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Life changes as you age (and, hopefully, even mature) and you’ve got to learn to adapt. Roll with the punches, try not to cling to your past lifestyle too hard, and instead focus on the things that really matter in life. You’ve got to do what makes you happy and not care about what everyone who isn’t a loved one thinks so much. Easier said than done, right?

Yours truly turned 30 recently, and all things considered, I’m okay with that. Sure, there were a few panic attacks, some sleepless nights thinking about deep and not-so-deep things, and a lot of looking at the number ‘30’ to get used to how weird it looks, but all things considered, life is good! From my current position, my feet firmly planted in my thirties, I can safely say that a lot has changed compared to my twenties. And I’m not the only one who thinks that way.

Internet users shared their thoughts about what they think isn’t ‘cool’ anymore when you turn 30, and the viral r/AskReddit thread is enlightening. We (arguably) can’t party as hard and should definitely take better care of ourselves now, but there are quite a few upsides to Leveling Up. Check out the best posts we’ve collected for you, Pandas, and upvote your fave ones.

Bored Panda wanted to learn about the main health-related things and habits that we should focus on as we go through our twenties and enter our thirties, so we reached out to fitness coach Anna Armagno Toussaint. She was kind enough to shed some light on this important topic.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Being concerned with what is or is not "cool".

I super duper don't care if I'm cool or not. Being cool doesn't pay my mortgage.

A_Cup_of_Ramen , Thought Catalog Report

According to fitness coach Anna, consistency is incredibly important when it comes to diet and fitness. "Losing and gaining the same weight is so bad for your body (and mental health)," she warned.

"Focus on what you can, even if it's just drinking enough water or eating one serving of vegetables! And move a little even if that starts as stepping in place or simple short walks."

We asked coach Anna about how important it is for us to be getting enough sleep and how a lack of it impacts us. She said that some people feel the effects more than others.

"I actually have an autoimmune disease and if I don't get enough sleep I feel physically terrible all day and into the next," she revealed to Bored Panda.

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Finding 20 year olds attractive. I look at them and see children.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! Sorry, but wait till you're 50. It gets so much worse and the age bracket gets bigger.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Telling people with full time jobs and bills that their hobbies are childish.

I'm 31, married with no kids, and a USMC veteran. I have a degree in electrical engineering. I just got back into Pokémon cards after not touching them since 1999. I was teased into getting rid of them by my uncles back in the day. Now, I've almost got a complete Base/Jungle/Fossil set, and I'm working through the Sword and Shield series, made possible by the internet and having disposable income.

"F**k what anyone says, they make me happy. My wife was a little wary at first, but she saw how interested I was and how excited I got opening packs that now, whenever I buy a booster box, we open them together.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 48 and have played video games since Pong. They will pry my controller from my cold dead hands.

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"It is so important to improve your sleep hygiene: turn down the temperature in your room, turn off your phone and all screens an hour before bed, keep the room neat, and get at least 7 hours! Sleep impacts so much of our motivation and energy levels, even days after a rough night," Anna said.

Fitness coach Anna told Bored Panda that it's best to look work on habits one at a time. "Pick one thing to start, stop, or swap. Take a daily walk in the morning or evening (or whenever you want, but I prefer when it is cooler), drink more water (set a timer if you're not good about and add in a fun liquid or powder or flavored seltzer if you don't like water), or focus on eating more whole foods (especially vegetables and fruit)."

The expert was optimistic that everyone can do this, we just have to "find how to get motivated and little victories will get us there."

#4

People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Last minute plans. I need at least 24 hrs notice (preferably 48 hrs) if said plans will require me to be in public.

HanaMashida , Marten Bjork Report

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Anything loud. I am finding that anything loud (voices, music, TV,etc.) is turning into Noise for me. I am surprised by how much my tolerance for ambient sound has drastically decreased.

Catching-ZzZ , Miguel A. Amutio Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This. I've had this happen while visiting concerts. At one point it changes from "music" to "NOISE!!!" and I have to leave. I never travel without ear plugs anymore.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Celebrities. I swear every year the less famous people I know.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you are 40: "Who?? Reality show of people never work single day??"

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Look, we’ll level with you: nobody really enjoys thinking about getting older. But we’ve confirmed that life definitely doesn’t end when you turn 30. All of that fear and stress surrounding the very idea of your thirties is worse for you than the actual milestone birthday. As you get older, some things are simply put into perspective: you have to take the time to take care of your body and mind.

