30 things you'll do in your 30's

[sweetchix]

I found myself nodding at many of these, lol.
www.tressugar.com/What-Expect-Your-30s-35242579

[jigsy]

That's depressing

[LoveBug]

Wow, this really was depressing. :/

[MyName]

FUN.

:^)

[jojoandleo]

I don't find most of those true. Maybe it's because my friends and I are still close, party, and don't have kids. I was told I have Peter Pan syndrome the other day, though...

[MyName]

Yeah, I will still choose binge drinking any day of the week. I'll do my binge watching the next day when I'm hung over.

[jojoandleo]

Jul 18, 2014 12:11:11 GMT -5 MyName said:

Yeah, I will still choose binge drinking any day of the week. I'll do my binge watching the next day when I'm hung over.

My friends and I make everything a drinking game. Phase ten? Take a drink when someone goes down if you haven't. CAH? Winner passes out drinks. Watching sports? Take a shot!

[stephreloaded]

I have never been into drinking, that only means that I have been old since I was a teenager.

[sweetchix]

Jul 18, 2014 12:45:21 GMT -5 stephreloaded said:

I have never been into drinking, that only means that I have been old since I was a teenager.

Same here. I got it all out my system before I was even legal, lol. I'll maybe get really drunk like 2x/year, if that.

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[locarb]

sadly, I can relate to a lot of these.

[Wanderista]

I think that health aside, age is kind of what you make of it. Also, numeric age and maturity are two different things. More maturity does not necessitate a lack of fun though. It can be just smarter fun. Those are my two cents on this article.

[1confused1]

Jul 18, 2014 13:18:59 GMT -5 locarb said:

sadly, I can relate to a lot of these.

Me too

[kitkat1502]

the student loan one is soooo true for me 

[jojoandleo]

Jul 18, 2014 13:43:48 GMT -5 kitkat1502 said:

the student loan one is soooo true for me 

60K here! Woohoo!

[WinterIsComing]

Totally depressing. I was already thinking that my 30s have sucked so far and this is not helping me get rid of that idea.

[kitkat1502]

Jul 18, 2014 14:13:55 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

Jul 18, 2014 13:43:48 GMT -5 kitkat1502 said:

the student loan one is soooo true for me 

60K here! Woohoo!

I've had to defer them this entire year since I can't afford payments until I;m out of this apartment. :N:

[doriswe]

Jul 18, 2014 15:10:01 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

Someone younger you work with will hear a reference to Molly Ringwald and say, "Who?"

The mom on The Secret Life of the American Teenager

[mcc]

Jul 18, 2014 15:11:35 GMT -5 kitkat1502 said:

Jul 18, 2014 14:13:55 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

60K here! Woohoo!

I've had to defer them this entire year since I can't afford payments until I;m out of this apartment.

Join the club! Too poor for IBR right now so I'm just racking up interest

[kitkat1502]

Jul 18, 2014 17:03:39 GMT -5 mcc said:

Jul 18, 2014 15:11:35 GMT -5 kitkat1502 said:

I've had to defer them this entire year since I can't afford payments until I;m out of this apartment.

Join the club! Too poor for IBR right now so I'm just racking up interest

Glad to know I'm not alone haha

[onedayatatime]

Jul 18, 2014 15:01:31 GMT -5 WinterIsComing said:

Totally depressing. I was already thinking that my 30s have sucked so far and this is not helping me get rid of that idea.

Yep.


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[GilliC]

I could relate to a lot of it, but I didn't really find it depressing. I think it's because being older doesn't really bother me.

Also, the list seems like they tried to account for people with kids and people without kids, so a lot of things don't quite apply to both.

