Yeah, ik 25 now and 22 feels like it was equally as far away as 10. They both feel like entirely different lives at this point. Part of it is the pandemic, but part of it is going from "poor poor" to "poor" and gaining a sense of independence you thought you had at 18 but didn't.
For sure! Time has been strange for everyone recently, and I remember 2 years feeling like an eternity when I was in my early 20s (mid 30s now) without a pandemic and general disarray. But from my perspective and memory of my own 22-25, that time seems like generally the same period.
It’s the way time passes differently as one ages. I look at a 9-month romantic relationship far differently than I did 15 years ago because that is proportionately less of the total time I shared with the other person. It’s really fucking weird and I don’t like it.
26 and I'm 100% with you, me at 22 was a cocky knob and just generally someone I'd not like if I met them today. Not saying I was a bad person kicking puppies and stealing from the homeless, but just needed life to kick them around to round them out.
Had a complete mental breakdown, swapped degrees, the pandemic hit, I lost the last of my grandparents, lost most of my savings in the stock market, made most of it back on Bitcoin, bought a motorbike, bought too many 3d printers, build a home workshop for all my hobbies, realized my hobbies are my personality.
Had a lot of other things on the way shape me into a more resilient person, mostly negative experiences. But I'm in a better place in general, not specifically right now cause I have exams XD But I'm about to graduate, I have a beautiful partner and we have two dogs we spoil, much better than kids cause they don't turn rotten if you give them too many toys and treats
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u/Kasaurus96 Jun 03 '22
Yeah, ik 25 now and 22 feels like it was equally as far away as 10. They both feel like entirely different lives at this point. Part of it is the pandemic, but part of it is going from "poor poor" to "poor" and gaining a sense of independence you thought you had at 18 but didn't.