Developing healthy habits can help you avoid problems further down the line. Besides, you’ll enjoy a much higher quality of life if you’re fit, bright, and have an active social circle. In short, it’s never too late to start living healthier; but it’s way easier if you embrace that lifestyle sooner rather than later.

Age UK, Britain’s leading charity that’s dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life, explained to Bored Panda during an earlier interview that our hobbies can help us lead a higher-quality life while also keeping us engaged.

"Having a hobby or learning new skills, whatever form they take, is important. And while for many they provide a nice way to spend spare time and an opportunity to interact with friends over a shared pursuit, for those with less social contacts it can give life a real sense of purpose and routine,” Age UK told Bored Panda some time ago.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Wasting time on friendships that don’t impact you in a *positive* way.

I spent my 20’s taking care of everyone else instead of myself. I don’t have time for that s**t anymore. They can go to therapy. I am.

KittyGravesYT , Simon Maage Report

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Caring what others think of me. You don’t like me? That’s fine. I live my life for me.

neuroticgypsy , Fuu J Report

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Teenager/early 20’s: yo we can save money by booking the 7am return flight and not paying for accommodation - lets just stay at the club until 5am or sleep on the airport floor!

30yo: I’d rather die

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a 7am flight from a budget airline airport. So I had to be there ~5am. But there were not trains of busses that early. So I had to take the last bus the night before that arrived around midnight. Sleeping on the airport floor was the only option for a student (or airport hotel for €100/night, which was a few times more expensive than the flight).

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"If we want our brain to stay in peak condition, we should use it. In fact, one of the theories about reducing or delaying cognitive aging is referred to as the 'use it or lose it' theory. Research shows that things like learning languages helps keep us brighter as we age. It is just as important to look after your brain by exercising your thinking skills, as you would do physical exercise to look after your body,” they said.

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We all have the power to greatly improve our loved ones’ lives. Not just with our company (which, we have to say, is pretty great) but also by helping them pick up new hobbies and staying active together.

#10

People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Anything that is called an "afterparty." I am barely going to make it to the party, son.

here4reason , Tobias Tullius Report

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Driving like an a*****e.

A car is a 3,000 lb death machine.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read a book a few years ago and the old man in it gave some little bits of advice to a younger man. One that stuck was, how relaxing it was if you just let impatient people go in front of you whilst driving. It's amazing how often I do this and then see the driver, in a rush, further down the road, with no real advantage gained.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a teen or 20 year old your in a hurry to get old. Once you get older you realize there is no reason to hurry all the time.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Problem is with all the tech on board we arent driving , the car drives we just point and decide how fast. Total false sense of security & skill

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think you will find that is driving. Or do you prefer the idea of using a crankshaft?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've lost my dad ,my only sister ,my uncle ,and my grandpa all in car accidents and It makes me so furious when I see ppl drive stupid specially young kids just trying to "show out"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm learning to drive now (theory first), at 30 (31 next week). I have the utmost respect for the fatal power that's in the hands of anyone who passed their driver's licence. If I could get around driving, I would, but it's just not feasible to be so dependent on my husband or other family members. Still, when you are used to walking or riding a bike, it's so obvious how vulnerable anyone outside your big metal box is to your smallest mistake... I really hope I will get through life without hurting anyone, but it's really scary.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This (the last sentence) is why I have a slight fear of driving.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We should all have to retake our driver's tests every 10 years.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you can't hold a car in a drift for more than 5 seconds you shouldn't have a license. Yet we hand them away like candy to both teens and Prius-humpers whose first reaction in every driving incident is to just slam the brakes and cause an accident because they're just that terrified and have zero understanding of how car physics or handling work. If you can't handle a car on an actual race track, you have no right being behind the wheel of a car on a public road.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And just think, they’re putting those a**hole teen drivers behind the wheels of semis now.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Driving ain't a sport. Aside from safely getting from point A to point B, you don't "win" driving. Keep the Speed Racer c**p on the track, not on the freeway.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wish people where I live would get the memo. They drive like a-holes regardless of age.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately that doesn't seem to end just because one reaches a certain age

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yay for you other driver! You beat me to the red light!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do it for fun 😈 the thrill of your car being able to accelerate fast is fun

