So much for the midlife crisis - new research suggests we get happier with age #BBCNolan
Are you happier at 40 than you were at 20? New research suggests that the midlife crisis DOESN'T exist - and we're actually happier in our 40s than we were at 18! A new study says happiness rises fastest when people are aged 18 and well into their 30s. The 'midlife-crisis' is now an accepted phenomenon, BUT - is the old cliché that we hit a point of dissatisfaction in middle age really true? Well as someone who isn't far from the big 4- 0 Joel is very happy to hear this! What do you think - do you really get happier with age? We heard from comedian and commentator Kate Smurfwaite and commentator Irwin Armstrong, who we're told we can refer to as our 'grumpy Old Man'