It’s not like me to complain (or do people who complain always start off by saying that?), however in taking a look at our latest set of data, it seems I am years (we’ll keep that general) away from the best years of my life.
As we mentioned in an earlier post, the favorite average age for Americans is 29. But that next decade from 30-39 appears to be the most wondrous, at least as far as happiness, confidence, excitement and love go. Wait, what else is there?
Adults in their thirties today (that is, young Gen X and late Gen Y-ers) are more likely than those ages 40-64 to say they are:
- Happy.
- Living their life to the fullest.
- Loving their life right now.
- In love.
And here’s the bad news…. Right around the corner are 40-49 year olds who are by far the least likely cohort to say they are happy (only 31%) and much more likely than their 30-39 year old counterparts to say they wish they could do their life over again.
Upon reflection, my thirties were actually pretty good. It’s that point in our lives when everything is coming together. Ideally you experience some combo of the following – a thriving career, the love of your life, adoption or birth of children, and/or a rocking social life.
And the data suggests it’s all better before the reality of your forties beckons. Or, instead do you think that those in their thirties today will actually live this glass-is-half-full existence even as they grow older and it’s just a mark of that generation?
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