a 50 year old man is a sexy man ! you are listening to the wrong ppl ! you are definitely fine for all the right reasons , some you have listed but there are so many more ! be proud of yourself and ignore the ridiculous comments . p.s. : I have very good taste in men !!

I'm almost 55 and don't feel old. I don't look old either. I'm glad I'm where I'm at and not a youngster.

I agree-will be 51 this week and feel good! Lots of life left to live and will be wiser about it!

I think for some people, the thought starting over just feels overwhelming at a certain age. I can understand that. But then I think once someone makes the decision to start over, their thinking changes and they find that you're never too old to start over.

I'm 51, I'm healthy and still look ok, but I work really hard and long hours, and have never not had a job, since high school. I'm busy with my husband; we are social and like going out. I have family that needs my attention, and I don't sleep well. Hell yeah I'm tired. And the idea, if something were to happen where I found myself no longer married, I don't know that I'd want to put the energy into finding someone. But that's said as a relatively happily married person who just would like to get a solid 7 hours of sleep, just for a night.

But you're right. 50 today is not the 50 of our grandparents, for sure.

No more pink or blue hair... Woot!!...ha.... I suppose sometimes it's where you are at... I'm sure at 20, 50 would have seemed old to me... Now it's no biggie at all and it's true that we are standing up to many stigmas thank goodness!

Went to a dinner party with my dad and some friends a few years ago. My dad is an active, healthy guy in his 60's. He exercises regularly and I still can't keep up with him. Anyway, at the dinner party we were sitting around talking with some of his friends and they were saying things like, "It's 8pm, I think we need to leave so I can get to bed early enough." "I can't wait until I retire next year." "I forgot to take my pills!" It was the usual old-person talk (accompanied by yawns and more talk about aches and pains). When they left, my wife said to me, "Do you realize those people are younger than your dad?" I was totally floored - they had CHOSEN to be old! I've seen people in their 40's do the same thing. It's all about mindset and lifestyle. You're only as old as you feel :)

I agree! I exercise my body and mind, try to talk aggressively positively about things I'm interested in, and 50 was just another year! It's oh so easy for us, at ANY age, to sink into the well of laziness and negativity. We've got to fight against that! Ride a bike! Read a book!