I'll be 35 in November, and I don't feel "old." I'll be old when I hit triple digits in the age department maybe. It does feel funny back in college with a bunch of 18 to 22 year olds though.
I'm 28.
I stopped going to clubs and started to uncounciously prefer bars and pub with a quieter atmosphere, loudspeakers blasting and bright lights bother me now.
When i go out at night it sometimes feels like a kindergarten.
When I started working full time. I thought to myself s#&t i don't want to do this for the rest of my life. I have to dress up like a "grown" man and people sometimes call me sir when they look young.
When i started to not being able to stand an all nighter like my younger friends or taking more time to recover from sporting activity.
I stopped going to clubs and started to uncounciously prefer bars and pub with a quieter atmosphere, loudspeakers blasting and bright lights bother me now.
When i go out at night it sometimes feels like a kindergarten.
When I started working full time. I thought to myself s#&t i don't want to do this for the rest of my life. I have to dress up like a "grown" man and people sometimes call me sir when they look young.
When i started to not being able to stand an all nighter like my younger friends or taking more time to recover from sporting activity.
When I started having to shave everyday. I hate that.
Otherwise I feel the same as ever. Perhaps a bit more tired more often, but that's about it.
Otherwise I feel the same as ever. Perhaps a bit more tired more often, but that's about it.
GoPackGo
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When I spend more time and money working on the house than I do my computers / home theater stuff.
It's like I have all this really old computer stuff / software that I never use, will probably never use again, but can't stand to part with.
It's as if I get rid of it, its a final acknowledgement that my youth is over.
It's like I have all this really old computer stuff / software that I never use, will probably never use again, but can't stand to part with.
It's as if I get rid of it, its a final acknowledgement that my youth is over.
middlehead
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I had that one happen recently and I'd still say I'm young. I wasn't getting arrested, but I picked up a friend at the drunk tank. The night manager (I don't know his rank, so that's the best way I can put it) was the only officer there older than me.
dullard
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There is a famous comic out there that says the first time he/she felt old was when he/she bought a piece of real furniture. I forget who said that. But, I think it is true for many people. You are no longer young the time you aren't buying the $30 Walmart/Ikea special. It happens when you are buying a real couch (ie no pleather), a real bed (hardwood frame, great mattress), a real dining room table (not some metal piece with a glass top), etc.
I'll be 25 in a month and a half, and I don't feel old at all. I never think that eighteen is really far behind me until I see a sign at a seven-eleven or something that shows the clerk what date eighteen years ago was (for ID purposes). Eighteen years ago today would be 1989 and I think, "man I'm old".
FK
FK
Life is a circle. At 49 I still love playing frisbee, hacky sack, scaring kids on Halloween, decorating the xmas tree, and many other things i've always done. In many ways I still haven't fully acknowledged that i'm "old" lol.
But the big hit came when my dad told me I was going to have to be the one to run deer camp and be responsible for it. For more then 30 years i've been going to deer camp where there had always been an "adult" in charge; last year I was the "adult" in charge, and was watching my son, doing as i had done nearly 30 years prior. Hopefully i'll be there to watch my grandkids start deer camp, as my dad watched his grandson.
But the big hit came when my dad told me I was going to have to be the one to run deer camp and be responsible for it. For more then 30 years i've been going to deer camp where there had always been an "adult" in charge; last year I was the "adult" in charge, and was watching my son, doing as i had done nearly 30 years prior. Hopefully i'll be there to watch my grandkids start deer camp, as my dad watched his grandson.
i'm 24, and i've been feeling the same way... Ive pretty much stopped going to clubs that cater to the college crowd and now go to the more uscale places and lounges etc... IMO its actually more fun and less bs. Now i've got a close group of friends who I can go out to dinner, grab a couple drinks, go to a lounge with, go traveling etc...
dainthomas
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When I wanted to yell at those kids to get out of my yard. About a year ago (34), I believe.
I still go to clubs occasionally, and I still look young (at least I get carded) so I don't feel out of place.
I still go to clubs occasionally, and I still look young (at least I get carded) so I don't feel out of place.
<--28
When characters in movies and on TV who always seemed much older to me started to become the same age.
When characters in movies and on TV who always seemed much older to me started to become the same age.
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Originally posted by: patentman
Originally posted by: fallenangel99
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.
Your 25 and live with your folks? Dude, get a life.
Im 24 and I live with my parents. My girlfriend is almost 26 and she lives with her parents. We both have college degrees, good jobs, I'm working towards my CPA, and she has her masters and is working towards a doctorate. Sure, we could move out together now, but we plan on gettinng married next year. I am not wasting money on rent; I'd rather buy a house when I get married. So whats the problem again with living at home to save money?
Oh I dunno, the whole mooching off your parents and delaying entry into the real world.
But then again, maybe I'm just jaded because I worked full time at a law firm while going to law school at night. My perception of hard work is probably a tad different then most.
Originally posted by: patentman
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Originally posted by: patentman
Originally posted by: fallenangel99
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.
Your 25 and live with your folks? Dude, get a life.
Im 24 and I live with my parents. My girlfriend is almost 26 and she lives with her parents. We both have college degrees, good jobs, I'm working towards my CPA, and she has her masters and is working towards a doctorate. Sure, we could move out together now, but we plan on gettinng married next year. I am not wasting money on rent; I'd rather buy a house when I get married. So whats the problem again with living at home to save money?
Oh I dunno, the whole mooching off your parents and delaying entry into the real world.
But then again, maybe I'm just jaded because I worked full time at a law firm while going to law school at night. My perception of hard work is probably a tad different then most.
So what? I worked part time in tax while going to school full-time. Now I work full-time and I'll be going back to school at night.
What exactly from the "real world" is being delayed by me staying at home for the time being? Rent expense.....anything else?
If my parents are comfortable with me living at home for the time being, and I am comfortable with the situation, then where's the problem with me living rent-free until I buy a house? What logic is there in me wasting rent money when I don't have to?.....so I can say "yea, I don't live with my parents anymore...."
To each their own.
NuclearNed
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I got married when I was 23 - I'm 36 now. I think the extra responsibility of a wife made me feel like a real adult. It certainly changed the way I think about things. But I still don't feel old at all - on the contrary, I feel younger than ever. Physically, I'm in good shape and take care of my body, so I don't feel a lot of aches and pains that my peers experience. Also, my wife and I don't have kids, and we live our lives with a sense of adventure and freedom that I don't see in a lot of parents or other adults. Not that kids are bad, but not having them has allowed us to permanently live the lifestyle of people who are in their early 20's (except we have considerably more money than any 20-year-old).
there was this cute asian girl at this boba tea place that I was talking to and wanted to ask out. Caught her on a break and talked to her for a while. Wanted to ask her out till she asked me which high school i was going to. turns out she was 17 and I'm 10 years older than her. Damn
She said I can totally pass for 17 though.
She said I can totally pass for 17 though.
Fixed.
Anyway, I've felt older ever since graduation. We moved to NC from VT and got married straight out of college. There wasn't much time to be a kid I guess.
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