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Finally, something besides wine and cheese gets better with age! A new study reveals that people in their 60s and 70s are generally happier than those in their 40s. According to the Stanford Center on Longevity, negative emotions occur less frequently as people age and when they do, the dark feelings don't last as long. Do you agree? Are you happier now than you were when you were younger? Has your definition of happiness changed? What makes you happy? What makes you unhappy? Take the poll, read how other iVillagers feel and then chime in with your own thoughts!
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iVillagers on Happiness
I'd have to go back 35 years, to fix things .
But I can't. I've tried so hard in my lifetime to be Happy! It seems like everyday things just keep getting worse, no matter what I do Or how positive I trie to be. Sometimes I feel like the only one that does try that I no and Love.
--Posted by Scared to Breath Sherry!, Rome, GA
But I can't. I've tried so hard in my lifetime to be Happy! It seems like everyday things just keep getting worse, no matter what I do Or how positive I trie to be. Sometimes I feel like the only one that does try that I no and Love.
--Posted by Scared to Breath Sherry!, Rome, GA
in my 40's happier and more confident
I am the happiest ive ever been in my life and it has nothing to do with having a partner to share my life with and thats the surprising thing about being happy! A decade ago I thought I needed someone in my life to be happy, however ive discovered being happy is my choice.
--Posted by bret, san jose, CA
I am the happiest ive ever been in my life and it has nothing to do with having a partner to share my life with and thats the surprising thing about being happy! A decade ago I thought I needed someone in my life to be happy, however ive discovered being happy is my choice.
--Posted by bret, san jose, CA
Kate in the Desert
Ten years ago I had a husband and children near. Now I am a few thousand miles from my children, and my husband of nearly 25 years moved on to someone younger. I never thought it would happen to me, but here I am in the middle of a new life, new challenges, and believe it or not less stress.
--Posted by anonymous, Tucson, AR
Ten years ago I had a husband and children near. Now I am a few thousand miles from my children, and my husband of nearly 25 years moved on to someone younger. I never thought it would happen to me, but here I am in the middle of a new life, new challenges, and believe it or not less stress.
--Posted by anonymous, Tucson, AR
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10 years ago?24 years ago
10 years ago i was just getting over a major operation.was due to move back north from down south.in some ways i was happy.could walk better then,took my dog for walks down the side of a beautiful river.moved here.dog died 6 years later,walking got worse for me.health got worse all round. but.........i would go back 24 years.before my divorce.I never realised how happy i was then. realised a while ago my ex had been the one for me.in spite of debts/having to sell the house and move into council house.but although we are still friends we both agree too much water gone under the bridge since.
--Posted by makingthemostofthings, wakefield
10 years ago i was just getting over a major operation.was due to move back north from down south.in some ways i was happy.could walk better then,took my dog for walks down the side of a beautiful river.moved here.dog died 6 years later,walking got worse for me.health got worse all round. but.........i would go back 24 years.before my divorce.I never realised how happy i was then. realised a while ago my ex had been the one for me.in spite of debts/having to sell the house and move into council house.but although we are still friends we both agree too much water gone under the bridge since.
--Posted by makingthemostofthings, wakefield
Going back to 13?!
I would do it in a heart beat. I was so innocent back then and didn't know too much about how corrupted the real world is with so many problems up to our knees it likely to explode or implode however you look at it! Then I didn't have to pay bills and all I was thinking about was avoiding my crush in junior high! LOL that was the life! Plus my parents said they wished they were younger too, but time moves on. "It never stops for anyone"--Rev Run.
--Posted by Some one nice, Irvine, CA
I would do it in a heart beat. I was so innocent back then and didn't know too much about how corrupted the real world is with so many problems up to our knees it likely to explode or implode however you look at it! Then I didn't have to pay bills and all I was thinking about was avoiding my crush in junior high! LOL that was the life! Plus my parents said they wished they were younger too, but time moves on. "It never stops for anyone"--Rev Run.
--Posted by Some one nice, Irvine, CA
I wish I could go back in time
This is was, so far the worst year of my life. I dated a guy for 7 years and consequently married him. I married him w/ the understanding that he wanted the same things I wanted out of life. A year into our marriage he changed his mind said he never wanted kids and was happy w/ the status quo (didn't want to improve our living situation in anyway). I don't think I learned anything from this experience. I mean what good does it do me to know that some men lie. I moved to where he lived and got a job nearby so when I left him I lost my job too. So I'm getting divorced and I'm still looking for a decent job. I wish I had made other life choices.
--Posted by Fijibali@aol.com, Neptune, NJ
This is was, so far the worst year of my life. I dated a guy for 7 years and consequently married him. I married him w/ the understanding that he wanted the same things I wanted out of life. A year into our marriage he changed his mind said he never wanted kids and was happy w/ the status quo (didn't want to improve our living situation in anyway). I don't think I learned anything from this experience. I mean what good does it do me to know that some men lie. I moved to where he lived and got a job nearby so when I left him I lost my job too. So I'm getting divorced and I'm still looking for a decent job. I wish I had made other life choices.
--Posted by Fijibali@aol.com, Neptune, NJ
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10 years ago
Ten years ago I finally had a job I loved, my health was much better also. today, I'm not working, the job I loved, the positionwas eliminated and I would of had to do more work and get paid a dollar less an hour to boot. 9/11 hadn't happened, and everything else that went along with it hadn't happened.
--Posted by mountainlaurel2005, PA
Ten years ago I finally had a job I loved, my health was much better also. today, I'm not working, the job I loved, the positionwas eliminated and I would of had to do more work and get paid a dollar less an hour to boot. 9/11 hadn't happened, and everything else that went along with it hadn't happened.
--Posted by mountainlaurel2005, PA
I can agree with that!
Maybe not ten years, but a few years ago. Try 2! I was addicted to cocaine and I too was a chain smoker! I was depressed, tried taking my life, nothing mattered to me. Now, I'm a happy mother and wife with my own place to live and away from drugs!
--Posted by mom_lovingmylife, Miami, FL
Maybe not ten years, but a few years ago. Try 2! I was addicted to cocaine and I too was a chain smoker! I was depressed, tried taking my life, nothing mattered to me. Now, I'm a happy mother and wife with my own place to live and away from drugs!
--Posted by mom_lovingmylife, Miami, FL
I was a mess ten years ago!
Ten years ago I was addicted to speed and it nearly killed me and a chain smoker which made me miserable plus I was not married. I have always struggled with depression but in the past four years since taking fish oil it has gone away. I guess I am happier I know I am healthier.
--Posted by Gracie-goddess
Ten years ago I was addicted to speed and it nearly killed me and a chain smoker which made me miserable plus I was not married. I have always struggled with depression but in the past four years since taking fish oil it has gone away. I guess I am happier I know I am healthier.
--Posted by Gracie-goddess
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I was a mess ten years ago!
Ten years ago I was addicted to speed and it nearly killed me and a chain smoker which made me miserable plus I was not married. I have always struggled with depression but in the past four years since taking fish oil it has gone away. I guess I am happier I know I am healthier.
--Posted by Gracie-goddess
Ten years ago I was addicted to speed and it nearly killed me and a chain smoker which made me miserable plus I was not married. I have always struggled with depression but in the past four years since taking fish oil it has gone away. I guess I am happier I know I am healthier.
--Posted by Gracie-goddess