ATOT late20 somethings: a creeping feeling you're becoming..well...old?

[dug777]

Strange thread title perhaps, but I find myself on occasion experiencing sentiments that can only be precursors to the early onset of senile dementia, or at least a mid-life crisis...

Crazy, I know, but I have some examples In no particular order:

Item 1

Not having the enthusiasm or inclination to spend ages carefully researching everything you buy (from car wax to cars, with petfood somewhere in the middle). I still read review sites that I recall being reputable from the days when I diligently researched even my instant noodle purchases (always in bulk, of course)...but beyond that I manage a lame google and then rely on how much I like it

Item 2

Connected to the above, at some stage waking up to discover that you have better things to do than spend several days trying to get something networking/gaming/general software or hardware related to work, when you KNOW that a few years ago (or less) you'd have enthusiastically left no stone unturned to solve the problem

Item 3

Not wishing to submit oneself to the inevitability that is Facebook. I refuse. Dammit! Send me an email and I'll send you one. I may even attach a photo. I will not, however, update you as to what i 'like', or am 'doing', or reveal a fashionable affection for lebanese cucumber poodles or inflatable luminous segway polo Ideally, call me, or leave me a message and I'll call you back

Item 4

Discovering (or perhaps deciding unfairly), that people what have left university a mere two, three or even four years after you did, seem strangely hard to relate to, like music you have never heard of, and most unfairly, want to go out to the pub more often that you consider feasible or practical

I could go on, but I'd be boring you

Ok, one more:

Item 5

Letting things go. Almost certainly for the better, but that white-hot urge to correct people (on teh intarwebs or otherwise) seems to be fading :ninja:

Oh the ageing angst

Cheers folks, and in absence of the :beer; emoticon,

 

[Wyndru]

I have the opposite problem, I'm early 30's, and I still feel and act like I did when I was in college. I need to get old, stat. I'll be upset when I hit 50.

 

[dug777]

I have the opposite problem, I'm early 30's, and I still feel and act like I did when I was in college. I need to get old, stat. I'll be upset when I hit 50.

No need to gloat



My affection for emoticons certainly hasn't dimmed, maybe there's life in the old dog yet

 

[invidia]

Yes. I'm 26 and working 8-5, 5 days a week at a job that I'll still be at some 40 years later. Just more money, but I'm not the materialistic type.

 

[caddlad]

Haha...punks.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Hell I'm young I'm beginning to feel old. Going to college, working 10-20 hours a week part time (Usually not that bad, but sometimes terrible) on top of trying to finish a ridiculously time consuming project.

I never thought that back pain was supposed to exist for us young ones. I should see a doctor about that.

 

[Beev]

I'm 26 but I very often feel like I'm still a teenager. I've never once thought that I was "old." I'm getting older, sure, and things change because of that, but I just chalk that up to me changing/improving as a person.

 

[dug777]

Haha...punks.

Get off of my lawn, dammit!

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

i feel old because i get injured when playing sports more frequently than i used to. and they last a lot longer too. not the break the bone or skid your knee on the pavement kind. the ones where you make a regular layup and you pull a hammy. probably because i'm out of shape but still.

plus i have to watch my diet more. the same junk i used to gobble up gives me heartburn or indigestion.

<--29

 

[rcpratt]

I'm 22 and I feel like this fairly often.

 

[IronWing]

Item 1: You simply have more money than you did in school. As the you have more money its value drops relative to the value of your time. Basically, if you buy something and it doesn't work out, you'll go buy something else. The process is more expensive in terms of money but cheaper in terms of time. It is the same reason people pay other people to do stuff for them that they are perfectly capable of doing themselves. Time is more valuable than money once you have enough money.

 

[crownjules]

Every once in awhile, usually when I'm reminiscing about something in childhood and then realize how many years ago that was, I'll get that feeling. But for the most part, it's the opposite for me. I'm almost 29 and I don't feel like I've grown up much past my early 20s still.

30 is the new 20!

 

[dug777]

I'm 26 but I very often feel like I'm still a teenager. I've never once thought that I was "old." I'm getting older, sure, and things change because of that, but I just chalk that up to me changing/improving as a person.

Try horsing around like you're 17 again I guarantee you won't consider it an 'improvement' three or more days later when you are still feeling it in the knees/ankles

That aside, I certainly feel I am 'changing' and 'improving', but it comes at the expense of a certain air of youthful exuberance and invincibility, plus a generous dose of free time

 

[dug777]

Item 1: You simply have more money than you did in school. As the you have more money its value drops relative to the value of your time. Basically, if you buy something and it doesn't work out, you'll go buy something else. The process is more expensive in terms of money but cheaper in terms of time. It is the same reason people pay other people to do stuff for them that they are perfectly capable of doing themselves. Time is more valuable than money once you have enough money.

Wise words, and agree entirely

What galls me is that I always thought I'd never succumb to that, that I'd still be nailing those bargains as I grew old and fat and rich :ninja:

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Wait until you guys are on the verge of 40 like me. All I have to say is -- enjoy it while you can. If you have a decent job that pays well, the world is literally at your fingertips, so take advantage of it.

 

[trmiv]

Item 1: You simply have more money than you did in school. As the you have more money its value drops relative to the value of your time. Basically, if you buy something and it doesn't work out, you'll go buy something else. The process is more expensive in terms of money but cheaper in terms of time. It is the same reason people pay other people to do stuff for them that they are perfectly capable of doing themselves. Time is more valuable than money once you have enough money.

