I'm 36 don't feel it, still feel like I'm 20. I'm still able to do daring moves maybe a little more cautious that I used to be. What makes me feel old in a different way is explaining things like what a pager was to these 19-20 year old people I work with. Just recently I had to explain how 1-900 numbers were a thing before the internet came about.

Ha, I remember my 50th and I thought Wow, that's a half century. Well now I'm approaching the 3/4 mark and really don't feel much different, maybe a little slower but in good health and still enjoying life. it's only a number and I'm going for 118, I want to see halley's comet again.

I didn’t feel like an adult until I was 28, so milestone birthdays never bothered me. When my knees started needing occasional injections of steroids, I felt sad, not necessarily old.

As I age slow, I won't feel that until I'm 200ish.

Dating kinda sucks......othe=

Age is a relative thing. I think how old you "feel" can be interpreted a number of different ways. Sometimes I feel old when I think about my almost 26YO son, and my 16YO daughter who is now permitted to drive. Sometimes I literally feel old when I experience various aches and pains when I exercise (I work out fairly vigorously and do a combination of cardio and resistance training). I have had "bone spurs" removed from both shoulders now, surgically, in order to continue to exercise at the same level. I'm not a bodybuilder by any stretch, but I'd say I exercise more intensely than most men my age (56).

Conversely, I feel young when I compare myself to other people my age, both physically and mentally. Maybe I'm just immature, but I prefer to call it "youthful." LOL! I look and act much younger than other men my age, and even 10 years my junior. So, as I said, it's all relative. =]

Oh, and @Sk8rgrl, my daughter is big into musical theater. After each show, her production company has a cast party at a local roller rink. I look forward to this activity a lot and, while I'm not the only parent out there skating, I'm among the oldest, and fastest. LOL!

I think it depends on your definition of "old". For me, "old" is not a feeling as much as a frame of mind. My body has changed, that is a fact of age. It takes my body longer to complete three miles on the eliptical or walk around my neighborhood, hike that trail, those are facts of age. The way I feel is driven by how well I take care of my body, what I eat, how I sleep, etc. When I am paying attention to what my body needs (and I don't always get that right), I don't feel "old" at all. When I don't listen to what my body needs regarding food, exercise, rest, I feel OLD.

I reached 65 years of age in March, 2018.

You are old if you are afraid of a number. Most of us feel like "us" inside, so age is an external construct. Pining for being young is a waste of time. Besides, returning to the time you didn't know anything, have anything or appreciate anything doesn't feel like such a prize to me.

I'm 72. Was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at 21, but it's only really started to limit me in the past 10 years...two hip replacements, two rotator cuff surgeries, two carpal tunnel surgeries, and a reverse total shoulder replacement...so I can't physically do all the things I'd like to do, but that doesn't make me feel old. I've lived with pain most of my life, but the only time I feel old is when the pain is so severe that I can’t think about anything except how much it hurts, but that doesn't happen very often. Thank goodness for medical marijuana, pain management drugs, and skilled surgeons. I retired two years ago and am happier than I've been for years, volunteering as a tutor, enjoying life, and laughing with friends. Don’t worry. Be happy!

I hit the wall at 43.

As many have said, it is personal. I have a 25 year old friend who has many physical ailments and she feels old. I'm almost 71and I have my days, but going to the local state University keeps me young. I also think it's a state of mind and whether you see the world through a half empty or half full glass of water. Hang in there, the wisdom you gain is worth the time.

Body or mind?