ATOT people who are 24+, when did you realize you weren't really really young anymore?

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Accipiter22

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Just curious. I'm 25 now, I still go to the club on college night occasionally. I've noticed over the last couple years that I'm not as 'successful' there as I used to be. I can still pass as 19 or 20, I don't FEEL any older, but I've noticed that I don't do as well as I used to there. I think part of it is that I've felt a little out of place the older I get. Anyway, I go tonight and I really realize all of a sudden that maybe it's time to let the next generation take hold in the place. I've had my fun, I've done some crazy stuff there, and last week I crossed 'judge a hot body contest' off my life's to do list. I just went there tonight to see how it felt now that I've done pretty much everything I want to do as a very young adult. I felt out of place

I'm sure all of the 'mature' internet ATOT people will tell me that they matured SO much faster, and proclaim 'shens' or whatever you losers do. But I just felt like posting to ask if anyone's had experiences with the same thing. It's like all at once I suddenly realize I'm not 19 or 20 anymore, and that it's not appropriate for me to try to act that age at College Night or things like that anymore. I guess for the last few years I've been struggling with that because I've always realized that's the funnest period of your life and I've always wanted it to last forever, and experience more adventures at that age. But it can't go on forever.
 
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I started noticing that I wasn't a "kid" around 21... felt it more around 23.
 
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Accipiter22

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Originally posted by: Deleted member 4644
I started noticing that I wasn't a "kid" around 21... felt it more around 23.
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ironically that's about how I went....I noticed it first around 21, MAYBE 22, then started really feeling it at about 23. I thought maybe it was a fluke, but here I am 2 years later and without a doubt it's real.
 
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Tsaico

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I had three moments when it happened to me.

1. I got clothes and food as gift for birthdays and Christmas and they were good gifts in my eyes.

then

2. I would have a few drinks and the object was to get buzzed but NOT drunk.
and lastly,

3. I realized I was usually older then the monthly Playmate.

It has been downhill ever since.
 
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Accipiter22

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Originally posted by: Tsaico
I had three moments when it happened to me.

1. I got clothes and food as gift for birthdays and Christmas and they were good gifts in my eyes.

then

2. I would have a few drinks and the object was to get buzzed but NOT drunk.
and lastly,

3. I realized I was usually older then the monthly Playmate.

It has been downhill ever since.
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ouch...I feel ya.....especially #2...I want to be slightly drunk, but not so drunk I can't grind on a girl's booty really good.


I thought of the girl that I posted a thread about in L&R when I was at the club tonight...I thought "hmmm she'd probably think I was an idiot for being here tonight" and I realized she'd be right.
 
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Accipiter22

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Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
When guys who's rookie cards I picked from packs of cards started retiring.
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I hear that.....or how about guys getting drafted in basketball who are younger than you?
 
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AlgaeEater

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Me and my fiance now get excited going to hardware store for home improvements of a non electronic nature. I was also looking at power tools to build cabinets.

My days sitting in front of the computer watching anime and playing video games with her are long past gone. We haven't done that in like 3 years, we're just out of it now. Hell, I find myself lacking interest in upgrading my computer here on Anandtech day by day when all I find myself playing on the PC anymore or games that I could of ran 4 years ago.

Nail in the coffin is when we got excited looking at floor tiles.
 
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Willoughbyva

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Well, I never went to the clubs, but I started to notice I was "old" at about 27. Since I never went to clubs it wasn't something I thought about much. Now at 37 I realize I can relate more to people in their 40's and 50's. I see their point of view more clearly now. I'm not over the hill, but I do think about things from time to time. I also realize that I can't do very physically demanding work like I used to do when I was in my 20's. Part of it is because of my bad back, but more so because well, I just don't have the motivation to do grunt work anymore.

They say you're only as old as you feel, so don't feel so old, but realize that life has little stages or changes that we all go through.

Perry
 
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Coquito

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Originally posted by: Willoughbyva

They say you're only as old as you feel, so don't feel so old, but realize that life has little stages or changes that we all go through.

