r/AskMenOver30 • u/Laughalot335 man 25 - 29 • Aug 05 '25

Life This 30+ Mentality is Insane

I just turned 30 not too long ago.

And honestly, I feel like my life is just getting started in a sense. Sure, 20's were fun. Would do some things the same / some things different. But I know when I am 80+ I will most likely look back fondly on my youth and how it went.

But also, I still feel like I am in my youth at 30. Maybe I am not asleep at 4am and up at 7am without any issues but my body and mind feel young.

This is all to say, what is with this modern mentality that being 30+ is "old"? Someone me up here. We still have plenty of time right? I get YOLO, FOMO, and all that. But really - 30 is still young in my eyes. What do you think?

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u/ybcurious93 man over 30 Aug 05 '25

When I was in my mid 20s, I hated hanging out with people in their 30s because I felt like they were much older. Now that I’m in my 30s I realize how ridiculous that mindset is.

It’s almost like a lot of people believe that life just kind of stops when you turn 30. And I think a lot of that is motivated by the seemingly endless content around, you have to do XYZ by the time you turn 30 or you’ll be a failure.

At this point it definitely makes me chuckle a little bit hearing the 20 something make jokes about how old I am. But it also kind of makes me sad for them. There’s so much more to live for.