I didn’t have a problem hitting 30. I’ve always seen age as a just a number (inexorably creeping higher!) but while I had some great times in my 20s, with fantastic friends, I have been much happier in my 30s. Yes, my definition of “fun” has changed and I border on being the creepy old person at a bar, but I have felt less upheaval and more satisfaction with my life. I don’t feel old (I think 50 will be my “old”) yet and wish you the same sort of fulfillment, even if you dread hitting 30. I can tell you it’s not so bad, even on the far side of 30.
I didn’t have a problem hitting 30. I’ve always seen age as a just a number (inexorably creeping higher!) but while I had some great times in my 20s, with fantastic friends, I have been much happier in my 30s. Yes, my definition of “fun” has changed and I border on being the creepy old person at a bar, but I have felt less upheaval and more satisfaction with my life. I don’t feel old (I think 50 will be my “old”) yet and wish you the same sort of fulfillment, even if you dread hitting 30. I can tell you it’s not so bad, even on the far side of 30.