Unhappiest at age 47? These women beg to differ

We are at our most miserable at the age of 47.2 years of age, according to research by the US’s National Bureau of Economic Research. But not everyone agrees, points out Amanda Cassidy.

For women, I’ve always imagined it is a more subtle eking out of what troubles them — a slow realisation that they will never actually get the six-pack they’ve always wanted, or live as a magazine editor in New York, or help out at that gorilla sanctuary in Bali.What was considered middle age in our parent’s generation is now only the age some women feel ready to settle down or to start a family.

“But I’ve always said that sometimes life is about closing certain windows instead of opening all the doors and I’m way more focused than I’ve ever been about my ambitions and plans. I don’t feel sad, but I am aware that things are changing at this age.” Brona quit her job in insurance to open a new business a year ago. She says she doesn’t really freak out about her age. “I’m 47 and I’m delighted with life. I’m not sure you can pin unhappiness to an age.”This is the age where most people have settled into their career, have managed to navigate the living situation that suits their family and have the life-experience to take most drama with a pinch of salt.

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