Age 23

[B.]

23 is a weird maybe even slightly sucky age, I feel like everyone told me this already, but I just didn't realise it til I actually turned 23. I feel like my life is just beginning but there are so many choices/options to take, and I'm just not really sure what I'm doing aha

So:

A) if you have been 23 and are now older than 23, what are your tips for being aged 23?

B) if you are yet to be 23, what do you imagine and hope your life will be like when you are 23?

C) if you are also 23 years old in 2022, solidarity my friend

[B.]

Do I get married? Do I move abroad? Do I change my career? Do I go back to school and study something new/pursue a PhD?

Just like

What. Do. I. Do

[bear]

I’m 23. I feel like I’m about 19 though.

[MisterM]

I find it weird that I'm (currently) the oldest person in this thread.

[B.]

Jan 2, 2022 14:47:48 GMT -5 Semboolance said:

For the first month I was here, I thought you were around 40...

LOL

[Optimism is my Phil-osophy]

Jan 2, 2022 15:01:39 GMT -5 MisterM said:

I find it weird that I'm (currently) the oldest person in this thread.

No more.

I can only say that I believe it is a good age to think about the meaning of life and re-evaluate your beliefs. At 23 we are usually already dealing with the loss of loved ones, some difficulties in life and escaped some dangers. We've already realized that we're not as smart as we thought. At 23 I already had a religion, but I decided to study more deeply the reasons why I believe or not believe in certain things. I also came to have more appreciation for my parents at this age, which ironically was the age I left home to get married. It was at this age that I started kissing my mother's forehead after saying goodbye to her, and my father too.

At 23, my life changed a lot with my marriage, and I can say that I was probably not ready to get married. But I can say that if I didn't get married, I would never be ready to get married.

[Skelly Craig]

I used to be vague about my age here, but I'm actually 28 and I still feel like I'm 23. Since my birthday I feel like I'm at a stage where I desperately need to use whatever potential I have before I turn 30 - the age society considers you more irrelevant than before.

I guess the goal is to surround yourself with the thing that interests you. I've been kind of trying my hand at various things in my 20s and while I don't regret it, I do feel like I lost too much time just "trying things out" instead of taking one of them more seriously. So I guess I recommend starting to pursue something at 23. If you decide to alter your trajectory at a later point, you're still ahead of the curve with the experience you've gained.

At the same time, I try not to make myself feel inadequate for not living up to some capitalist and social standards, and above all, mostly focus on doing whatever I enjoy doing that involves learning and practice.

[Glittery666]

I'm 24 but I feel like I'm like 17.

[Esmé's meme is meh]

I'm 29 now and when I was 23 I had a lot of fun. It's a perfect age to make mistakes, be stupid and dramatic and try things. I'm not the kind of people who gets sad about getting older so I can't say I actually miss being 23, but I really enjoyed those years and I encourage you to do the same.

Also it's crazy that getting married is one of the things you are considering! Living abroad I can understand but getting married? Unless you have a solid relationship and your life goals go on that direction, then don't even think about it.

[tk]

At 23, I was in uni and was lucky enough to be surrounded by a small group of friends who were all like-minded.

I guess back then my main goals were to just get good grades and graduate on time and then go get a job lol (all of which I have [successfully??] achieved). It was my dream to travel abroad a bit back then, but there were limitations for me, so that sucked

I think it's good thing, you having a lot of choices/options at the moment -- I say be excited about it all! Try to sit down and really reflect on what you'd like to pursue/do, ask a couple of close friends/family members what they think, and then go for it~

(Can't help you relationship-wise though, lol)

[bear]

Jan 2, 2022 17:47:40 GMT -5 Skelly Craig said:

I used to be vague about my age here, but I'm actually 28 and I still feel like I'm 23. Since my birthday I feel like I'm at a stage where I desperately need to use whatever potential I have before I turn 30 - the age society considers you more irrelevant than before.

I guess the goal is to surround yourself with the thing that interests you. I've been kind of trying my hand at various things in my 20s and while I don't regret it, I do feel like I lost too much time just "trying things out" instead of taking one of them more seriously. So I guess I recommend starting to pursue something at 23. If you decide to alter your trajectory at a later point, you're still ahead of the curve with the experience you've gained.

At the same time, I try not to make myself feel inadequate for not living up to some capitalist and social standards, and above all, mostly focus on doing whatever I enjoy doing that involves learning and practice.

WTF you’re supposed to be dead now then

[MisterM]

So to answer Bee's question more.... i dunno. I do find that at the relatively close age of 24 i'm an anomaly amongst people my own age in that I don't feel a lot of pressures that others feel. I guess it helps that i'm in a stable relationship and have a great job, but I feel no pressure or concern about what I should do, what decisions I should make, or just any real intrest in the future at all. I'm just happy enjoying the now. I know i'm lucky to feel like that as most people don't.

[B.]

Love everyone's answers, thank you so much guys

[B.]

Jan 2, 2022 19:05:04 GMT -5 Esmé's meme is meh said:

Also it's crazy that getting married is one of the things you are considering! Living abroad I can understand but getting married? Unless you have a solid relationship and your life goals go on that direction, then don't even think about it.

I don't have a solid relationship, but I'm sure I could find someone willing to marry me fairly quick lol (like within a year or two)

[B.]

Finding someone I'm willing to marry is the trickier part