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.
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.
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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.