Ah ha! 
It turns out, this is quite common! What a relief!!! 
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 08:45 EDT, 22 February 2014
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Grumpy: A study found men begin the unhappiest period when they hit 70, as they begin to suffer from bereavements, health problems and health problems.
There is some truth to the stereotype of the 'grumpy old man', new research suggests.
A study found that men begin the unhappiest period in their lives when they hit 70, with complaints that they feel more 'hassled' and depressed even though they supposedly have fewer troubles.
It's a dramatic turnaround in the mentality of men who, experts believe, become better at shrugging off stress, anxiety and depression up until the age of 65.
Four fifths said the hassles they faced from the age of 50 receded but then rose after 70 while a fifth reported a surge in happiness from retirement age till 70, then they too experienced a downturn.
The slump in happiness in later life is thought to be caused by losing loved ones, health problems and mental decline.
Professor Carolyn Aldwin, from Oregon State University said: 'In general, life gets better as you age in the sense that older adults on average have fewer hassles and respond to them better than younger adults.
'And they also experienced more uplifts, at least until their mid-70s.'
She added: 'But once you turn 70, how you react to these hassles changes and may be dependent on your resources or your situation in life.'
The study, published in the journal Psychology and Ageing, looked at 1,315 men aged 53 to 85 to work out how men's mental states change as they age.
A previous theory called the hedonic treadmill model suggests that happiness is relatively stable throughout a man's life.
Another theory had argued that people get happier as they age while a third suggests that life goes downhill once you turn 80.
'What we found was that among 80 per cent of the men in the study, the hassles they encounter from their early 50s on tended to decline until they reached about 65 to 70 years of age and then they rose,' said Professor Aldwin.
'Conversely, about 20 per cent of the men perceived experiencing more uplifting events until they turned 65-70 and they begin to decline.'
Sad times: Four fifths of men said the hassles they faced from the age of 50 receded but then rose after 70 while a fifth reported a surge in happiness from retirement age till 70, then they too experienced a downturn +2
Sad times: Four fifths of men said the hassles they faced from the age of 50 receded but then rose after 70 while a fifth reported a surge in happiness from retirement age till 70, then they too experienced a downturn
Researchers found that some men were better than others at dealing with sadness as they got older and turned to family or hobbies to ease their worries.
It turns out, this is quite common! What a relief!!!
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 08:45 EDT, 22 February 2014
|
Grumpy: A study found men begin the unhappiest period when they hit 70, as they begin to suffer from bereavements, health problems and health problems.
There is some truth to the stereotype of the 'grumpy old man', new research suggests.
A study found that men begin the unhappiest period in their lives when they hit 70, with complaints that they feel more 'hassled' and depressed even though they supposedly have fewer troubles.
It's a dramatic turnaround in the mentality of men who, experts believe, become better at shrugging off stress, anxiety and depression up until the age of 65.
Four fifths said the hassles they faced from the age of 50 receded but then rose after 70 while a fifth reported a surge in happiness from retirement age till 70, then they too experienced a downturn.
The slump in happiness in later life is thought to be caused by losing loved ones, health problems and mental decline.
Professor Carolyn Aldwin, from Oregon State University said: 'In general, life gets better as you age in the sense that older adults on average have fewer hassles and respond to them better than younger adults.
'And they also experienced more uplifts, at least until their mid-70s.'
She added: 'But once you turn 70, how you react to these hassles changes and may be dependent on your resources or your situation in life.'
The study, published in the journal Psychology and Ageing, looked at 1,315 men aged 53 to 85 to work out how men's mental states change as they age.
A previous theory called the hedonic treadmill model suggests that happiness is relatively stable throughout a man's life.
Another theory had argued that people get happier as they age while a third suggests that life goes downhill once you turn 80.
'What we found was that among 80 per cent of the men in the study, the hassles they encounter from their early 50s on tended to decline until they reached about 65 to 70 years of age and then they rose,' said Professor Aldwin.
'Conversely, about 20 per cent of the men perceived experiencing more uplifting events until they turned 65-70 and they begin to decline.'
Sad times: Four fifths of men said the hassles they faced from the age of 50 receded but then rose after 70 while a fifth reported a surge in happiness from retirement age till 70, then they too experienced a downturn +2
Sad times: Four fifths of men said the hassles they faced from the age of 50 receded but then rose after 70 while a fifth reported a surge in happiness from retirement age till 70, then they too experienced a downturn
Researchers found that some men were better than others at dealing with sadness as they got older and turned to family or hobbies to ease their worries.
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