Posted by sid on February 20, 2002, at 19:34:02
In reply to Re: Age Survey -- How Old Are YOU? 41, posted by noa on February 20, 2002, at 17:30:58
>The numbers don't connect for me to feeling a certain age, maybe because I've "lost" so many years to depression.
I feel exactly the same way! I should be about 10 years younger.
> I certainly haven't achieved some of the typical milestones of my age group, and sometimes when I'm with age-mates I feel like I stand out as the "young" one (no spouse, no kids, no house, no money, etc. etc.).Same for me. I've studied and gotten a PhD, but that's it. I had zero ebergy for anything else!
> People are often surprised when they learn my age, thinking of me as being about a decade younger. I think partly that is due to only a few gray hairs (although some people have assumed my hair is dyed), and not much in the way of facial wrinkles, but certainly I don't have a "youthful" body in the sense of being in shape. Physically, I am out of shape like a much older person.
Same here - out of shape, but people usualy are surprised that I'm over 30 (I'm 34); they usually think about 27.
> I think people think I'm younger because I'm unattached and have no kids and live in a crappy little apartment. But I'll take the mistakes anyway.Well, tell yourself it's because you look younger - you'll feel better!
> As for being 20 or 24 or therabouts, I can tell you that those were damn hard years and that I think things do get somewhat better as you get into your 30's if only because you get some control over some of the basics in life. The 20-somethings here might like to take a look at the book, "Quarterlife Crisis".Indeed, I felt robbed of my 20's due to depression, but one thing is for sure, my 30's are better and I wouldn't want to go back.
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