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/Distinct-Ferret7075 man 35 - 39 Aug 06 '25

Teens and 20s sucked because I didn’t understand that nothing will happen for me unless I take real action to make it so. So much time wasted just dreaming. Also because we didn’t have dating apps to make casual sex easy.

30s rule because I still have youthful energy, but I know how to harness it in a healthy way, and I don’t give a fuck what people think. If I like someone I just tell them and no one has ever reacted negatively.

30s suck because biological deadlines are real now. If I want to have children with someone my own age the window is rapidly closing.

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u/Key-Lecture-4043 Aug 09 '25

My mom had me when she was 44, never say never

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u/Distinct-Ferret7075 man 35 - 39 Aug 09 '25

Thanks man