To think by 30 you are middle aged

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And there is no getting away from it really

No. Unless you plan to die in your 60s! I don't.

Are you expecting your life to end at 60?

I’m 60 later this year and still not middle aged imho.

Nope, you are middle aged at 45-50 onwards. Most of us can expect to live until our mid 80s these days.

Well the UK life expectancy for a woman is 83, so no, 30 is not ‘middle-aged’. HTH!

YABU.

That’s before a lot of people even get married/start families nowadays.

At its widest ‘definition’ I would say that you can make an argument for 45+ but personally I think 50-55 is where middle-aged begins now.

I think you must have mistyped. 30 is nowhere near middle aged.

Well, only if you reckon you're gonna croak at 60. I'm planning on ....... NOT. But hey, tomorrow's never promised, innit? 🤷‍♀️

No, I think middle aged starts about 40. I am 42 and would be fine with being called middle aged. But I don't think 30 year olds are middle aged

No, I wouldn't. I would be more likely to call 40 - 45 middle aged.

No, that’s at least 10yrs too young to even consider using that phrase.

Absolute nonsense. The current average life span is around 80 (a bit more for women, with an increasing number of nonagenarians) so 40 would be middle aged. 30 is still young!
Edit to add that I actually think 50+ is closer to middle aged...I think it better describes the middle years of adulthood so between 20 and 80+

No one thinks 30 is middle aged.

My teenagers wouldn't think 30 is middle aged.

I would say 40-45, I definitely intend to live past 60!

Middle aged at 30 😂
Our planning to die at ninety five so at 53 I will accept that crown.
I still dance til dawn a few nights a year so not stereotypically middle aged yet though.

No!
I’ve always thought 40-45 ish onwards.

In all honesty yes a lot of my family do sadly even younger due to cancer even in late 30’s and 40’s.

Umm no, 30 is not middle aged. Unless you’re planning to die before you’re 60.
I would say somewhere around 45 ish is the start. Most people’s kids are late teens, fertility is dropping off significantly.

No.

Nope, you've got that wrong

Middle-aged doesn't mean half-way through your life. It is the years between being young and being old.
It's 45- 67 (ish)

That's very sad, but this is just your family and nothing to do with 'middle age'. By your reckoning, someone in your family would be 'middle aged' in their late teens or early twenties then.

0 - 15 = child
16 - 25 = youth
25 - 50 = young adult
51 - 70 = middle-aged adult
71 - 85 = older adult
85+ = elderly adult

I assume you are only a child yourself ? No one thinks 30 is even remotely middle-aged unless they are very younh themselves.

Middle aged is not until after your prime fertile years are over so probably 45+ for women (yes, a few women have babies later). I would then take the same age for men. I might even push to 50+ considering the average age for menopause.

I’m in my 50s and I’ve heard people in their 70s being referred to as “middle aged”. I wouldn’t let it bother you. It’s definitely all in the mind.