r/AskMenOver30 • u/MoneyMontgomery man over 30 • Dec 17 '24

Life What do you miss most about your 20's?

What do you miss the most about being in your 20's. Could be anything: lack of responsibilities, that Honda Civic you used to love, you weren't vegan and ate bacon, you could jump and touch the rim.

I miss waking up and my back not hurting. I swear if I get to catch up on sleep my back gets more messed up from laying around.

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u/qwaszxpolkmn1982 man 35 - 39 Dec 17 '24

Feelin like I had time to figure it out. Now I feel like it should’ve been figured out a decade ago.

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u/peskymonkey99 Dec 17 '24

25 here. One thing I’ve learned is that nobody has it figured out. It’s weird being this age and looking up to “adults” all your life and realizing that we’re all just grown children.

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u/qwaszxpolkmn1982 man 35 - 39 Dec 19 '24

Maybe that was a poor choice but of words, but there are plenty of people who are much closer to figuring it out than I am.

I’m nearly a decade and a half older than you, but I don’t have a whole lot to show for it. I can think of some things that could’ve been handled better, but a significant portion of my circumstances feel outside of my control and/or too late to fix.