Your perception of 30 year olds

[Benjamin]

Be you younger, older or that age what is your view of people around the 30 age bracket?

Was wondering because my own perception has changed immensely from when I was 18, yet I still don't class myself near that age (God help my breakdown in four months time)

[joeysteele]

I am nearly 22 but I cannot say I see anything as to being 30,then again,I am useless at guessing anyones age and also age doesn't matter to me,I love being with people of any age really.
To me 30 will be just the start of another decade as to age.

[Kazanne]

I think 30 is the best age,But I think it depends on your outlook on life,some people dread getting old,I think it's good to get older,afterall I don't fancy the alternative.some people are young at heart,others old farts at 20

[King Gizzard]

bunch of horrible bastards really

[Saph]

old and wrinkly

[HD]

old, vile and probably racist

[smudgie]

Ah to be 30 again.
It is a fantastic age, still very young but old enough to be thought of as mature.
A foot in each camp.
When I as 18 I honestly thought 30 year olds were ancient.
Now of course I think they are mere babies.
My two kids are either side of 30 and I look at them and think that thirty is the new twenty.

[arista]

30 is young

[michael21]

Be you younger, older or that age what is your view of people around the 30 age bracket?

Was wondering because my own perception has changed immensely from when I was 18, yet I still don't class myself near that age (God help my breakdown in four months time)

stop thinking about it or all your hair will fall out :pipe2:

[Benjamin]

stop thinking about it or all your hair will fall out :pipe2:

Baldness doesn't run my family :pipe:

[michael21]

Baldness doesn't run my family :pipe:

yes your the odd one out :laugh:

odd being the key word :hmph:

[joeysteele]

Ben I wouldn't worry,it is how people think and act that matters, age is just a number.

I did feel odd leaving my teens and turning 20 but I guess I will remain the daft guy I am even up to when I get to 70/80,if I get that far.

[Kizzy]

I remember thinking it was the end of the world.... but don't make that mistake, 30 is a great age! old enough not to be naive but young enough to still use and abuse people.... hehe

[Glenn.]

Baldness doesn't run my family :pipe:

Damn you and your hairy family :fist:

[Tom4784]

http://wpc.556e.edgecastcdn.net/80556E/img.news/NEC5WGCGdTBiGF_1_1.jpg

[T*]

Old and wrinkly

[Apple202]

the age where people settle down and have kids

[Apple202]

i dont think 30 is old though, old generally id say is 50+, but even then if you look younger i wouldnt class you as old

[MTVN]

I used to wonder why people got so freaked out about turning 30 but I can definitely see it now, it seems to me to be the age where if you haven't got the key elements of your life sorted then you should be worried. I don't see it as being old but it's like a watershed in your life, after then a different part of your life should be starting

Mind you I am also dreading turning 21

[Mystic Mock]

I'm dreading turning 18 let alone 30 lol.

[Chuck]

The age you freak out for not having a established career, family and kids.

[Ammi]

http://wpc.556e.edgecastcdn.net/80556E/img.news/NEC5WGCGdTBiGF_1_1.jpg

..I think he looks closer to 29yrs old..:suspect:...

[Withano]

Too old to be fun, too young to be wise

kiddin

[Ammi]

Too old to be fun, too young to be wise

kiddin

..a mess, then..?..yeah that's what I thought...

[x-evenstar-x]

30 is not old at all! I know plenty people in there 30s and I feel like they are the same age as me really although they way more responsibilities like husbands/wife's, kids etc lol.

[lostalex]

I'm 32 and i still haven't figured out being a teenager yet.

I see my fellow men in their 30's and they look old to me, so i know I must be old too. That's the only way I know that I am old.

When I look in the mirror I only see my eyes, though, I still look young in the mirror. I must be hugely egotistical, because I still see the same face i saw 10 years ago.

Also because of all the drugs, and alcohol and smoking, I know I will probably only live to about 60, so 30 for me is really middle aged. I don't expect to live a long life.

[x-evenstar-x]

I'm 32 and i still haven't figured out being a teenager yet.

I see my fellow men in their 30's and they look old to me, so i know I must be old too. That's the only way I know that I am old.

When I look in the mirror I only see my eyes, though, I still look young in the mirror. I must be hugely egotistical, because I still see the same face i saw 10 years ago.

Also because of all the drugs, and alcohol and smoking, I know I will probably only live to about 60, so 30 for me is really middle aged. I don't expect to live a long life.

That's so sad, why not stop drugs, drinking and smoking?

[lostalex]

That's so sad, why not stop drugs, drinking and smoking?

I'm trying. But you know how addiction is, your brain tells you, well the damage is done, just enjoy the time you have left. etc etc,

It's difficult, you know? and i don't have a family yet,. If i had a family i would quit everything this instant for them. I wish so much for a family.

[thesheriff443]

in years gone by, yawn, your age would be used as goals of where you should be in your life, they also say men don't grow up until they are 30.

if you see life as only killing time it will kill you right back.
age is just a number and as we are living longer and are doing more, the age mold has been broken

[lostalex]

in years gone by, yawn, your age would be used as goals of where you should be in your life, they also say men don't grow up until they are 30.

if you see life as only killing time it will kill you right back.
age is just a number and as we are living longer and are doing more, the age mold has been broken

It's hard to see the forrest amongst the trees though.

