Personal life expectancy discussion

[Shaul]

What do you think your personal life expectancy will be?

For myself I do think I will live to be over one hundred. Indeed I am planning accordingly. I am in excellent physical shape. I run regularly. I ran three miles this morning in twenty six minutes. I don't smoke and eat well. My ancestors generally lived quite long lives. I just turned 66. So far so good.

How about you?

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

Probably 70-77.

 

[JustGeorge]

I plan on dying at the end of my life. Until then, I'll dye my hair.

I'm really not sure how long I'll make it. I have some healthy habits, and some not healthy habits.

The women in my family tend to live a long time(mid 90s-mid 100s). I hope I don't make it that long. My grandma talks about how all her friends are dead now. She's lost two husbands.

There's always multiple factors at play. I've known people who did everything 'right' that ended up with major health issues, and some that were fairly abusive to their bodies that lived quite awhile.

I had a coworker who was telling me about her grandfather's 103rd birthday, and when asked his secret, she looked a little confused and said "He drinks only beer. Never water." The man had never left Kenya... there must be something in that Kenyan beer.

 

[PureX]

Hoping to make it to mid 80s with an intact brain. That may be pushing it a bit. Both parents made it to 83 and 85, but suffered from Alzheimer's their last few years. I'm already 66, so that's not a lot of time. Although, given the way the world is going, it may end up being too long.

 

[RestlessSoul]

I'm 62 and in pretty good health. Both my parents are still alive, but I don't want to experience for myself, the long decline I've seen in them. Three score years and ten is a generous allocation of years imo. Anything between 70 and 80 would be a bonus, but after that? I'd probably rather not tbh.

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

What do you think your personal life expectancy will be?

For myself I do think I will live to be over one hundred. Indeed I am planning accordingly. I am in excellent physical shape. I run regularly. I ran three miles this morning in twenty six minutes. I don't smoke and eat well. My ancestors generally lived quite long lives. I just turned 66. So far so good.

How about you?

Good luck.

This comes from here and refers to UK residents:

• A 66-year-old man has a 1 in 10 chance of reaching 96.
• A 66-year-old woman has a 1 in 10 chance of reaching 98.
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• A 66-year-old man can expect to spend 19 years in retirement with a life expectancy of 85.
• A 66-year-old woman has a life expectancy of 87, meaning their assets would need to last for 21 years.

And this was prepared by the state of NY. The average 66 y.o. male lives 15+ more years:

 

[Twilight Hue]

What do you think your personal life expectancy will be?

For myself I do think I will live to be over one hundred. Indeed I am planning accordingly. I am in excellent physical shape. I run regularly. I ran three miles this morning in twenty six minutes. I don't smoke and eat well. My ancestors generally lived quite long lives. I just turned 66. So far so good.

How about you?

Statistically with my artery disease, a heart attack, and type 2 diabetes, I'll be incredibly surprised if I ever make it to 70.

 

[ChristineM]

As long as i can live at least until the children fledge the nest I'll be happy. Perhaps another 15 years or so.

That said, longer would be nice. Parts of my life have been rough, parts excellent. I don't smoke, drink or do (illegal) drugs. I used to cycle 80 to 100 miles per week until an operation after which one of the surgeons joked that still have 5 lives left. I do walk a few km each day, weather allowing. Have a medical check every 3 months and live in a valley where centenarians are 10 a penny. My parents are in their mid 70s (sorry mom), typically the family lives until their mid 80s.

So I'm hopeful for another 30 to 50 years.

 

[Mock Turtle]

My father made it to 88 with no serious signs of dementia, if at all (kept quite fit around the house and garden), whilst my mother died at 82 and had Alzheimer's probably for half a dozen years. At 78 now I think I might be going the route of my mother so I don't expect to last more than five or ten years at the most. I would seriously consider ending my life if it became so bad - having looked after and witnessed the deterioration in my mother. Apart from having had so many broken bones and slightly raised blood pressure I haven't much else to complain about though. Two older brothers by a few years both seem to be healthy.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Hopefully not too long. I don't want to be here that long.

 

[Vinayaka]

I hope to make it to 70. .... oops, I forgot, I already did that. What number comes after 70?

 

[SalixIncendium]

69 or 70. 2036 came to me as the year of my death in grammar school.

 

[JustGeorge]

69 or 70. 2036 came to me as the year of my death in grammar school.

When I was quite young, I started telling my mom that I'd die when I was 17, and in March.

I made it, but my cat that I'd had since 2 years of age(and I was very close with) didn't, dying that March. That unnerved her.

 

[metis]

I'm 78 with no history of heart disease, but my mother and sister both died of cancer. Thus, I have no clue how long I might live.

BTW, I follow a Buddhist teaching that it's best to shortly think of our own death and those that we are close to every single day.

 

[metis]

Good luck.

This comes from here and refers to UK residents:

• A 66-year-old man has a 1 in 10 chance of reaching 96.
• A 66-year-old woman has a 1 in 10 chance of reaching 98.
• 
  
• A 66-year-old man can expect to spend 19 years in retirement with a life expectancy of 85.
• A 66-year-old woman has a life expectancy of 87, meaning their assets would need to last for 21 years.

And this was prepared by the state of NY. The average 66 y.o. male lives 15+ more years:

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Do you know why men die sooner than their wives?


The answer is because we want to.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I'm 78 with no history of heart disease, but my mother and sister both died of cancer. Thus, I have no clue how long I might live.

BTW, I follow a Buddhist teaching that it's best to shortly think of our own death and those that we are close to every single day.

I like the tradition of turning a cup and a bowl upside down each time you walk out the door for the day as a reminder you might not return home.

 

[VoidCat]

I don't want a long life. I dont expect one. But im content living as long as im here anyway and will make the most of it.

 

[VoidCat]

Hopefully not too long. I don't want to be here that long.

I get that feeling. Ive felt it. Long life means more trauma and troubles.

Hopefully in the future your life will get better and good times will outweigh the bad

 

[Twilight Hue]

I don't want a long life. I dont expect one. But im content living as long as im here anyway and will make the most of it.

Honestly, I'd prefer a shorter quality life than a long dull boring one.

 

[VoidCat]

Honestly, I'd prefer a shorter quality life than a long dull boring one.

I havent been here long only 21 years and it's been dark. One trauma after another. But the past few years since reaching 19 have been quality and seem lovely. I hope they continue to be so.