• callyral@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

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

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      1 year 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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      1 year ago

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