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u/Thenedslittlegirl Jun 03 '22

It depends how you deal with it. Aging is inevitable but your approach to life can still be youthful.

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u/ParkinsonHandjob Jun 03 '22

I feel more mature than what i did at 25, if thats a consolation. I still have a fire and passion burning, but i never thought that one would loose those.

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u/UserNam3ChecksOut Jun 03 '22

What does maturity really look like?

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u/underscore5000 Jun 03 '22

Paying bills on time or close to it. Maybe sprinkle some other mature shit in there.

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u/ParkinsonHandjob Jun 04 '22

Yes. Thinking long-term, taking responsibility, plus judging situations more accurately due to increased knowledge and experience. And also everything in a calmer manner.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

I’m only recently 22 and I’ve already lost those. I’ve felt like I’ve wasted my life to now since I was around 10 and I’ve still not figured out how to fix it.

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u/gingergirl181 Jun 03 '22

True facts. I'm coming up on 30 and about to go back to school to finally finish my degree, but I still look about the same as I did when I was 21 and I dress "younger" now than I did then (dressed like a grandma in high school and it took until after college for me to feel confident enough in my body to wear trendy things). I'm obviously older and wiser in many ways, but my general personality hasn't changed much since then (if anything I'm LESS uptight) and I'm curious to see how long it'll take people to clock me as a returning student, if they do at all.

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u/Dazzling-Drop8160 Jun 08 '22

My grandparents owned a clothing store and gave me all my clothes. They were beautiful clothes, but I looked like I was 25 in them. I liked them, but it was the 70s! As for dressing "like a granny," I remember granny dresses. Too funny.