Anywhere between 28-32. Old enough that people take you mostly seriously but young enough that the world still feels like it’s set up with you specifically in mind.
I’m gonna turn 28 in 2 weeks. Any wise words to make the best of the next 4 years?
Get a solid workout routine and make sure to stick with it. Whatever you want your goals to be, start now if you haven’t yet. Don’t put off taking care of your health.
Iron. No, bronze.
Mid twenties.
Young enough to do whatever I want but old enough to be taken seriously.
25, maybe 30.
Your brain doesn’t finish developing until around that point, and it’s the part that helps you control your thoughts and emotions (prefrontal cortex). There are no other advantages after 30, though, and the development been 25 and 30 isn’t as vast as 18 to 25.
That said, I’ve been blessed with a middle aged 40 year old body since I was 12, so meh. (And really, I should have been given “most likely to do his taxes on time” title in the yearbook.)
For this I usually go with 27. Trade slightly more cortex development while only losing about 3% more of my collagen. So like one crowfoot and a forehead crease, but no more. Eyes are also stable enough for eye surgery but not going into retinal decline like in the 30s. Basically your late 20s rides off all your physical generation for a lot of different soft tissues being peak into ~25 but not having caused the damage that starts to build up and cause side effects in your 30s.
Are we min/maxing our answers? Lol
I liked being 16. Mature enough to design grand plans. Naive enough to actually try them.
Plus the greatest adversary I face for the rest of my life would just be standardized testing :P
Early thirties. Peak physical, loads of free time, good paying job, so good money.
I miss the endurance I had. Everything else is still like that.
- The not too old to be classified old and not too young to be classified as such either. It feels right to me.
- I was the thinest and fittest I’ve ever been in my life and I felt invincible, had tons of energy, could eat whatever I wanted and drink like a fish and still wake up early the next day without a hangover. God, I miss that body.
- I was still healthy, but left blessedly alone.
My vampire age was 45. Absolutely would keep that body forever, sex drive like a teenager but stronger, happier, more experience, physically I think that was my favorite but honestly feel great now too, and no chance of getting pregnant so maybe I’d keep this one.
I see people saying 25 and 30 but my life has definitely been an “it gets better” experience overall. 30s were the worst point so far.
26 or 27. That’s when I fully cooled down, so seems my brain finally finished baking then
40-50. (53 now) Around then you’re old enough to have some gravitas, even if you don’t try. People respect you automatically, which is weird.
You can still be in excellent shape and looking good. I kinda lucked out on that.
Bonus: If you have all your teeth and hair and are non-fat, the dating pool is smaller, but awesome. I was dating women I wouldn’t have had a chance with when younger.
I am a lady, but had the same experience. Maybe a 5 as a 20 something, average in looks and the curvy short girls win the early rounds. Always had a few guys who thought I was the best thing they’d ever seen but not “majority attractive”, understand? But just stayed in shape and waited, and, well, small don’t fall so as a 50-something relatively much better looking. It was such a a surprise.
Maybe 22 or something.
Turning 30 in a few months and definitely feel that, due to anxiety and depression, I’ve “wasted” the last 15 years of my life.
Oh I feel you, turning 30 this year and feel like I am having a mid life crisis.
Do you also get the “oh don’t be silly, 30 isn’t that old!” attitude from people you confide those fears to? Super annoying.
I had an existential crisis at 33, and it is fucking annoying getting that response.
I know it’s not that old, but it’s the oldest I have ever been. The 30s was to me like a transition from teenager to adult. It is fucking rough, though it gets a lot better and definitely has perks.
In my experience the problem is not really all that age related at all, it’s just that you’re increasingly aware that you have to find your own meaning in life and that your choices now will directly affect everything that follows.
Age 25 I didn’t feel like anything really mattered, I had time to fuck up. Now it feels like I have ten years to find something I consider worthwhile or I’ll in all likelihood be permanently fucked.
