As the saying goes, age is a privilege denied to many; getting older most certainly doesn't have to be all doom and gloom. As a mature person, you tend to be settled in your career and financially stable, you know yourself well and don’t tend to feel the pressures from things like peers or media telling us we need to be this or that. Getting older is a fantastic thing, and our mid and later decades can be a fantastic time to have fun and do everything we’ve always wanted. However, it does come with downsides too, and the following are common things that most of us have to face at one time or another. Here’s how you can deal with them.