r/AskOldPeopleAdvice

74k members
r/AskOldPeopleAdvice is a subreddit with 74k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses relationship, advice, family, life, and aging, and they frequently recommend/review sneaker, stocking, and workout.
A place where you can ask the over 40 crowd questions on any topic.

Popular Themes in r/AskOldPeopleAdvice

#1
Advice Requests
: "29F just found out I’m pregnant husband (30M) wants to terminate, my heart says otherwise. We’re in the middle of a huge life transition. Looking for wisdom from those who’ve been there."
40 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "My mother passed away and I'm gutted."
13 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "My Mom lives with us and is behind on rent, what should I do?"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "My husband’s dentist says he needs 10 crowns for a cost of US$60,000. Is going to another country for this work a viable alternative?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/AskOldPeopleAdvice

#1

Relationship

: "I need Relationship advice, I'm at my breaking point."
78 posts
#2

Advice

: "Advice that gets more true with age"
53 posts
#3

Family

: "My husband refuses to let our kids visit my Family because of my brother — I feel stuck in the middle"
41 posts
#4

Life

: "How many of you restarted your Life in your 30s and became satisfied with what you created?"
28 posts
#5

Aging

: "Older generations of Reddit, what is a small, daily habit you started in your 20s or 30s that paid off massively later in life?"
19 posts
#6

Loneliness

: "It is hard to make decisions when you live alone at 55"
19 posts
#7

Career

: "I'm seriously thinking about a Career change at 50!"
18 posts
#8

Age

: "Older marriAge"
18 posts
#9

Marriage

: "I think my Marriage is in crisis and my wife has no idea. Help?"
15 posts
#10

Love

: "Will I ever get over my first Love?"
14 posts

Products Discussed in r/AskOldPeopleAdvice

Sneaker

11 reviews
#1
HOKA
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Orthofeet
4.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Asics
4.5 from 2 reviews

Stocking

5 reviews
#1
Amazon
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Chanel
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Swiss Colony
5.0 from 1 review

Workout

4 reviews
#1
Bend
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Improved Health
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Bob & Brad
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/AskOldPeopleAdvice

#1
Relationships
: "I'm feeling hurt that my wife puts more effort into everyone else than our marriage and asking if I’ve become boring to her?"
32 posts
#2
Family
: "29F just found out I’m pregnant husband (30M) wants to terminate, my heart says otherwise. We’re in the middle of a huge life transition. Looking for wisdom from those who’ve been there."
17 posts
#3
Health
: "My husband’s dentist says he needs 10 crowns for a cost of US$60,000. Is going to another country for this work a viable alternative?"
9 posts
#4
Work
: "Got fired from a great company a year ago and it's haunted me ever since"
4 posts
#5
Finances
: "It is hard to make decisions when you live alone at 55"
3 posts
#6
Retirement
: "At what age did you “retire” from working, and what was life like afterwards?"
3 posts
#7
History
: "Just learned that the microwave oven was only invented in 1947 and it wasn’t until 1967 and 70s-80s it started getting widely used in homes, sold by Amana now owned by Whirlpool: how was it like in the beginning if any of you remembers its introduction?"
2 posts
#8
Life
: "How many of your friends' marriages surprised you after they fell apart when you thought they were good working couples. And what kind of learnings do you have from this. Or even just rants you would like to share?"
1 post
#9
Politics
: "How do any of y’all find life worth it anymore?"
1 post
#10
Hobbies
: "How to help depressed grandfather"
1 post

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Yearly
+26k members(55.4%)

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Last updated: June 10, 2026