Man, I'm 24, I'm almost 25.

[Crazee]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
Honestly, I'm 24 now. I waited to have sex until I was 21, and I regret it. Shoulda started when I was 16.

Reading your past YAMGTs I would say you didn't have much choice in the matter. In fact, I believe you were practicing celebacy by popular demand

 

[jjones]

25 is old? ha ha.

 

[meltdown75]

old is a state of mind, son. you're just a young buck anyway. a young, emo buck.

 

[GTaudiophile]

And it just gets faster and faster. I am 28 and it still feels like I graduated from college yesterday (at 22).

If you have any off-the-wall dreams/goals like travel the world, then I suggest you save your pennies big time, and when you're ready, quit everything, and just do it before you're 30.

If you dream of doing something, you won't find out if you can until you try, so don't let people's words hold you back. Just try it.

And be careful of women/relationships. Yes, they are great and fun and companionship is wonderful, but be sure you are ready to put aside some of those lofty dreams if you plan on being in a committed boyfriend/husband/father.

 

[cherrytwist]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
I just realized I'm almost 25. I'm getting OLD. Time is FLYING. I JUST turned 24! What the heck? It's like the years are going by quicker than I can count. Pretty soon I won't be getting ladies anymore because I'll be 30. And then .. ugh. Wow.

So I'll add some spin to this: guys - if you're older than 30, and you could go back to being 24 and not married, what would you do differently?

My biggest regrets are pretty trivial (i.e. I missed that Nirvana show because I was too lazy/apathetic to go).

Just live the way you want to, don't let others decide for you. :beer:

LOL @ your last comment. Post again when you're 40 and still single. :shooter;

 

[Mr Pickles]

Alright enough about screwing girls, how are you doing with your professional life at 24? What do you do for work? What do you make? Do you enjoy it? Are you settled into a career? Are you out of school? Thinking about going back to school? What?

 

[Fritzo]

Yeah, at 25 it's down hill. Your metabolism slows down, so you start gaining weight, your energy level drops, blah.

At 30, the gray hairs start, then the ones that don't turn gray start dropping like crazy in the shower.

At 35, you start to realize you wasted your 20's and your life didn't turn out in any way-shape-or form the way you planned when you were in college. You want to try to make up for it by having adventures and doing exciting things, but kids/work/kids/after school activities/sports/kids/house pretty much limits your free time fun to 2 hours at Home Depot on weekends and an hour or two of WoW at night (if you're lucky).

I'm 37 now...I'll let you know what happens when I get to 40. Can't wait.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
I'll be 26 next month. I'm "old man on campus" it seems. Most other people in my classes are barely 22. During my first semester, I was in the freshman dorms. I was older than the RA's.

Heh, know how you feel. 26 here as well

 

[rasczak]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
I just realized I'm almost 25. I'm getting OLD. Time is FLYING. I JUST turned 24! What the heck? It's like the years are going by quicker than I can count. Pretty soon I won't be getting ladies anymore because I'll be 30. And then .. ugh. Wow.

So I'll add some spin to this: guys - if you're older than 30, and you could go back to being 24 and not married, what would you do differently?

School. I'm 33, (I think?) I've had a great life and have a great wife who i've been with since i was 19. I just should have been more disciplined and finished college. Almost there but still that's about 10 years of high salary that's lost to me.

So fer yous youngins, finisher yer schoolin' and git yerself a good payin' job, travel as much as yous cans, have kids, then die.

 

[rasczak]

Originally posted by: Zeppelin2282
Man I hate these threads. I'm only 22, but god damn just yesterday I remember sitting on the couch watching Winnie the Pooh.

I remeber sitting on the couch and watching romperroom...

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: bladder23

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: bladder23
I'm 14, I'm almost 15

any advice

Rule #1: Never ever tell a girl/woman you love her unless you TRULY mean it.
Rule #2: Take care of your back while you're young. Don't overdue it thinking you're superman..you'll pay the price.
Rule #3: Take care of your knees. Don't jump off high balconies, roofs, etc. Your knees will thank you when you get older.
Rule #4: And this by all means is true. And disclaimer, I'm average (Good answer right) it's not the size that matters. If you can use the head of your "Hammer" to stimulate the "Nail" correctly, she'll be coming back for more.

Great advice!

Any other tips?

I'm sure most of you are older than me and can share some valuable info

Be adventurous. Don't be too stupid, but don't be conservative. Life is too short to spend it being worried.

Be straightforward with women. Don't jerk them around. If you like a girl, be forward with her. If you don't like them or want out of a relationship, end it.

Most people don't get along with their parents between the ages of 14 - 20. You probably won't either, but try. When your parents are older, you'll regret not having been closer to them when they were younger. Corollary: spend time with your grandparents. You'll miss them when they're gone.

Take pride in whatever you do. If you're doing schoolwork, take pride what you're accomplishing. If you're bagging groceries, take pride in that. That kind of attitude will get you far in life and commands respect, especially when you take pride in work you don't like.

That's all I've got right now.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
I just realized I'm almost 25. I'm getting OLD. Time is FLYING. I JUST turned 24! What the heck? It's like the years are going by quicker than I can count. Pretty soon I won't be getting ladies anymore because I'll be 30. And then .. ugh. Wow.

