For women, life begins at 34

Age 34 was found to be the happiest in a woman’s life because that is when she can comfortably meet her needs and also has confidence in herself. PHOTO| FILE| NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• Age 34 was found to be the happiest in a woman’s life because that is when she can comfortably meet her needs and also has confidence in herself.
• This was also found to be the perfect age to give birth. Explaining these findings, the researchers say that being settled at work as well as in your personal life is a great ingredient of personal happiness.
• Overall, women were found to reflect on their lives with happiness. They reported that their lives had been a balance of happy and sad times.

By JOAN THATIAH
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What is the happiest age in a woman’s life? Well, science says that the magical age is 34 because at that age a woman has reached most of the significant milestones like finding stable employment, finding a long-term partner and acquiring a home.

Researchers from the University of London asked 2,000 respondents all over the age of 40 to reflect on their levels of happiness through the different stages of their lives.

In doing so, they uncovered other important milestones in a woman’s life. Apparently, the journey starts just before age 13, when a girl officially becomes a woman by starting her period.

Significant age

The next significant age for a woman was found to be 20 when she finally takes on a healthy adult relationship.

While most women have had their first kiss at this age and some have had their first sexual encounters, a woman isn’t really ready until she is 20. Interestingly, the study found that those women who waited until their 20s to have sex turned out to be better educated, went on to have better jobs and found more fulfilment from their marriages.

Age 25 was found to be the age when a woman is at her lowest sexual confidence triggered by worries about having that perfect body.

Age 27 was found to be when the average woman settles down in a committed relationship.

A third of the women were found to be lucky enough to settle down with their first love.

Age 34 was found to be the happiest in a woman’s life because that is when she can comfortably meet her needs and also has confidence in herself.

This was also found to be the perfect age to give birth. Explaining these findings, the researchers say that being settled at work as well as in your personal life is a great ingredient of personal happiness.

Overall, women were found to reflect on their lives with happiness. They reported that their lives had been a balance of happy and sad times.

The source of happiness in the 20s was found to be the freedom, career progression and the social life. Happiness in the 40s was found to come from watching the children grow and moving into bigger homes.