# 40 Somethings.... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 28, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048 "2003-06-28T23:28:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/1 "2003-06-28T23:28:30Z")
I’m 38, soon to be 39. If a site has an age board, I typically hang on a 40S board. It’s very different from a 30S board. My question for the evening is… When did you notice you were starting to physically fall apart? SWL… This is for fun of course… I noticed around 34-35…when I was still tired when I woke up in the morning… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![olefin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@olefin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/olefin)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/2 "2003-06-28T23:33:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eilsel \* > \*\*I’m 38, soon to be 39. > > My question for the evening is… > > When did you notice you were starting to physically fall apart? SWL… > > \*\* Never gave it much thought until I hit 66, then I began to think I was getting old. But that has been two years ago and I still feel great after my daily 5 mile jog. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/3 "2003-06-28T23:34:53Z")
“daily 5 mile jog” that’s just sick. LOL ---
**Author:** ![MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_Master_of_Ceremonies)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/4 "2003-06-28T23:38:33Z")
This one looks like an IMHO not a GQ as it doesn’t have a factual answer. I thought I wasfalling apart at 20 but I realized it was because I stopped playing sports, now I’ve taken up 5-a-side football (soccer) again I feel alot fitter. ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/5 "2003-06-28T23:40:20Z")
Well I picked GQ because I was asking a specific but general question. Besides, there are no age specific boards here. nyah. LOL _lifting my glass of wine to you_ Cheers! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![robcaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/6 "2003-06-28T23:46:56Z")
I am 74 and this board works for me just fine. I wouldn’t want an age specific board anyway. And, to top it off, I still feel like a young whippersnapper. LOL. ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/7 "2003-06-28T23:49:13Z")
Oh, don’t get me wrong, it’s fine. I was just 'splaining why I posted on this board. lol. Then how come I feel like 100? Must be kids… Must be the childbirth… Must be marriage… Must just be lack of alcohol…LMAO ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/8 "2003-06-28T23:49:47Z")
I’m 40. I still don’t feel old. My body does, tho… ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/9 "2003-06-28T23:50:43Z")
Well that’s what I mean, NCB. I feel young and thin…but my body feels old and fat. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/10 "2003-06-29T00:12:01Z")
It was gradual: 1. Wanting to sit down in a bar, not hanging on the counter. 2. Avoiding places with loud music. I’m out with my friends, having a good time. Don’t wanna shout the whole time. 3. Moms are looking sexy. And young… :eek: 4. Hangovers last two days. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/11 "2003-06-29T00:14:49Z")
I think it was 4 years ago. I am a huge ski freak and loved to live on the blues and blue blacks of Winter Park and Crested Butte. I am also accident prone and known to push the edge. So, I sometimes shot the blacks. I tore knee ligaments and my right quad muscle on a Winter Park Double Black. Had to be snowmobiled down. I had a rather lengthy rehab that Winter/Spring. The next year, I wasn’t even good enough for the easier Blues. _That’s_ when i knew I was getting older and not just gathering years. Sad. But, I still have plenty of physical fun. It’s just a softer type. ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/12 "2003-06-29T00:17:40Z")
Like a mattress w/a pillow top? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/13 "2003-06-29T00:28:22Z")
😛 Welcome to the Dope™, **Eilsel**. You’ll fit in fine. ---
**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/14 "2003-06-29T00:28:38Z")
I’m 45 and the only age-related malady I am experiencing so far is presbyopia, which I actually started developing at age 35. It’s of course painless but I real bitch. I don’t know where anyone got the idea bifocals make you see BETTER. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/15 "2003-06-29T00:34:18Z")
Age 41 here. I had to get glasses for reading. I hated it! My distance vision is still good. I’ve always had perfect vision. I also have to wear sunglasses now too as my eyes are really sensitive to bright light. Plus I have floaters that are getting worse. ☹ On the other hand, I’ve started going back to school. Once I got past the feeling of dread of being around 20-something year old students. ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/16 "2003-06-29T00:37:08Z")
Thanks NCB, I’ve been on ICQ’s 40S board and it’s kind of slow. I like it here 🙂 Now, where did I put my undies? (the memory is the first thing to go…) ---
**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/17 "2003-06-29T00:38:19Z")
“daily 5 mile jog” You sound great, physically, but the senility is painfully obvious. I don’t support running unless something is chasing me. ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/18 "2003-06-29T00:42:12Z")
ditto… getting up off the chair is enough exercise for me. LOL ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/19 "2003-06-29T01:21:56Z")
Off to IMHO. **DrMatrix** - GQ Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048/20 "2003-06-29T01:33:23Z")
Oh man, I am so not following the rules…sorry. I’m new, does that count? No? sigh [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-somethings/185048.md?page=2)