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My huge, V8 truck is a 5500 pound death machine but that never stops dickheads from cutting me off on the Interstate...ironic, how many of them are spotted further up the road either receiving a ticket from the Highway Patrol or in a ditch somewhere...🤷‍♀️

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in Massachusetts and we have some awful drivers. Masshole drivers lol... Going down I-91S at 95mph while zipping in and outta lanes... I HATE it!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Somehow, out-agressing agressive drivers doesn’t show them the error of their ways

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol I'm making an account just for this. I love driving and everything I'm passionate about, I practice and excel in, whether it's learning a new language or working a job— even a dead-end one— or driving. So, every now and then or perhaps once for a short duration every couple of drives, I'll race the traffic. If you see someone gunning under 120 and they're still using their turn signals, they probably know what they're doing. It's all about knowing your car, what it can handle and what it can't, also what you can handle and what you can't. You couldn't drive 120 mph with people going 40, but you could go 120 on a straight or hardly curvy road. How are there track racers and rally racers? With practice, with experience. Driving is all about having awareness of the road most of all, and then awareness of all drivers in front of you, then all drivers near and behind you. You can't switch lanes if you don't know whether it's clear or not, you can't floor it knowing there's cars stopping

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can't floor it knowing that cars ahead are stopping, slowing down, or that there isn't even any clearance to get past a wall of drivers going the same speed. Driving for a longer time is one of the only things that may get better, because you WILL be forced to learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of others, and to learn how to handle your own vehicle the way that best suits you (whether it's driving slower or taking wider turns, etc). However, there's a limit that you obviously will not be able to cross just like handwriting. We do it all our lives and it usually stays the same.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to get so irritated by those folks. I've found classical radio (and age) a big help. If you were to really look at those people, I bet they're playing rap. metal, or really hard rock and roll.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should never be a thing, if you Drive like you're an a*s, no matter the age.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A car is a 3000lb fun machine. Everything that's actually truly fun in this world happens to be incredibly dangerous. The more dangerous it is, the more fun it tends to be as a rule of thumb. Or you could drive a Prius and waste 20% of your life sitting in traffic because it takes you half a minute just to hit 60 and you've never figured out that it's actually possible to make every single light if you drive 10-15mph over the speed limit. That s**t adds up over the years, if you aren't consistently beating google maps' travel estimate by 10 minutes you're doing it wrong.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You people are all boring, nothing is more relaxing than driving at breakneak speeds through traffic. I find it to be incredibly calming as I reach a zen-like state of constant perfect movement, it's like a dance. Driving at 60mph with cruise control on is just asking to become distracted or to fall asleep at the wheel. Most people who drive aggressively are comparatively terrible it and nearly cause accidents all the time as they lack actual driving skill. But I'd garner most actual race car drivers enter a similar zen like state when entering a corner at 100mph or powering through a drift with perfect precision around a long bend.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Sleep deprivation
I loved pulling all-nighters as a teen and young adult. Now, they just give me migraines and make the entire subsequent day hell.

totoropoko , Victoria Heath Report

"Doing activities together such as the gardening can be a great incentive too, or maybe help them research locally to see if there is a neighborly Book Club dial-in they could join. Even encouraging older friends and relatives to settle in with a favorite book or audiobook, do some cooking, listen to the radio while doing a puzzle, or tuning in to an afternoon radio play can help emotional wellbeing and mental health,” Age UK noted.

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Life doesn’t end at 30. Life doesn’t begin at 30 either. But turning 30 can help you take stock, filter out the noise, and hone in on the most important things in life. Family. Fun. And gardening. Maybe living like a Hobbit from The Lord of the Rings isn’t the worst idea. What do you think, Pandas?

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This may be just me, but: dumbing down my sentences. I was always an avid reader in school, but I discovered that if you talked the way people did in books, or used big words, it pissed people off. So I had to dumb myself down considerably. Eventually I stopped talking to people at all. This carried on into adulthood and especially during my enlistment in the navy. People think you’re showing off if you use big words. I was well past 25 when I got over it, and decided to talk however I wanted. It felt soooo liberating.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, anyone who says “Bountiful felicitations!” Instead of “Hi!” Is a pretentious AH and is trying to show off their knowledge of words. I suspect that’s not what the OP is referring to though. 🙂

