What age do you think you were most happy? Or maybe you feel it’s not come yet?

I was happiest during my 30's when the children where young and all at school and I worked full time,a busy time but with the help of my amazing husband we enjoyed the time with them.
These past two years have been sad years but I can say I am feeling content and grateful for the memories I have since loosing my wonderful man nearly 2 years ago I can say at nearly 71 I am content with my life.

40 for me I think. Very busy, all the children still living at home but I can remember my wonderful 40 th birthday with close friends, lots of food, wine and music and went on for hours and hours. Those were the days my friend, as they sang.

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Franbern
And you deserve every second of that contentment.

My twenties were okay - got married, set up my first home - but desperately wanted a baby - and the first one took five years to arrive. As friends, etc became pregnant during this time, I became more and more depressed.
My 30's when I was a stay-at-home Mum with lots of children and foster-children - but those years were marred with serious financial problems, and an increasingly disabled with MS, hubbie.
My forties were marred with my own increasingly debilitating illness.
Fifties were okay (operation to remove offending organ in my body gave me back my health), but had to cope with breakdown of my marriage.
Sixties, would have been excellent, I was happily employed in NHS, moved from family house to a much smaller one, which I loved - but the tragic death of my youngest child at the beginning of these cast a shadow throughout. But....G.chldren started to arrive, which was good.
Seventies - on the whole were pretty good, I was now retired, children all doing okay in the world and g.children increasing in number. However, my ex-husband caused many problems and heart-ache.
Moved to my flat two years before my 80th birthday. Can only say that I have never been so happy and deeply content as I am now.

The grand age of 62, a magical year, we lived in Françe from March to October, it truly was a summer of love, adventures, gorgeous weather and friends.

I am 65 in September I have a lot of problems because of arthritis it can only get worse. I think my best years were my 40s remarried and my children young and happy and adored me. They still do of course and they are happy but I still miss them our house seems empty.

AGAA4

Thank you DiscoDancer1975. I had 5 years of treatment and so far I am free of it.

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Since I reached my 60s and am now 67.First grandchild was born just before my 60th birthday, followed by his sibling 2 years later. They are a joy.Retired at 64. The only drawback has been my anxiety, which has always been a problem but seems to have got worse since I retired.

Thank you DiscoDancer1975. I had 5 years of treatment and so far I am free of it.

Once I left school and went to Uni, I have always been quietly content with my life, it has had its ups and downs, whose life hasn't? but I find it impossible to say any decade, let alone any year, was any happier than any other.

Happiness is an 'of the moment' emotion, for me, content is the norm.

AGAA4

I was diagnosed with cancer aged 67 so maybe not the best year for me.
I am a contented person mostly and have found happiness in each stage of life so can't say one decade was happier than another.

Aww, bless you. Are you all better now?

I was diagnosed with cancer aged 67 so maybe not the best year for me.
I am a contented person mostly and have found happiness in each stage of life so can't say one decade was happier than another.

nanaK54

Whoop! Such good news, I will be 67 in October, not too long to wait for all the good stuff!

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Whoop! Such good news, I will be 67 in October, not too long to wait for all the good stuff!

17 to 27 for me

Around 36, young children and enjoying part time work.
I think it was Bette Davies who said everything should stop at 36 for a woman.

Around 40 was a good time. Children were old enough to look after themselves but still young enough to enjoy being part of the family, whilst we were young enough to do things with them.
Perhaps 67 is when you've settled into retirement (few years off yet for me) but not too infirm to do things you want. However, whenever I ask a friend at swimming how he is, he simply smiles and says "still alive". He says he enjoys each day now and doesn't worry about tomorrow. Maybe he's found the best age. He is 87!

Right here right now. Each stage of life brings different things for all of us some happy some sad. I prefer to live in the present, have happy memories of the past and still look forward to the future whatever that may bring.

Since my mid 50's it's got better and better, l'm now 67 and life is good.
A bad marriage kept me down.

tiredoldwoman

50 - 60. Felt and looked at my best . Was busy - lots of work and fun I felt good , fit and energetic . Hope it all returns !

I hope so too. You’d have to change your username though?

I think happiness for me comes at different times in different areas of my life.

Academically, in my mid 30's when I was doing post grad work. I loved it and was good at it. Made me very satisfied.

Professionally, at 40 and then again at 50. I loved my work, was appreciated and recognised by my employer.

At 53, when my beloved grandson was born.

50 - 60. Felt and looked at my best . Was busy - lots of work and fun I felt good , fit and energetic . Hope it all returns !

Around now I think so early seventies.

My twenties to fifties I'd say. Sixties were good because I helped bring up a small GC. Can't say old age is better than young. Definitely not in my opinion.