Researchers have studied the key milestones of our
lives – and the good news is that 84 per cent of us say
we're happyThe average Briton is at their healthiest at the age of
30, wealthiest at 47, has the best sex at 32 - but is
ultimately the happiest when they turn 39, according
to a new study.
Researchers who carried out a detailed investigation
into the key milestone years of life, also found we are
most body confident when we are 31 - but doing the
best in our careers at the age of 38.
Other major moments in our lives include being the
most content in our relationship at the age of 40 and
earning our dream salary two years later at 42,
according to the study of Britons.
But when asked whether the average Brit would like to
live forever, should science ever advance to such an
extent, only one in four (23%) said they would.
The research, which was carried out among almost
2,000 adults of both sexes, found that after years of
burning the candle at both ends, the penny finally
drops at the age of 30 when we start to take care of
ourselves and are officially feeling our healthiest.
Wealth however, takes more time to achieve, with the
tyical Brit expecting to have to wait until they reach
47 before they reach the pinnacle of the earning
poer.
And true happiness is set to arrive at the age of 39
when we are likely to own our own home , be settled
with our soul mate, and be enjoying our chosen career.
The study also discovered we are most likely to enjoy
'playing the field' at the age of 24 with the average
woman saying she make the most of being young, free
and single at the age of 23, while for men crept up to 25
And according to the data, finding a soul mate occurs
just months before we are able to enjoy the best sex
of our lives as we approach our 33rd birthday.
Psychologist Donna Dawson said: "Interestingly, the
research reveals that most of the high points in our
lives occur in our thirties.
"This is because we have laid a foundation beforehand:
inour twenties, we leave university, start a job, try a
few relationships out for size, make plenty of mistakes
and learn from them and work out what we really want
from life.
"By the age of 30, we are physically in our prime, still
advancing our careers and more sure of what we want.
This, in turn, brings self-confidence and general
contentment.
"Hoever it is not surprising that 'immortality' is not
something universally desired: if we can't stay at the
ideal age of '38', then we still hve to deal with the
ageing process and the health and financial issues that
come with it.
"There is also the inherent contradiction in human
nature itself: the experience of the 'first best' in
anything is so good because it is a milestone that can't
be equalled in intensity or specialness by being
'repeated', no matter how long you live."
The study also found overall that a reassuring 84% of
the population are current either very happy or mostly
happy, with only 16 percent of those polld - or
around one in six - are unhappy.
When asked about the possibility of there being an
afterlife, 67% said they believed there was, while 33%
didn't.
The research was carried out to mark Monday's Blu-rayand DVD release of The Last Witch Hunter, starring Vin
Diesel , whose character Kaulder is cursed with
immortality.
A spokesperson for The Last Witch Huner said: "Life
has many highs and lows with milestones dotted along
the way and it's interesting to see that the study has
shown that most people are happiest when they reach
the age of 39.
"However if they were given the chance to live forever,
like Vin Diesels' character Kaulder in The Last Witch
Hunter, very few people would take up the offer,
realising that it would be a curse rather gifts

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