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88 Side-By-Side Photos Proving Just How Much The World Has Changed
"Comparison is the thief of joy" is a quote generally misattributed to Theodore Roosevelt, which is often a sign that something resonates, regardless of who said it. However, that shouldn’t take away from the fact that it’s often interesting to see the effects of time, whether it’s how a cityscape has changed or just how a person has aged.
So we’ve gathered some of the best, cutest and most wholesome, side by side pictures of people in the past and now. So get comfortable as you look through this blast from the past, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section down below.
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Kinda Proud Of My Progress. Left Is From Oct 2022. Right Is From This New Years Eve. Down 80 Pounds. From A 44" To A 34" And From A 3xl Shirt To An Xl. Pretty Stoked
#4
I Hit 10 Years Sober Last Year! From Battling Alcoholism (30 Yrs Old) To Sober (41 Yrs Old)🤘
#7
Grandpa At 15 And 79
Grandpa merchant marine ID after joining at age 15. Followed by a picture of him at 79
#12
Then And Now…
I’m still hard on myself thinking I’m still a big person (dumb lizard brain), but when I really sit and think about it, I am proud of myself. I’ve maintained my lowest weight for 3 1/2 years now. I started at around 340 pounds, today I sit at around 183 pounds
#16
Childhood Friendship 1992-Present
We are literally ten days apart in age and have been friends since before I can even remember. A bond I’ll always cherish.
#20
Another Post! Get This: I Work At The Same Place Dad Did (Different Roles), 50 Years Apart (Dad, C. 1975; Me, 2025)
#25
My Parents, On Their Honeymoon In 1941, And In Their Last Photo, In 1985. They Were Childhood Sweethearts, Meeting At Age 7 In 1923
#28
The First Pic Of My Wife And I Together (2004) And The Most Recent (2025). We've Been Together 21 Years This Month! Mid-20s To Mid-40s
#32
My Grandad From 1941 Till 2019
An Engineer who loved fishing, model boat building and smoking. Fortunately, he managed to quit that last one. As a kid, I thought he had been a pirate due to him wearing his hair in a ponytail and sporting an eye patch. The last photos was the last time I saw him reasonably well before his cancer settled in. He was married for 54 years, has two adopted children and had six grandchildren.
#41
2000 / 2024
Here’s My Mom, Dad, & I in 2000 vs 2024 Dad is 47 / Mom is 48 / and I'm 24
Lol who do I look like the most? I think I am 90% my dad & 10% my mom
#48
21 & 19 vs. 32 & 30 Been With My Wife For 13 Years Now. The First Picture Was Taken 2 Years After We Started Going Out.
#51
Our First Photo Together And Her And I 19 Years Later. 2005 And 2024. Best Years Of My Life And Counting
#54
Ages 19 And 21 When We Married. Engaged In 1996. Married 29 Years This Year. ♥️ 5 Kids And 2 Grandkids Now. Life Is Good
#56
Took Her To Prom In 1979 And We've Been Together Ever Since. Married This Day In 1984 And Today We've Spent 16, 592 Days Together On Our Journey.
#58
First And Last Photos Of Me & My Sister. The First Photo (1973) I Have Of Me And My Sister And The Last Photo Of Me And Her Together In 2024, Shortly Before She Passed From Cancer
#61
Past: 25yo And In Our First Few Months Of Dating. Present: Celebrating My 40th Bday With 11 Years Of Marriage And 2 Kids
#64
Our First Trip Together And Our Most Recent
Our first trip to Seattle together shortly after we met in 1995. The second is from Jerome, AZ last month.
Been a long bumpy road with two kids and several moves. I wouldn’t have wanted this trip with anyone else
#71
My Grandma With Me And My Mom With My Son Around The Same Age
First image: I think early summer 1994, I was almost a year old. My grandma was about 51, I believe.
Second image: May 2023, my son was 11 months old and my mom about 51 there too.
#72
Our First Known Pic Together In 2003 Through Present
1: First pic together after a high school performance of Alice in Wonderland. We’d met at the audition. 2: Probably 2005; I’d seen Green Day on the American Idiot tour that year. 3: Probably 2007-2008 or so. Around the time we got married. 4: At a wedding, not sure of the year. 5: A couple years ago, celebrating her National Board certification. 6: In 2024 at a charity event.
#77
My Father In Japan, 1990 (I Wasnt Born). Me And My Father In The Exact Same Spot And Clothes, 2017
#82
My Dad & His Brothers 1965, 2012 & 2025 (Youngest Was Born In 67). Not Original Placement As First Pic But Most Recent Of All 5 Together
#88
My Father And I In The Same Location 15 Years Apart
This is in Penang Malaysia. Father went there in 2008/2009. We went again in 2024. Was so funny because we had no idea where the photo was taken and as we were strolling I noticed that this place was very similar to one of his favorite photos. It turned out to be the exact location. I wish he had used a wide angle in the past. Interesting to see how much has changed.
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