‘To be 30, flirty and thriving’: 13 Going on 30 Memes and Iconic Moments for All People Afraid of Their Birthday and Turning 30

At some point in our teens, we all wanted to «be thirty, flirty, and thriving» like Jenna… And then we got to our 20s and decided 30 could wait. If there’s something all twenty-year-olds fear, it’s the prospect of turning 30. It sounds like such a serious age… It was ingrained in our minds that …
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Parents of a 7-month-old refuse to pay $200 to celebrate their friend’s 30th birthday: ‘Our friends always want to do these big activities that require us to spend $100+.’

It’s perfectly reasonable not to want to spend that much money on a friend’s birthday party. Everyone has a different idea of what type of birthday celebration is «appropriate» for their age. There’s a huge segment of the population that believes that after age 21, your birthday is not worth a second thought. That certainly …
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18-year-old inherits $1 million from his grandfather, spends all the money traveling the world, and emerges with no prospects at 35 years old: ‘I want a life with a stable salary, a wife, and kids.’

He had a life-changing amount of money, and he squandered it in less than two decades. A great deal of society has contempt for poor people, but that contempt can come from very different places. If someone grew up poor and was able to work their way out of poverty, they might feel contempt for …
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32-year-old man berates his parents for having him when they were 44 and never giving him a sibling: ‘He’s a spoiled brat who doesn’t work and lives with his girlfriend’

You can’t be angry at your parents forever. At some point, you either need to accept that they made mistakes and move on, or cut them out of your life because the things they did to you as a child were too bad for forgiveness. Both are totally valid options, and it’s okay to take …
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38-year-old 5’4 single dude complains about seeing women in their 30s and 40s on dating apps who want to settle down and have kids: ‘It’s painfully hilarious. And quite sad.’

It baffles me that people are so doom-and-gloom about people getting married and having kids in their 30s. Sure, if you want to have 10 kids, you’re probably not going to be able to accomplish that if you have your first baby at 35. However, most people want 2.5 kids, so it’s not unreasonable for …
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32-year-old single woman refuses to date any man unless he’s an 8+, makes at least $100K, attends church weekly, is taller than her, and doesn’t have children: ‘I am trying to tell her she’s looking for a one in a million guy’

It’s sad to admit, but dating truly is a numbers game. There are so many people in this world, and no matter what way you swing it, the majority of them don’t want to date you, and you don’t want to date the majority of them. When you whittle it down to your preferred age …
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30-Something Memes for 30-Something Folks in Denial About Their Age

One day, you’re a teenager desperate to grow up and live the dream. Then you blink and you’re in your twenties living like you’re invincible, when suddenly… you’re 30-something. How did we get here? At this point, you’re not counting the years anymore. In fact, you’ve been celebrating 29 for a suspiciously long time. Being …
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30-year-old manchild buys girlfriend Pokémon cards for Christmas, proceeds to open them himself when she leaves disappointed: ‘This must be a joke right?’

We all know that feeling. You’ve been eyeing that perfect something for months, dropping hints like breadcrumbs, yet somehow, you end up with a nose hair trimmer or a set of kitchen sponges. They say it’s the thought that counts, but, my dudes, let’s admit it, there are some areas in life where thinking isn’t …
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Childless man in his 30s laments how friends becoming parents changes relationships: ‘People don’t care about your life anymore’

Much has been said about how much parenthood will change you, but there hasn’t always been as much conversation about the effect it has on the people around you when you have kids. However, as an increasing number of adults opt to be childfree or simply don’t become parents that quickly, it is something that …
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‘You are single, you only have to pay your own bills; meanwhile I have to pay for school fees’: Single 20-something woman gets pressured to foot the bill for her 30+ sisters 4 kids:

There’s something so strange about people with kids making their childless friends feel bad for having a lower cost of living. How often have you heard this line: «If you think your life is expensive now, just wait until you have kids!» Those are the kinds of people who say, «You think that having one …
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