[nippa&pippa]

Notice yesterday at christchurch meet there is majority of us around 30-45 years old...My OH and I wondering if it is same for whole of us..
(I actually think about 'grumpy old man' syndrome forced men to make bizzare decision at 30-45 :laugh )

[Moorf]

I'm 39 soon and Woz is 40 this year! :exit

[nippa&pippa]

Moof, if that is comfort to your OH, my OH is 42! Grest time yesterday, thanks :nice1

[Rusty]

nearly 36, OH 34.
I think its a mid-age and kids thing. Generally wanting a better life - well for us anyway

[Moorf]

Moof, if that is comfort to your OH, my OH is 42! Grest time yesterday, thanks :nice1

Well girls, I don't reckon any of our men looked 40, eh? ;)

[CjChris]

I'm 41 and OH just turned the big five-oh!

[Trigirl]

i was 32 and OH 28 when we emigrated.

[wilson182]

I was 34 and OH 37 when we emigrated.

[urban78]

Notice yesterday at christchurch meet there is majority of us around 30-45 years old...My OH and I wondering if it is same for whole of us..
(I actually think about 'grumpy old man' syndrome forced men to make bizzare decision at 30-45 :laugh )

When I emigrated i was 27, now 28yrs of age ;)

[Sam'n'Kelv]

Yes we're late thirties, early forties. We hope our moving out isn't just a symptom of mid-life crisis. It would have been cheaper just to buy a sports car.

:D

[Asli&Mark]

A day after our arrival I will become 27 this month and Mark will be 31 in April.

Although we don't have kids yet, we want to start well :D

[Mexican in NZ]

i was 24 and OH 29

[jen]

Yes we're late thirties, early forties. We hope our moving out isn't just a symptom of mid-life crisis. It would have been cheaper just to buy a sports car.

:laugh Wouldn't it though? Spent all that money and all we have to show for it is our same ol' stuff, just relocated a bit south ;)

We're 38/43. When we were deciding whether to move, I was wishing I was doing it when I was 10 years younger & talked to a couple of my co-workers in their 50's about it. They both encouraged me to go saying

1. You'll never be any younger and in ten years you'll wonder why you didn't go when you could have
2. There's NEVER a perfect time to go - the one coworker and his wife wanted to move to hawaii but didn't because of her elderly parents & an elderly dog . . . so he said it's 10 years on and of course now they have another dog getting older and now his parents starting to age so they wished they'd just done it. Made a big impression on me.

Jen

[K&CS]

Sophia, it's funny - I was thinking about this in the car coming back from the supermarket today. I told you how old I was, but I never asked you (always feel a bit rude asking people their age!!). I'm 38 and hubby is 41. We were 37 and 40 when we emigrated (life begins at 40, eh?)

Kate x

[pinkpiggy]

When we move out (hopefully beginning May), Sam will just be 38 and I'm 40.

[nippa&pippa]

Sophia, it's funny - I was thinking about this in the car coming back from the supermarket today. I told you how old I was, but I never asked you (always feel a bit rude asking people their age!!). I'm 38 and hubby is 41. We were 37 and 40 when we emigrated (life begins at 40, eh?)

Kate x

No problem, just 32! will be 33 in sept while OH will be 43 in oct!! Seem lots of people hit mid-life crisis?????

[Jo Jo]

When we go in September, I will be 37, and my husband (as he will be then - we are getting married in July) will be 40.

[thepiesleys]

I was 37 a few days before and Sue was 41...

[sarahw]

We were both 32 when we moved here.

[KerryS]

I was 27 when I arrived, and am now 31.

[nippa&pippa]

As we suspected, 30 to 45 years is main age group so far :nice1

[veronica]

when we came over 3 years ago, me 49 pete 55

[sizzlingbadger]

Now 29, husband is 37, moved out when we were 27 and 35 :D

[meely&paul]

lm 35 OH is 49 :laugh

[Kiwi-In-Texas]

I am 57 and my husband will be 55 (this month). Looks like we are the oldest couple so far.