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Maybe just me, but one night stands. I mean sex is great, but it’s not all I want. Give me that second date, good conversations, doing other s**t together, getting to know each other better. It’s about that point in life I started wanting s**t to be deeper. Idk man, having someone on the other pillow in bed stops mattering as much when I know that pillow will be empty the next night.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People kept saying I was a prude in my 20s for not wanting one night stands, after a while I felt like there was something wrong with me for not wanting to be promiscuous... the moment I slept with someone I didn't truly care for I felt like a r**e victim. I mean I wasn't, there was consent, but in my mind I felt dirty. I don't think people realise that trying to get your more conservative friend to be more sexually open and liberal can damage them. Be careful.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Thinking 30 is old

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every last week before my decades are terrible: 19/20: end of being a child, 29/30: getting old, 39/40: getting old (again), 49/50: I will die tomorrow (or sooner). Then the next morning the sun rises again and everything goes on.

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We’d love to hear what’s changed for you in how you approach life when you reached a milestone birthday—whether that’s 18, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, or any of the more impressive ones that come a bit later, like 75, 100, and 111. What advice would you give someone who’s currently in their twenties? Was reaching 30 a huge deal for you? Let us know in the comments!

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Thinking things aren't cool anymore because you turned 30.

Life doesn't end at 30, and if you're lucky, you've still got around 45 to 50+ more years to go. So why spend that remaining time denying yourself of what life has to offer?

"If octogenarian Ethel with pink hair and Chuck Taylors wants to free throw her empty bottle of Ensure into the trash while yelling, 'THIS B**CH IS EMPTY!' Well, goddammit, she can. In fact, that would make me feel less bummed about aging

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Getting blackout drunk. turns out I'm not fun, I'm just an alcoholic.

Since this has gotten quite high, I'm gonna edit to add, r/stopdrinking has been a great resource in my own sobriety journey, highly recommend if you're sober curious.

NoIron9582 , Tobias Tullius Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you are the sober one at a gathering you quickly find out that your "cool" drunk buddies are really boring louts.

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Ignoring injuries, sickness, sleep, or general aches and pains.

Pay attention to that s**t, your body is trying to tell you important stuff for later.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you're in chronic pain, life goes on. You can only take so many meds before it triggers another problem.

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Thinking I’m special. The older I get, the more I realize I’m just a dopey bug that knows nothing about anything

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Not being able to cook and clean for yourself, male or female, what a turn off, and definitely not cool

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Taught my kids how to use a washing machine, iron and cooker. Before they left home they could cook at least 7 meals from scratch including a roast dinner. They understand budgeting, finance and saving. Life skills

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Giving a f**k. I’m almost 50 and my f***s are the lowest they have ever been. I’ll work and do what I can but damn. I know you would replace me in a heartbeat.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Bailing on plans last minute. If you don’t want to do something, just say so.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a little shitty for the other people involved though. It's sucks to be ready to go do whatever you've been planning for a week just to have the other person ditch you 2 hours before you were meant to do the thing.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Not cooking your own meals.

Once I hit 32 I finally took the time to learn how to cook my own meals with more complexity than chicken and rice.

It's been one of those things I wish I would have learned how to do younger because its been amazing.

I started a garden this year and my roma tomatoes just started to produce. I'm so proud.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s been the opposite for me. I cooked all my meals because I was poor and had more energy. Now I’m paid more and tired more often and am like “screw it, I’m not working all day and then making dinner”.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Bragging about overworking yourself, or otherwise overdoing anything, and not practicing self-care.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve got a mate who does this. All that “First in, last out, weekend working, etc.” is 1980s BS. If you are having to work those hours, you either have too much work or you can’t organise your time properly. The worst bit is that no one is impressed - least of all your boss who will likely wind up promoting someone else over you because they play golf with that person or they have friends in common. Hard work is rarely rewarded, meritocracy doesn’t exist and he’s an idiot for thinking it does.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Snide, condescending remarks. You really aught to have learned how to be a better person by now.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It also feels liberating to be mature enough that hearing such a remark about yourself doesn't hurt anymore. Moreover, it tells you something about the other person's character.

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Gate keeping someone's preferences. Like music or movies. You like what you like

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Honestly, about 72 degrees. It used to be comfortable, even cool… but now I’m old as s**t and need a solid 67 or I can’t sleep.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a hundred percent with you on this. I like it cool, especially at night. I always say that I can add layers but I can only take so much off.

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Hanging out with people that don't make you feel good

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep....when you realize your group of " friends " is just a group....very few friends.....

