I don't want to live past 70. Anyone else ?

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I'm 43, married with kids. I got a good job, love my family and friends.
Yet, I have absolutely no desire to live past 70. Even now I can feel the energy and vitality of my youth has faded, and it's not going to get easier to maintain regardless of how much I exercise or eat right. There's nothing appealing about life after 70 in that I don't care to sit at home all day or go to the casino, or live with limited mobility. The idea of living to enjoy my retirement years and seeing grandkids sounds great, but I just can't get over the fact I'd an old man. Like, what's the point ?

I figure, why not live for the moment, buy the nicer car, stop saving for retirement, go on the vacations, drink and eat merry and then just off myself when I turn 70 ? I value quality over quantity and I notice that I'm having to spend less now in order to save more money in hopes that I'll live long enough to retire with a respectable income. At 43, I should be going on vacations now and doing fun things while my body still holds up. Yet I put away $900/month towards my retirement every month - and for what ? So I enjoy my 70s and maybe 80s ?

What say you ?
 
That's just part of life. Nobody wants to get old, but nobody wants to die.

You're a bit removed from it now, but when you have grandkids on your lap eagerly asking you to tell them a story, your opinion might change.

When you're 69 and know you're hitting the big 7-0 in a week, your opinion may change. Now, at 43 it's easier to say this about the far future.
 
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I don't either. Living in pain and poverty, and being a burden to my family scares me.

The average lifespan of men in my country is 68, and my dad passed away at 59, so short life is in my genes.

Fingers crossed.
 
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I see you don't subscribe to Tito Ortiz's philosophy of outliving your children then.

It's important to stay in good shape. 70 isn't that old these days and you can still be pretty active. Plus, you could get a 3/4 life crises, get divorced, move to Thailand and get a monthly subscription to Viagra

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It's not a matter of age to Me. I've had Dependants My entire adult life, becoming a dependent in the future is not part of the plan.

When I am no longer able to take care of Myself.......I will take care of Myself.
 
They say the only person who wants experience being 100 is a 99 year old. Let's see how you feel when you're...

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Yea the idea of living as an old man doesn't appeal to me at all.

I don't dread dying, i've made peace with it. But I don't wanna live old, sick and losing all my faculties.

This motivates me to live a more healthy lifestyle so i can stay fit well into my 60s. But you can only slow it down so much.
 
Oris79 said:
I'm 43, married with kids. I got a good job, love my family and friends.
Yet, I have absolutely no desire to live past 70. Even now I can feel the energy and vitality of my youth has faded, and it's not going to get easier to maintain regardless of how much I exercise or eat right. There's nothing appealing about life after 70 in that I don't care to sit at home all day or go to the casino, or live with limited mobility. The idea of living to enjoy my retirement years and seeing grandkids sounds great, but I just can't get over the fact I'd an old man. Like, what's the point ?

I figure, why not live for the moment, buy the nicer car, stop saving for retirement, go on the vacations, drink and eat merry and then just off myself when I turn 70 ? I value quality over quantity and I notice that I'm having to spend less now in order to save more money in hopes that I'll live long enough to retire with a respectable income. At 43, I should be going on vacations now and doing fun things while my body still holds up. Yet I put away $900/month towards my retirement every month - and for what ? So I enjoy my 70s and maybe 80s ?

What say you ?
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I concur. I think a lot of people feel the same way, but the stigma of self-pwnage and the actual fear of death cause people to keep these thoughts hidden. At the very least, death is a natural part of life that everyone will experience. It should be talked about openly.
 
Joshuaace said:
It's not a matter of age to Me. I've had Dependants My entire adult life, becoming a dependent in the future is not part of the plan.

When I am no longer able to take care of Myself.......I will take care of Myself.
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That's my plan too.

I'll keep living until either my brain or my bowels stop working. But I'm not going to spend my golden years having my diaper changed by a nurse named Roberto.

The brain is a hard one though. Once I have dementia, will I be capable of ending things my way? I'm not sure, so I'll probably do it a little early.
 
70 can be very young still. If you take care of yourself you can easily be very active into your late 70's and even early 80's.

My grandpa turns 84 next week and still goes to work every day and runs heavy equipment because he loves it
 
Oris79 said:
I'm 43, married with kids. I got a good job, love my family and friends.
Yet, I have absolutely no desire to live past 70. Even now I can feel the energy and vitality of my youth has faded, and it's not going to get easier to maintain regardless of how much I exercise or eat right. There's nothing appealing about life after 70 in that I don't care to sit at home all day or go to the casino, or live with limited mobility. The idea of living to enjoy my retirement years and seeing grandkids sounds great, but I just can't get over the fact I'd an old man. Like, what's the point ?

I figure, why not live for the moment, buy the nicer car, stop saving for retirement, go on the vacations, drink and eat merry and then just off myself when I turn 70 ? I value quality over quantity and I notice that I'm having to spend less now in order to save more money in hopes that I'll live long enough to retire with a respectable income. At 43, I should be going on vacations now and doing fun things while my body still holds up. Yet I put away $900/month towards my retirement every month - and for what ? So I enjoy my 70s and maybe 80s ?

What say you ?
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I never wanted to live that long either and I tried hard to avoid it. A few people I knew ended their lives by suicide in their 20s. I recall at one of their funerals one speaker saying not to consider it because no matter how bad things seem, they will get better. I stuck around to see if things actually get better but they didn't. I decided to stick around to see how bad it could get and I look back on those tough times as the good old days. Here I am with my 70th birthday in my past. My back is shot and every day is just pain and I'm still hanging around to see how much worse it can get.
 
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That's my plan too.

I'll keep living until either my brain or my bowels stop working. But I'm not going to spend my golden years having my diaper changed by a nurse named Roberto.

The brain is a hard one though. Once I have dementia, will I be capable of ending things my way? I'm not sure, so I'll probably do it a little early.
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Roughly 30% of the Blue Eyed People on My Mom's side(including Her) have Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Dementia. Having Blue Eyes Myself, I am constantly doing self audits. I tell Myself I will know when it is time.....
 
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