I decided to count up my answers, and it was pretty evenly split. 16 I could relate to, 12 I couldn't, and 2 didn't really apply:

1. N/A. I live in a small city, so all of my friends are less than an hour away. And the rest of my friends require a plane flight, often over an ocean.
2. Yes. I actually know where there's a lesser-known fitting room at our H&M, but chain clothing-store music sometimes drives me nuts, and I don't expect them to last.
3. Yes. Binge drinking rarely appeals to me. If I'm going to binge at all, it's going to start earlier and be associated with a pub crawl or a spectator event. And I love my TV shows.
4. No. Most of my friends are either already married or they're having very small ceremonies. More seniority means more vacation days. And visiting family this year meant going to the World Cup and taking a cruise, so it's kind of half-half.
5. YES. I like what I do, and getting promoted would mean management and corporate politics. I've refused promotions before, because I'd rather do what I like and what I'm good at.
6. N/A. I spent most of my 20s married, and I wasn't particularly discerning when deciding my dealbreakers.
7. Yes. "No" is much easier now. Yay for therapy!
8. Yes. It is definitely harder to maintain my weight.
9. Yes. I have drinking strategies. I have learned that too much prosecco or certain cachaça can kill me the next day. I now limit my prosecco consumption and stick to caipirinhas made from the good stuff I bring back from Brazil. (I now understand why XH loathed cachaça. He's only had the crap they sell here!)
10. Yes. It only sort of works, because I find more things that are problems.
11. No. I still think about it when so-and-so likes me, because I want to handle the situation delicately. Usually that means being friendly, but finding a smooth way to mention my boyfriend in conversation.
12. No. The only time I quit the gym was because I was moving. Once I join a new one, I will stay. I hate running, because it makes me scared for my knees. And I would never start something simply because it was popular on Facebook.
13. Yes and No. Daytime parties are barbecues and boat trips, because my friends with kids don't usually invite the non-parents. However, I'm definitely "Aunt" to at least two kids.
14. No. We have parties, and we try not to put them on Facebook, because drunk photos on Facebook are a bad idea. That's not to say we don't occasionally do it because we're drunk and foolish. Just not for posterity.
15. Yes. Crowd-sourcing recommendations for lame stuff on Facebook is efficient. Maybe not a blender, but recipes, etc.
16. Not yet. I have yet to have the "when we die" conversation with my parents.
17-18. Yes. I loved picking out my own washer and dryer (the last pair came with the place we bought), and I was super psyched about my SO's new bed.
19. No. No student loans. I'm lucky (state school and scholarship money). 
20. Yes. Divorced.
21. Yes. Friends have fertility problems, and it's heartbreaking.
22. Yes. There are high school acquaintances on Facebook with grandkids.
23-4. No. It doesn't make me feel that old, because it's definitely not the norm. That's like feeling old at 16, because someone in your class got knocked up and has an infant.
25. No. I had a gluten allergy as a child and grew out of it. The only diet change is environmental (I live in a place without spicy food, and my tolerance has dropped).
26. No. I know I don't want kids, so I didn't date someone with a kid.
27. Yes. Not dating, but being around friends with kids. I'd always been on the fence, and it pushed me into the no-kids camp.
28. YES. Between the Mirena coil and having a few questionable moles removed, I was at the doctor 6 times in a few months.
29. No. No desire to juice cleanse.
30. Yes? Watching what I eat, and then enjoying a splurge, it always tastes better than it did before.

[starburst604]

There's definitely a difference between your 30's with kids, and without. Since I've made it through most of my 30's as a non-parent, (and single for a large part of it) a lot of these don't really apply to me. Except the weight gain thing. Man, it was like a switch flipped after 35 with that. So much harder to keep weight off now!

[jojoandleo]

Jul 19, 2014 8:48:59 GMT -5 @stpete said:

Most of that is bullshit. I still drink, travel, hang out with my friends and want to make bank.

If that makes me Peter Pan I'm good with that.

We should open a bar. We can call it Neverneverland and serve copious amounts of alcohol to only people over 30.

[MyName]

Jul 19, 2014 16:54:12 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

Jul 19, 2014 8:48:59 GMT -5 @stpete said:

Most of that is bullshit. I still drink, travel, hang out with my friends and want to make bank.

If that makes me Peter Pan I'm good with that.

We should open a bar. We can call it Neverneverland and serve copious amounts of alcohol to only people over 30.

Can I get in on this please?

[jojoandleo]

Jul 19, 2014 17:08:03 GMT -5 MyName said:

Jul 19, 2014 16:54:12 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

We should open a bar. We can call it Neverneverland and serve copious amounts of alcohol to only people over 30.

Can I get in on this please?

Um, done. We will convene to create the shot list next week.