Perry
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:thumbsup:

Down on the dirt, gimme 20! :D
 
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TallBill

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Going back to school next January. I'll be 25 in class with 18 year olds. Since high school I've done:

College for 1 semester
Office job for 8 months
College for 2 semesters
Army Reserves/ Waiter for mom's restaurant for 1 year, then went active duty
Afghanistan for 8 months
Police Officer (MP) at Ft. Campbell for almost 18 months
Iraq for 10 months (so far)

Been married for 2+ years..
 
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Whisper

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I'm 27 now, and I still consider myself to be young. While I'm currently attending graduate school, I'll hardly ever go to the "college night"-type places, simply because--as you've mentioned--the age and interest differences are pretty drastic. But I still head out to bars once or twice a week, and will go to clubs equally as often when I'm visiting my hometown.

The key is to find places that cater to your particular age group.

Edit: And trust me, things do actually get better after 19-20. I enjoyed myself quite a bit during those years, but am enjoying myself even more now...while also doing so in a more responsible manner.
 
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magomago

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I'm 21, errr 22 today ;)

I've been clubbing like thrice now, and I just know it isn't my cup of tea. I don't find it ridiculously fun...its "okay" , and it really seems like most of the people are kind of mindless there (I'm talking about you guys hwere 90% have that same stare when you dance). I go only because a few people want to go, and generally try to stick with them as I have no real interest to walk up to random women. That said, I don't feel "old" at all - just that it is not my cup of tea

but I've thought of this...and how we are supposed to feel...and to think that in 8 years I'll be 30 years old. When I was a kid I swore that I would never see the light of day of 30 years, much less comprehend it...now I'm a stone throw away. I'm glad I'm enjoying all of life's up and downs to the fullest and wouldn't have.

Ironically I was thinking of this tonight at it struck midnight... and I have a lot to accomplish - apparantly (and IDEALLY) in eight years I need to work, establish myself financially, get my bachelors (That is coming soon enough!!), get some kind of professional degree, get MARRIED (zomg who what when where how why...I would have to answer all those first, ESPECIALLY WHY...although fun time in bed would be the most obvious answer but I'd look for something deeper than that ;))
Its quite a bit to accomplish, and for sure it seems these 8 years will be busy...


As for those who get excited at tasks that apparantly seem "mundane" such as choosing tiles...I think you get excited, because its something new outside the repition of daily life - you won't pick tiles most likely more than once every few LONG years. Now you get to pick for your OWN place, now you get to choose how to furnish things in a way you desire. As you get stuck in work and have to do that - breaks like this are an opportunity to make decisions that isn't directly related to bills (well, indirectly as you have to pay for it) with your spouse and that is always interesting.

I think we try to break out of the mundane by taking things like vacations and going elsewhere because we put an entirely new enviornment around us that breaks the mundane tasks we are used to...

Anyways- always feel young at heart~ it makes life easier! You could be 16 years old but feel like you are too old...we can be mature, yet still be youthful...and that is something I will always try to strive for regardless :)
 
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Anghang

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31 here

the partying may stop, but it doesn't mean the fun stops, the activities just change...
things that come to mind that signify i'm not as young anymore, i find myself:

1. still going to parties, but only if a good DJ is spinning (very seldom), and i don't dance as much anymore
2. going to bars/lounges instead of clubs, that cater more towards the later 20s+ demographic, sometimes older
3. drinking to kick back and relax, maybe a buzz...but not to get drunk, even on special occasions (majority of the times)
4. attending gatherings not for the sake of just hanging out, but for weddings, engagements, bdays, child births
5. spending money on necessities instead of luxuries
6. being frugal with my money with everything i buy (ie: food, i compare unit prices per lbs and will go with generic if it cost less)
7. keeping my monthly bills in mind
 
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blackdogdeek

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i remember the exact scenario but i don't remember exactly how old i was. i was probably in my late 20's. i was standing on line at the movie theatre and there were a bunch of high school kids also on line and i thought to myself:

these kids are so facking annoying.
 
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fallenangel99

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I felt old about 2 years after I started working full time right after college. The 1st year and a half of work was ok - after home, I still played video games (WoW), went out etc. Once I moved to a different position, I stopped playing video games, started to buy more dress shirts/pants, and tried to be as professional as possible.

Oh the few grey strands of hair (I'm 25), parents pushing about marriage, moving out, etc.

Somtimes, I wish I could get those college years back, but then again, I would love to be married in a few years and have kids.. then the fun begins. :)
 
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