Maybe you didn’t have to enter an email bc they already had yours? I got this:

that was interesting....and if you enter a fake email...you still get your quiz results at the end of the quiz.

Congrats, your age prediction is 92.32

You can enter a fake one Sue, that’s what I did. The original email came from a different website that sells supplements that I’ve never purchased fromso I’m not sure how they got me.

adding, considering my mother is s few months shy of 92, it was a little weirdl

It looks like I might have another four decades according to this test. 94.82.

88.79

For kicks, I took both tests. Answering honestly.

My real age is 75 (first test - age 65).

Age prediction is 86.5 years.

I think these are proof of ’We’ll make up a test to gather age marketing data’.

I would not disagree with that, Maddielee!

Not sure that a healthy woman in her 50’s or 60’s should count on living to her 90’s. We live among a pretty healthy and active population of older folk and 86 plus or minus a few years seems to be the average life span. The problem that hit around that time seem to be more severe and less tractable. My mother’s doctor told is that after a certain age (i think it was low 80’s) that a fall of any type—whether bones were broken or not— usually marks the first day of the year of your death.

My comment is based on life insurance stats and Social Security, eg if you take SS at 70 the average life expectancy is just under 90, and that includes people with and without current health issues. In any event, I was trying to say that these quizzes are really popular and generally give really optimistic results, IMHO.

Totally agree about the falling. I have a friend in her early 80s who just built a new home that is essentially designed around being able to live where she wants in style, and reduce the risk of falls as well as accommodate the possibility of future disability.

89.2

My dad lived to 94 and my mom to 93. My retirement plan plans to 95.

My mom lived to be 105. Unless I can be healthy and reasonably independent, I dont want to live that long.

I'm with you on that ded. I used to think mid-80s might be about the time you deteriorate to the point you may not want to stick around based on my observations of people around me. However I now play golf with two ladies in their mid-80s who are living the good life so I'm rethinking that idea.

3katz, I’m with you! One of the golf association’s mentors for new players is an 84 year old woman who is an excellent golfer, patient, kind and incredibly helpful and encouraging. She is who I want to be at that age.

I have a neighbor who is 94. He looks, sounds, and acts better than my parents did when they were in their 70s. He's pretty darn sharp. He repeats the same stories that I've heard many times before, but he's lonely since his wife died and it seems a small price to pay, to let him tell the same stories which make him smile.

Honestly I think his biggest problem is the loss of his wife. He's so lonely and says the hours drag by without anyone to talk to. He still drives and seems competent to me to do so, so I keep encouraging him to get out more and meet people - there are senior centers that do various things around us. I think she was his whole world, and now that she's gone he's really having a hard time figuring it all out on his own.

But holy cow, physically - I hope to be him at 94!

My dad is 88yo. I want to be just like him when I am that age. He is the smartest person I know, exercises daily, has a healthy diet, still drives, and is ultra creative. I think the key is diet, exercise, a strong social network, and purpose.

Totally agree, Friday! I either copied or compiled this list from somewhere, and it basically reiterates what you said:

I agree, Friday. My dad actually was not in great health for the last few years of his life — he had kidney failure and uncontrolled diabetes. But he wasn’t in pain so he basically ignored his conditions and never complained, stayed active, never sat around, and was very social and engaged. If he didn’t have those other factors there is no doubt he wouldn’t have lived to be 89. His sister also recently passed and she also had exercised daily. Both of them lingered at the end because their hearts were so strong.

I sometimes worry about DH because his social life mostly revolves around me. If I go first, he will probably not leave the house! But I guess that won’t be my problem, will it?

I think 90-ish seems like a good goal if I can be mobile and have most of my marbles.

I would like to live as long as I'm able to be independent and my mind is still there. As soon as I need to rely on someone else or I don't recognize my family, I don't see the point.

I've seen both sides. My parents were independent until the very end of a long life (both in their 90s). No signs of dementia. My brother's mother in law had dementia for many years. It was very hard on his wife and him. I do not ever want to be there.

So the number is not what I think about. I just don't want to burden my children in that way.

My mother is a very active 85 year old. Exercises every day, great friends and family support and social interaction. Never eats out, cooks all meals at home, Mediterranean Diet, is not on one medication. Yet, she is becoming very forgetful. So sometimes no matter what you do, the aging process is not always what you do but what you inherit .