Posted by finelinebob on May 13, 2004, at 8:06:02
In reply to this age thing!, posted by NikkiT2 on May 13, 2004, at 7:09:41
I know what you mean about the Crisis @ 30 stuff -- it happened to me. I think for me it was because being 20-something in a lot of ways isn't all that different from being a teenager. Yeah, 30-something means you're supposed to be getting on with your life, and at 29.9 the idea that you have a decade of 30-something stretching out in front of you just doesn't help one bit.
When I was 29.9, a sister of mine who had already hit her mid-40's shared a little relevation with me. When you hit 40, you look back at 30 and wish you could be there. On the other hand, how many 30 yr olds would really want to see 20 again?
For me, living in NYC kinda erased all of those biological clock issues. I mean, walking around, seeing men with gray hair holding infants and knowing that is the guy's child, not grandchild, and not being surprised? There are so many people there, you can find someone at any age starting just about any "life task" regardless of whether it's "appropriate" or not.
just someone's $.02
flb
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