition. We all have triggers which accelerate the aging process and there's not much besides living a healthy life that can change it. For some the trigger is 60 for others 80 or more. Family history can give a clue.

[MuseRider]

32. I hope not!

At 64 I am about the oldest any member of my family has ever been! A couple more years and there will only be 2 that have lived longer.

ON EDIT I know you are right, it just makes me nervous!

[defacto7]

63. Sometimes I'm too blunt and cynical.

It's not the whole story. We are part of our ancestral condition but people break the mould all the time.We can't know whether our potential has been reached. We can push the limits pretty far if we live well, eat right and exercise and just expect a good life. We can be part of the positive change in our ancestral line.

[MuseRider]

30. To be real honest

I think this is pretty spot on.

My husband is 70. He does not seem elderly at all but he does have less energy and strength, he thinks a little slower than before and I have to use a tracker when he is allowed to drive (he has a seizure disorder and we are now on 6 months where I have to do the driving because he had a seizure again and it has affected his memory a lot). I can see it beginning to really take some toll on him. I don't consider him old but it does make sense to me that 70 would be the correct age at this point.

I am 64, not 65 until December but I sure do feel it. I get sicker than I used to when I do get sick. I am losing some strength, partly because I have a very bad hip that needs replacing. I do run a farm with 5 horses that I take care of, the work is daily and heavy and I can still do it but I do feel the age creeping in. Slowly and not without me fighting it, but it does happen.

It may be the start of old age because we do wear out at some point but we do not have to feel old mentally and that is the key to a lot of it.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

41. it's arithmetic

Life expectancy in the U.S.:

male 76.9

female 81.6

Divide by 3, for young, middle-age, old

male: young = 0 - 25.6, middle = 25.6 - 51.3, old = 51.3 - compost

female: young = 0 - 27.2, middle = 27.2 - 54.4, old = 54.4 - compost

You're old when the chart says 2/3 is behind you. I'm old. I'm not compost, yet.

[The Genealogist]

49. I'm not sure how to answer that question

I look at my grandparents and have no idea what is in store for me.

My paternal grandfather lived to be 88. At age 81, the man built a canoe. From scratch. And took it on a week long trip to an isolated island in Canada with the family. He developed dementia, and once RAN off during a delusion he was having. His wife, my grandmother, had a lot of health problems and seemed to be elderly as long as I knew her. She was 62 when I was born, and passed away at age 76.

My maternal grandfather died at age 63 of a "widow maker" heart attack, and had several health problems. Pictures of him from about age 45 on he looks very old. But his wife lived to 89, worked into her early 80s, and had no major health problems til her mid-80s.

I'm 44. Some days I feel as frisky as I did when I was half this age. Some days I feel way older.

[kskiska]

50. I'm 73. I asked for the senior discount

at my local Publix on Wednesday as usual, and the cashier, who wasn't young, told me I had to be over 60 to get the discount.

[slumcamper]

54. I'm dusting off a classic--

Berger & Luckman's "The Social Construction of Reality."

Maybe I can offer a reasoned response to this question before I die....but right now, just pulling a figure outta my ass, I'd offer 70.

Of course, that number is existentially grounded and exceedingly static.

BTW....what year is this? How many days until November 2020?

[calguy]

55. Johnny Carson once said

"Old" is ten years older than your current age.I remember back in my hippie days we used to say, " Don't trust anyone over forty". Or was it thirty? Can anyone refresh my memory?

[dflprincess]

57. It was 30. nt

[KPN]

67. Thirty! Haha. But I've personally revised that.

Now I don't trust anyone between 35 and 65.

[dflprincess]

58. When my Mom's older sister turned 85, Mom gave her a card with two old ladies on the front and one

was saying "I don't know, 90, 95 - maybe 100."

And the inside message read "As we get older so does our idea of what's old."

Mom is gone now, but my aunt is about to turn 96, she says she's thinking 100 sounds old.

[Blaukraut]

59. When everything starts to hurt

because at that point, your mind will get a wake up call that you are no longer middle aged, never mind young-ish.

[Lint Head]

60. I'm just wise.

[FarCenter]

68. Quiet, or they'll raise the social security retirement benefits age to 75!

[Vinca]

70. Uh oh. I'm going to have to break the bad news to my husband. He's 71.

Lucky he's married to a child bride (69).

[beachbum bob]

71. old age begins when you start feeling old...

[Kirk Lover]

72. My standard line that I've used for years is...You ain't old until you're dead.

[rownesheck]

74. 30.

It's all worry about losing your job, paying the bills, not living up to the expectations you had of yourself as a kid. Life is over at that point.

[AJT]

77. I turned 60 on March 11th and fell and hurt my hip on the 12th.

Old has begun.....

[Frustratedlady]

82. Some days, it felt like it started at 15, but for the most part, I'd say 75...

I didn't start having health problems until then...that's what slowed me down.

Old age is hard work and 24/7 if you're lucky.

[Denis 11]

83. 58

Speaking from my experience.

[The_jackalope]

84. For me, some time between 72 and 80

i'm 67, just embarking on my 6th long term relationship, and I won't even consider the word "old" for at least the next 5 years.

My mother just died at age 93. while my father is still alive at the same age. From watching them, I'd say I began to consider them old when they passed 80.

On edit: IMO there is a category between middle-aged and old. It's called "mature". Once the mid-life crisis is over, and most of life's big mistakes have been made, there is a period of about two decades that can glow with contentment and wisdom.

[zanana1]

85. When you start feeling old. nt

[CanonRay]

86. The first time something hurts

and you have no recollection of any injury.