What age does the term middle aged start being used?

[Buzz Rules]

What age does the term middle aged start being used? 30, 35, 40….?

 

[bwvBound]

I'm thinking mid-40s? 30s is 'young' in my book at this point ...

 

[E&Cmom]

Definitely not 30. By definition it is usually 40 to 60.

Definition of the middle-aged​

: middle-aged people : people between the age of about 40 and the age of about 60

 

[ronandannette]

Definitely to 30. By definition it is usually 40 to 60.

Definition of the middle-aged​

: middle-aged people : people between the age of about 40 and the age of about 60

That's probably true, statistically, but it's also somewhat in the eye of the beholder. When I was younger, I would have considered someone of my current age (55) to be pretty old, but it's really just now that I'm beginning to feel middle-aged. To someone who's 75, their 40's probably seemed like the prime of their youth.

 

[E&Cmom]

That's probably true, statistically, but it's also somewhat in the eye of the beholder. When I was younger, I would have considered someone of my current age (55) to be pretty old, but it's really just now that I'm beginning to feel middle-aged. To someone who's 75, their 40's probably seemed like the prime of their youth.

True. I would probably think more 45-50 than 40. I am 52. I was reacting more to the idea of 30 being middle aged.

 

[indimom]

I always considered it 40.
But, I didn't start to feel middle aged until now, pushing 50.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Originally I thought it would be 35... now I am going to say 50.

 

[goofyernmost]

Personally, I'm thinking 70! Wish me luck.

I always considered it 40.
But, I didn't start to feel middle aged until now, pushing 50.

At 50 it wasn't middle age you were feeling, it was old age onset.

 

[AnnaS]

I always thought 50 - give or take a year

 

[kanerf]

Just over half of your expected lifespan. It that is say 76 then middle age would start at 39.

 

[slo]

I’m 50 and I consider myself middle aged.

When does it start? IMO it’s 40yrs old

 

[antmaril]

I would say 45-50.

 

[disneychrista]

Mid 40’s.

At 50 you are old and AARP starts sending you things.

 

[mrodgers]

Mid 40’s.

At 50 you are old and AARP starts sending you things.

AARP has been sending me things since I turned 20. That was 30 years ago.

 

[PollyannaMom]

45 pops into my head when I think of middle aged.

 

[fla4fun]

I would say 45 to 65, then senior for anyone over 65.

Although, since we don’t know when we are going to die, we have no idea what our middle age is.

 

[mjkacmom]

I would say 45 to 65, then senior for anyone over 65.

Although, since we don’t know when we are going to die, we have no idea what our middle age is.

But it’s probably not 130… I think middle age is the middle spot between birth and death. I’m going with 40.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Well, considering average live expectancy, I'd say 38?

 

[disykat]

IMO it's 40 - 60. Those ages bore out how I felt. At 60, I'm definitely feeling past the middle. My dad died at 90 and that's how old mom is now. 45 is a pretty realistic "middle" for me.

 

[tvguy]

AARP has been sending me things since I turned 20. That was 30 years ago.

My daughter got her first AARP offer when she was 5.

The State of California officially considers "elderly" to begin at 59.

And when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died and there was controversy because no autopsy was done, I learned that, if there are no signs of foul play, no autopsy is necessary after age 60 because you are presumed to be elderly and died of natural causes.