Thoughts on 40

[TRB]

I'm curious about how people feel as they head towards the age of 40.

Do men and women react differently? Is 40 the new 30 - as people keep telling me.

What are the pressing issues that concern people?

Is it all a cliche or should i really be worried?

TRB

[Roll Deep]

Age is irrelevant. The ability to misbehave is essential. Man or woman.

[HAL9000]

Accept the march of time gracefully and live each day as if it were your last.

[????]

I can't remember

[TRB]

can i assume that ????, Hal 9000 and Roll Deep are all male?

[????]

Hal's a computer and Roll Deep is an animal, I am male

[Ted Max]

It's about now you will wish you had developed an earlier expertise in ties.

But there's nothing you can do about this now, as life is over for you.

[brum]

???? Wrote:

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> Hal's a computer and Roll Deep is an animal, I am

> male

You made me laugh at that quids. Good post! (tu)

[brum]

Reaching 40 can make you behave irrationally. Be prepared.

[????]

I spent my 40th Birthday out off my head (legally and illegally) generally surrounded by friends who were far younger than me - though the old guard dropped in earlier (pre clubbing) but had to (and I expect wanted to) return to babysitters et. thinking without any sadness "This is the way it's going to be for me"...seven years later I'm married with 3 kid under 5 and happily so...

I'm with John Lennon.

[ratty]

Turning 40 this year and can honestly say it affects me not one jot. Just want more kids so I am not too old a dad!

[daizie]

I thought it was funny still havent stopped laughing

[Brendan]

You guys are like, so old.

[Ladymuck]

Wish I could help you TRB...I feel like a 10-year old most of the time!

[TRB]

you've all been a great help, thanks.

i'll stop thinking about it (or perhaps re-post in the family section which is likely to get a more female response).

[Ladymuck]

TRB Wrote:

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> you've all been a great help, thanks.

> i'll stop thinking about it (or perhaps re-post in

> the family section which is likely to get a more

> female response).

Erm...I'm female...couldn't you tell?

[karter]

think he wanted MORE female responses LM.:)

Best not to think about ageing. :))

*constantly looking at watch for clocking off time*

[Ladymuck]

karter Wrote:

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> think he wanted MORE female responses...

What makes you think TRB is a "he"? Personally, I'm leaning towards "she".

[Jah Lush]

Absolutely nothing to worry about. You're just another day older. I was up for three days and nights celebrating my 40th. And, by the way 50 is the new 30.

[Sue]

Had no problem at all turning 40.

And 50 was fine too.

Turning 60 was something else altogether.

AAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!

[TRB]

your female intuition is correct Lady Muck. I am indeed a she.

i'm not overly worried about ageing - it is a natural fact of life but I'm interested in how it changes a person and what it means to others to reach this milestone. The mainly male perspective given here has given me some insight into what i expected, in that men generally don't give an arse. But women are usually more susceptible to these kinds of issues but by the time we reach 40 are we still bothered.

[Ladymuck]

Sue Wrote:

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> Turning 60 was something else altogether.

>

> AAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!

It couldn't have been that bad...after all, you can actually remember when blocks of ice-cream contained a pistachio flavour. Whereas I cannot recall what I ate for breakfast this morning...

[Ted Max]

You must have made a record of it on the Forum somewhere.

[Kalamiphile]

Aw come on Sue, be positive, that pass thing means we can go wherever we want, when we're not working to pay for mundane things like food.

Actually for me, 40 was better than 30, 50 better than 40 and am finding that as I really have stopped giving a damn, 60 is getting better all the time!

[Ladymuck]

Ted Max Wrote:

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> You must have made a record of it on the Forum

> somewhere.

*falls about laughing - then dashes off to the "search" section of Forum*