I have more money than I did in school, but I still research stuff to no end because I like to hang on to that money. Maybe more now that I have a smartphone and can actually research on the fly while IN the store! It drives my wife nuts.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

I guess my son feels this way he is 20 something. Getting old ain't so bad, just save a little extra money for the denture cream and preparation H and you'll be fine

 

[IceBergSLiM]

I guess my son feels this way he is 20 something. Getting old ain't so bad, just save a little extra money for the denture cream and preparation H and you'll be fine

I understand the denture cream I dont understand the prep H

 

[dug777]

Wait until you guys are on the verge of 40 like me. All I have to say is -- enjoy it while you can. If you have a decent job that pays well, the world is literally at your fingertips, so take advantage of it.

Wholeheartedly embracing your advice :thumbsup:

To quote a former British Prime Minster (in mangled form):

I've never had it so good

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Two months ago, I felt like an old man.
More gray hair every time I got a haircut, my hairline making a slow retreat to the rear, feeling like I was going nowhere in my relationships, and getting a sense of being in a rut at work.

I decided to man up and make some changes.
I ended that relationship that hadn't felt quite right in years.
I went to New York to visit my sister and create a clear "before and after" break.
I set up an OkCupid account and for the first time *ever*, really looked for someone who seemed right to me.
I talked to my boss (HomeBrewerDude) and HR about my future at work.

Two months later and I feel like a new person.

I've continued to get in better shape (20 pounds lighter over the course of 1 year), I have more energy, and I feel better about myself overall.

I'm in process to get on a new job path here at work which has a much better future than my current track, but continues to be focused on work that I very much enjoy doing.

After meeting 7 girls from OkCupid, I've found an absolutely amazing 31 year old woman. I'm falling in love big time. I met her on Sunday for the first time and we've seen each other every day since then. When I'm around her, my stress and worries just melt away. I feel young and excited again. She brings out the best in me, and it sounds like I do the same to her.

No pictures, don't even bother asking.
She's absolutely gorgeous and I keep feeling like I'm going to wake up from a dream. :$

I think I've finally figured out what people mean when they say "you'll know" when you've found the right one. As much as I cared about the two women in my previous relationships (4.5 and 3.5 yeas), I never felt like this before... not even in the beginning.

Anyway, Jello is happy and not feeling like an old fart anymore. I feel like I've turned the corner over the past 2 months. *Stance of Dominance*

Ok, that's enough of a public display of how happy I am now.

Go crab power!

 

[dug777]

I understand the denture cream I dont understand the prep H

Mate, plug it into 'Bing' or 'Google' :biggrin:

 

[dug777]

Two months ago, I felt like an old man.
More gray hair every time I got a haircut, my hairline making a slow retreat to the rear, feeling like I was going nowhere in my relationships, and getting a sense of being in a rut at work.

I decided to man up and make some changes.
I ended that relationship that hadn't felt quite right in years.
I went to New York to visit my sister and create a clear "before and after" break.
I set up an OkCupid account and for the first time *ever*, really looked for someone who seemed right to me.
I talked to my boss (HomeBrewerDude) and HR about my future at work.

Two months later and I feel like a new person.

I've continued to get in better shape (20 pounds lighter over the course of 1 year), I have more energy, and I feel better about myself overall.

I'm in process to get on a new job path here at work which has a much better future than my current track, but continues to be focused on work that I very much enjoy doing.

After meeting 7 girls from OkCupid, I've found an absolutely amazing 31 year old woman. I'm falling in love big time. I met her on Sunday for the first time and we've seen each other every day since then. When I'm around her, my stress and worries just melt away. I feel young and excited again. She brings out the best in me, and it sounds like I do the same to her.

No pictures, don't even bother asking.
She's absolutely gorgeous and I keep feeling like I'm going to wake up from a dream. :$

I think I've finally figured out what people mean when they say "you'll know" when you've found the right one. As much as I cared about the two women in my previous relationships (4.5 and 3.5 yeas), I never felt like this before... not even in the beginning.

Anyway, Jello is happy and not feeling like an old fart anymore. I feel like I've turned the corner over the past 2 months. *Stance of Dominance*

Ok, that's enough of a public display of how happy I am now.

Go crab power!

Mate, you are looking sharp

Awesome to hear from you, and most-doubly happy to hear that you are one ginger and happy crab :beer; (dammit, that's a hard habit to break

 

[zebano]

Eh I'm 29 and I really relate to numbers 2 & 5, but it really set in once I had kids and a 7-5 job. That said I've been getting in better and better shape lately and I'm going to take some of that money and go on a skiing trip to Utah or Colorado with my brothers in February so I've still got some life left in me.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Mate, you are looking sharp

Awesome to hear from you, and most-doubly happy to hear that you are one ginger and happy crab :beer; (dammit, that's a hard habit to break

Well, that's a little out of date. Maybe I look a little more like my avatar again without the big beard

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Wise words, and agree entirely

What galls me is that I always thought I'd never succumb to that, that I'd still be nailing those bargains as I grew old and fat and rich :ninja:

Those bargins are such bargins when you have to wait outside the store for hours to score a deal.

I still don't understand how people will spend a day camping out front of a store to save $100.

I used to be a super cheap as sand would do things instead of paying people to do it. Now I gladly pay someone else to do stuff while I do other more important things.

Getting older is getting smarter. We all think we are smart shit when we are young, but as you get older you realize that you were a dumbass when you were younger.

<unwinds hose> Now get off my lawn.