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Dressing fun for some reason :( if dyeing your hair blue and wearing skeleton hoodies in your 30s is wrong then I don't wanna be right.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope, you've been listening to the wrong people. If you want blue hair, then have blue hair. If you want a skeleton hoodie, then wear a skeleton hoodie.

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Dance clubs.

To be fair I hated them in my 20's too but by the time I hit 30 I wouldn't be caught dead in one. Loud music, strobe lights, waiting forever to get a drink and having to scream to speak, I just don't get it.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Trying to keep up with modern slang words.

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Loolie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I use urban dictionary to keep up with my sons, eldest used to make me feel a dafty if I had to ask.

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#32

My knees.

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Alexia
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I learned this the hard way, after a meniscus surgery and a long recovery process. Now I'm done with martial arts, mountain hiking and stuff like aerobic, jogging and jumping. Instead, losing some weight and personalized fitness training for strong legs worked miracles for my knees.

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#33

Ignoring politics.

S**t starts having a larger impact.

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Mattewis88
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

World politics maybe, but over here tip of Africa, no one gives a f**k about local politics anymore. No point in paying attention when you know exactly where it's going... most people's only focus is to leave.

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#34

Expecting your friends to help you move. The good news is if you've ever moved that half-assed, chaotic way before, the first time you hire professionals is going to feel amazing and worth it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It all depends on the experience you've had with your friends and with movers. And also on how much stuff you have.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Hangovers

My hangovers really took a turn for the worst somewhere between ages 25–27. In my early 20s, I could drink like a fish, stay up until 3 a.m., wake up at 9 a.m., and go to class perfectly fine.

Now, the sleep quality sucks. Even when I get eight hours of sleep, the next day is basically ruined. I'm just so tired after, and the alcohol makes me wake up sooner. It ruins my sleep. I'll wake up after six hours, feel like s**t, and be unable to go back to bed.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Peer pressuring your friends.

Like I just ran a 5k, I want to meal prep for the week, clean my house and I have work tomorrow so no I don't want to get hammered and stay at the bar til 2am

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Elio
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am impressed. I am so bad at meal prep. I like to go to the bar sometimes because I can afford it now where I couldn't afford it in my 20s. I was in grad school too so that ate up most of my time. Still, I'm not going to be at the bar constantly.

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#37

Having accidental (or on purpose), unprotected sex.

Have at it! All the partners you want - no judgement there. But use protection.

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Ozacoter
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will never understand why people dont use condoms when having sex with somebody who is not a long term partner

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) I’ve turned 30 a few months ago and I’ve noticed how turned off I am of large music festivals. Used to love them in my early 20’s. Now I couldn’t bear to be stuck in a crowd of 100k+ people

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've only been to a few bigger music things in my life. We've made a rule that if it isn't the size of a bar, with max like 200 people, where you can actually see the things and not feel like your farts are going to come out of a stranger's b******e because they are that close, then it's not worth it.

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#39

Bragging about sleeping with women.

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Bragging about your high school accomplishments

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BadCat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It took me a lot of work to graduate grade 12, and I ended up graduating later in my 20s. Idgaf, I'm damn proud of myself for not giving up.

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#41

As a single person entering the dating scene again in their thirties, hot person s**t. You could get away with being a flake and playing games in your twenties, but in your thirties you're just waving red flags in people's faces.

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Bragging about how drunk you got over the weekend.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Acting stupid and doing dumb s**t. Your risk of getting hurt increases

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Trillian
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have never gotten hurt doing dumb s**t. But I ripped the ligaments in both ankles at different times while walking down a single stair.

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#44

Hitting on 21 year olds

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Mattewis88
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a 40 something colleague who creeps on 20 somethings' Insta's. Never been in a relationship and I kind of see why.... apart from his creepy stalkery vibes, he isn't exactly an oil painting but expects a 20 something bombshell from a rich family like his own. Dude...never is a long time...but never.

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People Over 30 Share Things That Aren't Cool Anymore Once You Get Older (45 Posts) Flipping off the camera when you get your picture taken.

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Susie Elle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then you hit your 30's or over and you realise there doesn't exist a single normal photo of you so you don't really have a reference to how you looked back then. I absolutely refused to be in pictures when I was in highschool because I had no self esteem, and I regret it now because, contrary to back then, I'm now able to see what I actually looked like instead of what I thought I looked like. It could've helped me heal a little faster.

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