[Sam B]

I'm riveted - some of you are younger/older than I had imagined!

I'm 35, J's 34. Mid-life crisis? No way - I'm still YOUNG!!!!! Say it....

[gil]

OK, deep breath....we're both 46 and were when we came out 3 months ago.

Gil

[oldtimbo]

Me 45 ( but feeling 85 today), OH is 44.
So you not getting hitched at Cathedral cove then Jo Jo? Congrats to the both of you.

[marcia]

I was 40 just before we came out (new life begins in NZ!!!) Kev was 39 on xmas day - toy boy yeah!!!:raebanana

[Marie P]

I was 40 just before we left , Dave was 41.

Marie x

[Singel]

We are in our late 40's and still young at heart :laugh

[Caroline and Dave]

Caroline is 44 and Dave is 46

[zxof]

I was 22 when I moved to Singapore 6 years ago. Im 28 now.

[jamie7121]

I am 57 and my husband will be 55 (this month). Looks like we are the oldest couple so far.
Its a dead heat KIT (almost!) I am 56 and my wife is 55 lol.:laugh

[speckythecky]

Not gone yet but I am very nearly 39, OH is 42 tomorrow and boys are 9 and 7.
1 reason for going this year is that ealdest will have to pay full price on plane if we leave it much longer

[NooDleS]

I guess I'm the forums youngling at 19.

[jewelsvani]

I am 26 and OH is 31. You don't have to be middle aged to want to move to a better way of life. Got to say though the age of people emmigrating is a little older than I thought it would be. :)

[wiki]

First time I emigrated (to the UK) I was 22 - it's certainly a different experience now I'm 32! There's a lot more to sort out. OH is 33.

[thezorbster]

I'm 40, OH 43. Have to say it probably was a mid-life crisis with me - we've talked about doing this for 15 years and always found reasons why we shouldn't - I hit 40 and suddenly wanted to put myself/ourselves first - so we are!

[Nettie]

I'm 52 Kevin 48.We hopefully arrive next month as long as everything goes according to plan. All our boys old enough to leave now, lives of their own. So time to live for ourselves again!

[Nomad]

I'm 40, OH 43. Have to say it probably was a mid-life crisis with me - we've talked about doing this for 15 years and always found reasons why we shouldn't - I hit 40 and suddenly wanted to put myself/ourselves first - so we are!

I think 40 is about the age when you finally figure out what's going on, and don't care too much what anyone else thinks. Pity it takes so long.

And shifting your lifestyle is what keeps you young. The day you settle is the day you get old. At least that's what I keep telling myself :uhoh

[Pip]

Well, I'm 33 and Stu is 35. (eek, does the MX05 count as a sports car ?!, am I having a mid life crisis ? :laugh )

[nippa&pippa]

eek, does the MX05 count as a sports car ?!, am I having a mid life crisis ? :laugh

:yes :laugh

[R&A]

Richard and I are both 25 and we have no children yet. He is originally from NZ so our reasons for moving may be different from others in the forum. If my OH wasn't from NZ there is no way I'd be considering emigrating at this point in my life.

[Jo Jo]

Me 45 ( but feeling 85 today), OH is 44.
So you not getting hitched at Cathedral cove then Jo Jo? Congrats to the both of you.


No - getting hitched in Tower Bridge in London, but having a blessing in Opito Bay next Feb. Do come along!

[andreamatt]

I'm 41, Matt is a very young 50. William will be 9 (just) and Martha 6. Bones and body feel as if they're ancient, inside I feel about 17ish most of the time.
However, since starting on this NZ emigration 'adventure' I've noticed my first grey hairs... boo hoo!

Andrea

[aberdian]

I must be getting old, I couldn't remember if I'd replied or not and had to trawl through 5 pages of postes to see!

I'm 43. F is 40 and the monsters are 6 and 2.

Cheers

Ian

[Patricia]

All being wellwe hope to have our PR aug/sept we will be 69 & 70 so we beat you all
Patricia