Age to move to The Villages?
 

Would anyone consider 70yo to be too late in life to move to TV. Don't know if I would want to up and start over @ that stage of life. Thanks:(

Heck no!! You would be far from the oldest guy here, and I play golf with people in their 70's on a regular basis. I am 61 and am considered the kid in my group.

I have made more friends in the 2+ years I've been here than in my 25 years in my prior residence in N.J. It's a challenge to keep up with all the other active seniors here.

Come on down for a Preview Visit. You won't be disappointed.

trust me, 70 is not old anywhere, but particularly here its isnt!

My husband is 68, his mom and dad are in their middle 90's. Thirty years is a loooong time to miss out on doing something fun. We're moving down and we are going to thoroughly enjoy how ever many years we have left. Go for it!! I know too many senior citizens that spend their lives alone because it's too hard to make new friends, my dad did that, retired in his mid 50's, sat on the couch to watch tv and stayed there until he developed dementia by the age of 70 and died at 73. I swear, if he had gone to the Villages, he would still be around! He thought it was too hard to go out to meet new people and enjoy life. I refuse to do that and you should too!

:thumbup:I and my wife came down in our seventies and if anything, we are now younger. I play golf with ritchie and he does have a hard time keeping up with me.

The best age to move to TV? As soon as you possibly can!!!

Bill :)

No truer words were spoken!!!!! Great advice.

oldmoe:

I don't consider 70 to be too old as many people are living longer.

Some people say you get younger in TV. :)

Three people in my family were in their nineties and still got around like the "Energizer Bunny". :)

I'm 66 and my husband was 74 in March. We visited TV for the first time in Feb. and we moved in to our new home in Tamarind Grove on June 27th. It was the smartest thing we've ever done.

Age only matters if you're cheese!

Go for it
 

I say go for it. :thumbup: Life is not a dress rehearsal...so much to see and do in TV. Like I said in another post, if you cannot find at least one club or activity or class that you are interested in, you had better check your pulse. I would call the TV sales office and schedule a Lifestyle Preview Visit to see if TV is really for you. Good luck!

Sounds like the perfect age to me.....:thumbup:

:BigApplause:THANKS for all the great replies. Gets a guy thinking. :ho:

As GG says, you're never to old for a second childhood!

i don't think there is any magic number. Probably the sooner you get here the better it is for your health, so if you feel up to it at 70 i would get down here asap. It should be easier to meet more people in a place like the villages than just moving to some ordinary place. I would be surprised if you did not like it .it is an amazing place with a charissma that just cannot be described.{i probably misspelled that}

Young Moe.........I say that because I'm older than you are and I'm telling you strait out that if you don't come down here and take a lifestyle visit , you will be cheating yourself out of the best time of your life......
I retired in the panhandle of Florida and came down here headed for Tampa for a cruise and toured the area.....I came back for a week and bought a house ......Its the darnedest place I've ever seen.........At age 70 your going to be shocked to see how young you are compared to everyone else...Last summer I played with a guy who was 92 and he was walking the course , I offered him a ride in my cart but he wasn't interested......A side note to that story is that he was hitting consistently 10 yds short on every hole and I asked him why he played from the blues , if he played from the whites he would be on the green nearly every time...He stated that he had always played the blues sense he was a young man and he always would.....I could see my suggestion was not going anywhere so I shut up but he was a great guy......(true story).....so pack your bag and take a chance ,,,,you'll love it...

Having fun fumar .......:thumbup:

If you are 70 when you move in, you will soon be 60.