So I'll add some spin to this: guys - if you're older than 30, and you could go back to being 24 and not married, what would you do differently?

Listen more, talk less.

 

[TheAdvocate]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
I just realized I'm almost 25. I'm getting OLD. Time is FLYING. I JUST turned 24! What the heck? It's like the years are going by quicker than I can count. Pretty soon I won't be getting ladies anymore because I'll be 30. And then .. ugh. Wow.

So I'll add some spin to this: guys - if you're older than 30, and you could go back to being 24 and not married, what would you do differently?

If you're already playing the field with good success/experiences, then I'd travel. The sad fact of life after 30 is that it becomes monotonous. The amount of freedom you possess at this point and your life, plus the capability, both from a maturity and possibly a financial standpoint, is unprecedented, and will drastically fall off in the coming years as you strap on a mortgage plus maybe a wife and kids.

Travel. Get the perspective that will help you through the bullshit to come. Meet people, and do things, things that you're too nervous or shy to do. Do some stuff you would have never thought of on your own, and try some things you wouldn't have expected to find interesting. Just say "fuck it" and go for it. You only live once.

 

[rh71]

24 was exactly the age I felt 'old' too. Welcome. At least for you, it wasn't 6 years ago.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

So in summary from the responses here, if you conform to societies standards you will be miserable by your mid 30's . So .....in order to defeat this you must plan on breaking the mold now.

 

[trmiv]

I'm definitely not old at 32, but the time does fly by. It seems like I just graduated from high school, but that was 14 years ago. I can remember my 21st birthday like it happened last month, but that was 11 years ago! It scares me that the 14 years between high school flew by so quickly, and I only have 18 years until I'm 50. That will go by in a blink.

 

[TheAdvocate]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
So in summary from the responses here, if you conform to societies standards you will be miserable by your mid 30's . So .....in order to defeat this you must plan on breaking the mold now.

You have to do it now (ages 20-30), because 30-50 really is for having kids and/or a career. Having kids is ultimately very rewarding but ridiculously demanding. A career is the ability to put up with other people's bullshit and sign away the better part of your waking life so you can get paid. These are not things you want to rush into. Have some damn fun first.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: trmiv
I'm definitely not old at 32, but the time does fly by. It seems like I just graduated from high school, but that was 14 years ago. I can remember my 21st birthday like it happened last month, but that was 11 years ago! It scares me that the 14 years between high school flew by so quickly, and I only have 18 years until I'm 50. That will go by in a blink.

I know, its hard to believe how the time flies by. I can remember my mother turning 35 when I was 12 or 13, it's had to believe in a few years I'll be just as old.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: CasioTech
man, you old bastards envy 25 year olds and I envy the 17 year olds getting highschool P****

and the 79 year olds my mother takes care of envy her being 50. Human nature at it's finest.

spoken like a true Casiotech

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: bladder23

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: bladder23
I'm 14, I'm almost 15

any advice

Rule #1: Never ever tell a girl/woman you love her unless you TRULY mean it.
Rule #2: Take care of your back while you're young. Don't overdue it thinking you're superman..you'll pay the price.
Rule #3: Take care of your knees. Don't jump off high balconies, roofs, etc. Your knees will thank you when you get older.
Rule #4: And this by all means is true. And disclaimer, I'm average (Good answer right) it's not the size that matters. If you can use the head of your "Hammer" to stimulate the "Nail" correctly, she'll be coming back for more.

Great advice!

Any other tips?

I'm sure most of you are older than me and can share some valuable info

Don't eat the yellow snow.
Wear sunscreen.

And, based on your gay porn thread, go visit either San Francisco or West Hollywood and come to terms with it now, so that in 20 years I don't have to watch you doing your best Larry Craig impression on cable news...

linkified

 

[Regs]

Knock a girl up that you hardly know. That'd slow your life right down.

But in all seriousness, treat every day you live like it was a new year. Make goals and challanges for yourself. We all have those "do we live life to its fullest" moments.

I'm currently waisting the crap out of mine.

 

[Special K]

repost:

link

Are you going to post a thread like this every 6 months?

 

[lokiju]

I'll be 28 in April and don't feel old.

Sure my back hurts all the time and I have the urge to chase "those darn kids" away from my porch with a broom. But that's normal, right?

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: FritzoI'm 37 now...I'll let you know what happens when I get to 40. Can't wait.

I hit 39 in ~2 weeks. Nothing too special about that birthday other than it starts the countdown to annual finger waves...

 

[ryan256]

Originally posted by: trmiv
I'm definitely not old at 32, but the time does fly by. It seems like I just graduated from high school, but that was 14 years ago. I can remember my 21st birthday like it happened last month, but that was 11 years ago! It scares me that the 14 years between high school flew by so quickly, and I only have 18 years until I'm 50. That will go by in a blink.

I know what you mean. I'm 32 myself and it all seems like such a blur the time that has gone past. I guess the thing that depresses me the most though is that when my dad was my age... I was 6. Right now I'm not even dating anybody and am at least a year from getting married. Will I have a family before I'm 35? Do I really want to be 55+ when my kid graduates high school? Depressing to think about. At least for me.