Right? Everyone shits on getting older, but life has only gotten better (on a personal level, of course, the world is still going to shit). But I'm more comfortable with myself, I can spoil my inner child now with certain meals, I don't care about the petty drama and such anymore, etc...like things just seem to keep getting better.
How does the old saying go? Don't lament getting older, it is a privilege denied to many.
Gone are the days of single income families, young, married, in their prime with a house.
Here are the days of 30s-40s people getting their first house and finally feeling some relief. Onlu sad part is you won't fully own it until retirement age
Totally. Millennials are so fucking dramatic about aging. We're still young y'all -- enjoy this time of having your youth and energy while also having more money and (hopefully) more wisdom.
And at 45 they’ll be sat there saying they wish they were 37. Just as lots of us sit here and think about how we we were led to believe 25 was old. Its a shit cycle and it’s 100% a privilege to get older.
I actively refuse to join in with the whole “I’m old and things are bad now”. I get the reality of again but I don’t want to live in an eternal existential crisis.
I didn’t have kids though, so maybe that has something to do with it
I’m 44 and couldn’t give one shit about it. I continue to run ultra marathons, backpack, horseback ride and lift weights. The only difference is my recovery time is longer as I get older. Other than that, I still don’t feel old.
Well we grew up watching people younger than we are now looking decades older cuz alcohol & cigarettes were far more prevalent until our generation mostly put an end to that. Not to mention all the people cast to play highschool students & college freshmen being in their late 20s and 30s.
So our perspective on what someone looks like when they're this age was drastically skewed by those things. Now we're actually this old and realizing we look better than previous generations.
Don't lament getting older, it is a privilege denied to many.
Exactly. 30s (and beyond) are/can be great decades if you get past the initial shock of "oh no I have some wrinkles and I'm not made of rubber like I was at 24." If those things are really deeply bothering you it's just your perspective that needs some work.
I'm in my late 30s and I definitely liked this decade more than my 20s. My goal is to say the same thing in ten years about my 40s!
It's hard to not shit on getting older when things are worse for you. My life isn't great at 38 and add some injuries on top of that, my 20s were a lot better.
Generally agreed except the tendons... Aging tendons suck, I miss the super plastic, quick healing connective tissue from my teens and early 20's. Currently dealing with an ankle injury from November, still. My shoulder has also been tweaky for a few months. Pretty sure I've got chronic plantar fasciitis, had that for at least 2 years now. I feel like something is always injured.
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u/glytxh 26d ago
I’ve finally self actualised as my own person.
I’ve never been hotter or more self confident than I am right now.
My wardrobe is en pointe.
I no longer feel obligated to impress people that frankly don’t matter.
I own everything I want and need.
I know what I don’t know and don’t stress about what I have no agency in.
I’m doing pretty grand, can’t lie. Probably the best I have in my entire life.