[thesheriff443]

I'm trying. But you know how addiction is, your brain tells you, well the damage is done, just enjoy the time you have left. etc etc,

It's difficult, you know? and i don't have a family yet,. If i had a family i would quit everything this instant for them. I wish so much for a family.

to be cruel to be kind alex, a family would not make you give up your life style of drink and drugs.

[thesheriff443]

It's hard to see the forrest amongst the trees though.

then get a chain saw and cut them down.

[lostalex]

My biggest p;problem is that I am just reacting to everything happening, i feel like i am always trying to react, and catch up. I feel like I can't catch my breath. I'm too busy averting the next disaster to plan for something greater.

I'm too busy doing damage control to actually plan something great for myself. That's how it feels.

I just want to catch my breath. :(

HEValZuFYRU

[thesheriff443]

My biggest p;problem is that I am just reacting to everything happening, i feel like i am always trying to react, and catch up. I feel like I can't catch my breath. I'm too busy averting the next disaster to plan for something greater.

I'm too busy doing damage control to actually plan something great for myself. That's how it feels.

I just want to catch my breath. :(

HEValZuFYRU

only you can break that cycle, its like your borrowing money to pay a debt and by borrowing that money you have got another debt that needs paying.

[AnnieK]

to be cruel to be kind alex, a family would not make you give up your life style of drink and drugs.

I don't know...I stopped smoking and rarely drink now. Drugs are a long time ago in my past but I hope I would have quit everything for my son

[lostalex]

to be cruel to be kind alex, a family would not make you give up your life style of drink and drugs.

I gave up the drugs a long time ago(2005), and all of the toxic people that went along with them.

That's why i'm alone now... :(

My social group when i was young was built around getting ****ed up and using together, and after i got clean, i basically never learned how to find friends without drugs. It's very lonely. I think i missed out on a lot of normal social relationships because of my drug use, and i still don't really understand how to relate to people without that crutch.

It was so much easier to relate to people when you are using, no one has taught me how to make relationships without having that community. It's especially hard being gay. Where do you meet normal sober gay people? A glee club?

[thesheriff443]

I don't know...I stopped smoking and rarely drink now. Drugs are a long time ago in my past but I hope I would have quit everything for my son

some can, but when someone says they would give it up, it all depends on how much of a hold their addiction has on them.

I find those that can do, those that cant talk about giving up.

[thesheriff443]

I gave up the drugs a long time ago(2005), and all of the toxic people that went along with them.

That's why i'm alone now... :(

My social group when i was young was built around getting ****ed up and using together, and after i got clean, i basically never learned how to find friends without drugs. It's very lonely. I think i missed out on a lot of normal social relationships because of my drug use, and i still don't really understand how to relate to people without that crutch.

It was so much easier to relate to people when you are using, no one has taught me how to make relationships without having that community. It's especially hard being gay. Where do you meet normal sober gay people? A glee club?

I think you just need to mix with nice people in general,

[Niamh.]

Baldness doesn't run my family :pipe:

Did your mothers dad have hair?

[x-evenstar-x]

I'm trying. But you know how addiction is, your brain tells you, well the damage is done, just enjoy the time you have left. etc etc,

It's difficult, you know? and i don't have a family yet,. If i had a family i would quit everything this instant for them. I wish so much for a family.

Yeah I have that issue with cakes! :joker:

You could have a family one day! There's someone out there for everyone! :blush:

[InOne]

Almost all my cousins are in their 30's and apart from them being a bit more settled than me relationship wise they're pretty much just the same as me when it comes to social events and that. I don't think about age often at all.

[Cherie]

I think 30 is a bigger milestone for women due to that pesky biological clock, other than that it is just another birthday

[Z]

I think 30 is one of those birthdays where you have an irrational breakdown because it's a round number, same happens at 40, 50, 60 etc. You're still a young person when you're 30. Perhaps at that age you'll have an idea of how you want the rest of your life to pan out, perhaps you won't - if you didn't know what you wanted to be when you grew up when you were 10 then why should you have it all worked out when you're 30? It's just a number. You're still young, you don't have to be tied down to paying a mortgage, starting a family and having a steady job, the world is yours to go and explore. My brother's almost 35 and I don't think of him as an old person, he's married but they live in a nice flat and go on holiday 2-3 times a year because they don't fancy having kids and that's exactly how I'd like to be when I'm in my 30s, just doing what I want to do and not creating obligations for myself if I don't need to have them.

[Jake.]

Old bastards

[Livia]

It's just a number. I know people who were old at 20, and I know people in their 50s and 60s who're still young in their outlook.

[Marc]

Hitting 25 is bad enough

[Z]

Hitting 25 is bad enough

Hitting women is worse

[Mystic Mock]

Hitting women is worse

Is it really Zee? Jim Davidson seemed to enjoy it quite a bit.:hugesmile:

[Kazanne]

I'm dreading turning 18 let alone 30 lol.

Mocky ,enjoy it,you'll be 30 before you know it:hugesmile:

[MTVN]

18 is a great age to turn Mock, you become a man. 18-21 are the glory years.

[Ammi]

..Ben hasn't posted in this thread since the OP..it must be the arthritis and decrepitness in his fingers with typing...

[Mystic Mock]

Mocky ,enjoy it,you'll be 30 before you know it:hugesmile:

I'm gonna try my best, it's just strange as I'm used to being treated like a kid and I know that once I turn 18 I've got to be more adult like which kind of scares me.

[Mystic Mock]

18 is a great age to turn Mock, you become a man. 18-21 are the glory years.

Time to build the muscles would you say MTVN?