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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‘Giving up hobbies that bring joy is pitched as a mark of successful adulthood’: 30 year-olds and up defend keeping up their leisure activities

Most experts on life (aka psychiatrists, philosophers, life coaches) will tell you that having a hobby is key. You need an outlet that doesn’t have anything to do with your way of making money. Having something to do just for the sake of doing it, and because you enjoy it, is one of the tenants …
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Redditors Open Up About Their Biggest 20s Regrets, Proving Hindsight Makes Everyone Wiser

Life is full of unexpected events, some pleasant, some terrible, but always fascinating. People often feel that their regrets stem more from the actions they never dared to take than from the things they never dared to explore.  But would you listen to the pearls of wisdom that more experienced and wiser individuals have to …
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Lovers argue whether experiencing your first heartbreak at 17 or 30 is more destabilizing: ‘Imagine going through your first breakup and you have to join a Teams meeting’

Nobody likes being broken up with. It is a bad situation for everyone involved, but sometimes it has to be done. If you’ve never been broken up with or been the person who has had to cut it off, you’re a lucky duck, at least for now.  Not to be the bad guy, but I’ve …
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‘Most people I’ve known peaked somewhere between 25 and 30’: Youngsters debate whether your 20s or 30s are your true prime

Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve been afraid of «peaking.» The idea of reaching a point where you feel like «everything’s downhill from here» was and still is terrifying. I remember being in the car with my high school girlfriend’s dad, and we talked about peaking in high school. I mentioned not wanting to …
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