“You know yourself better and dont care that much anymore what others think of you!”
“I’m 40 now so they’re both gone.
My 30s were about maturing, whereas my 20s were about avoiding maturing.”
u/tokedalot
3.
“I realize now that I didn’t know half as much as I thought I did.”
u/sincerelyduffy
4.
“Everything takes a little bit longer to recover from.
It takes a bit more work to regulate oneself.
“Kids taking up all my time.
I had nothing but time in my 20s.
u/underthesea622
6.
“My unrealized life goals are more disappointing.”
When I reevaluated the goals instead of myself, I felt a lot better.”
u/mikemtb09
7.
“Im asked, ‘When are you getting married?’
and ‘When are you having children?
far more frequently.”
“I wasted my 20s trying to convince this loser I was worth it.
I turned 30 and decided to convince myself that I was worth it.
So many doors have opened up for me, and I’m finally coming into my own.”
u/emerg3ncyglitt3r
9.
The only downside is seeing your parents get old.”
u/natnguyen
“Seeing my parents getting older and older is heartbreaking.”
u/seravirab
10.
“More creaking and aches and pains.
“20s: I needed to go out when I had free time.
30s: I need to stay in to recover when I have free time.”
u/2014olympicgold
12.
Im 33 now and so much happier.
Get off social media and simplify your life.”
u/mtgdrummer13
13.
“Your 30s is when you begin reaping what you sowed in your 20s.
Both good and bad.
Made smart health choices?
Neglected being serious about self-improvement or career stuff?
Well, 30s is when that comes home to roost.
In my 30s, I feel very much like a grown-ass adult.
I expect my 40s will be more of the latter.”
u/mothergoose729729
“40s dude here.
u/sonofthefiregod
15.“Self-awareness.
Ive become more self-aware and confident in who I am.
Theres a greater sense of knowing myself and what truly matters.
Priorities: My priorities have shifted.
u/late-sale7941
16.
Its both healing and also painful to work through.
The bad: back pain, lol.”
“Your 30s is when the big shift in gears occurs.
Instead of dating 4,000 people, you feel that desire to settle down and find real love.
“It’s easy to say things ‘slow down,’ but thats really not true at all.
u/wlane13
18.
“It’s less ‘world is your oyster’ and more, this is it, I guess.
Although it’s not too late to start new things, your options do narrow somewhat.”
you’re able to easily transition that experience somewhere else.
Except for pro sports.
That door is shut for good.”
u/riccarjo
19. u/ricouer_da_rules
21.And finally, “Enough perspective to look back at some situations with a different viewpoint.
The coolest person in high school?
Actually, they were an embarrassing anal gland of a human.
They could have bought cars and gone toHawaii, but instead, we went to college.
That person in college who marched to their own beat?
They figured it out early.”
