Soldato
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Fair enough.
Things you've noticed as you're getting older?
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Fair enough.
Doubt I'll have grey hairs anytime this side of 40, but a stubble isn't something I've ever been interested in really!
You're 33?
Christ, I thought you were like some Peter Pan type character who was like 21 for ever!
I get what you mean about straight talking and not beating around the bush, that's me in a nut shell, and my current boss who is the polar opposite really doesn't get it, I blame my years in sales for it, but if you ask a question you get a straight answer, I also do what you say when he says can this be done, no it can't, but this can. Again he doesn't like it lol.
Forever 21, sounds awful, expensive car insurance, rampant indecision about everything! 25 or over is the best age
There's an episode of Mad Men that nails it, when his wife nags him to go pick up a birthday cake and he comes back, looks at his house, and just keeps driving.
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Have you ever been in GD?
I've never seen anybody on Facebook more serious than some GD posters.
Soldato
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Not really, I only post in the odd thread like this.
Like I said, social media isn't really my thing, I like forums with a technical/information sharing side but the sections where people air opinions and chat garbage I usually stay away from as I have zero interest.
Forever 21, sounds awful, expensive car insurance, rampant indecision about everything! 25 or over is the best age
30's was the best decade, sure I earn more now in my 40's but I don't have the same energy levels to enjoy it as much
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You do know that Facebook has 1000s of 'forums' where like minded people share geeky information?
For instance I'm in a home recording studio one, one for guitars/effects, one for musical instrument sales, upcoming gigs and 100s more - you really are missing out.
You obviously think Facebook is for sharing pictures of cats and what you had for tea.
I must admit I have that opinion of facebook.
I have recently looked at a couple of groups and am slowly coming round.
Soldato
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This is the only regular forum I use and I don't even have enough time to check most of the things on here as it is, without throwing facebook into the mix.
I don't have net access during the day as unlike some it seems, I actually have to work whilst at work
Mostly positives to be honest ..
Contemplating the meaning of life more and overthinking at times
Less friends due to work and family commitments although my wife is my soulmate
High sex drive..yessss!
I have become More optimistic and positive about life and how I react to most situations
Nose and ear hair
Better muscle tone and mass as I used to be like a rake but have always worked out mostly running 5 tines a week fir the last 10 years
Mindful of how beautiful life really is in its simplest form
Feeling the need to help others as I find it really rewarding
Have a broader range of interests and hobbies
Contemplating the meaning of life more and overthinking at times
Less friends due to work and family commitments although my wife is my soulmate
High sex drive..yessss!
I have become More optimistic and positive about life and how I react to most situations
Nose and ear hair
Better muscle tone and mass as I used to be like a rake but have always worked out mostly running 5 tines a week fir the last 10 years
Mindful of how beautiful life really is in its simplest form
Feeling the need to help others as I find it really rewarding
Have a broader range of interests and hobbies
It sounds awful but yes i would. If i had the choice now to never have met my wife and never gotten married or had kids without anyone knowing including myself then i wouldnt hesitate.
You have no idea how close i was to doing this over Christmas. If one of my kids wasnt 5 weeks old it may well have happened......
That’s one of the bleakest things I’ve ever read on here.
Instead of focusing on all the riches in life you may be missing out on (including the inevitable ‘surrounded by beautiful eager-to-please young ladies’) perhaps focus on the things that your family provide that are of real value, such as company and companionship. Perhaps you should be looking at yourself to find fulfilment, rather than looking to your family to provide you with happiness? I say that not knowing specific circumstances of course.
In any case, best wishes for the future and I hope it turns out for the best!
I found it depends on the woman i'm with:
I deeply regret my first marriage. I only got with her because i was deeply lonely by the age of 19 because i never had a real relationship. I got with her because she was the first one to show any signs of interest. There was lots of flirting with lots of pretty girls but none seemed interested enough to start a relationship with me. coupled with the fact i was really picky (and still am i guess)
She treated me like garbage and i put up with it. And wasted 10 years on her, our marriage only lasted 3 years when it just imploded when she tried to commit suicide (She had suicidal tendencies from before i met her) and was nearly successful. So I divorced her and i never wanted kids with her
Fast forward 10 years later and i'm now with the most incredible women i have ever met. It's like night and day. And although i'm in no rush i'd love to have kids with her as they'll be loved like crazy by both of us.
Only 22 but I've noticed a few changes in myself...
- I appreciate early nights and value sleep greatly
- Money and bills stress me out a lot more than they used to
- I don't care for Christmas anymore
- I enjoy talking to strangers, if someone says something then I will generally engage with them. I find it sad that people find it surprising when this happens.
- I sympathize more with people less fortunate than myself, I sometimes donate to charity, I oblige when presented with a collection pot, have started donation drives, and sometimes buy food for homeless people.
- Aches and pains from being generally unhealthy have started to affect me, I should do something about that
- I appreciate early nights and value sleep greatly
- Money and bills stress me out a lot more than they used to
- I don't care for Christmas anymore
- I enjoy talking to strangers, if someone says something then I will generally engage with them. I find it sad that people find it surprising when this happens.
- I sympathize more with people less fortunate than myself, I sometimes donate to charity, I oblige when presented with a collection pot, have started donation drives, and sometimes buy food for homeless people.
- Aches and pains from being generally unhealthy have started to affect me, I should do something about that
You can’t drop red pills on GD fella.
Warning - pessimism incoming!
- No one ever feels "grown up". I used to think adults had it all together and magically woke up feeling in control and responsible. I am yet to experience this. I still look at 35+ people on TV as "parents" and myself still as a child.
- Following on with #1 - The Government are just as clueless as the rest of us which is actually pretty scary.
- We are not much different than animals bred for slaughter - we are born, weened away from our parents, forced into obedience with threat of punishment (school), only to be forced into a more demanding and stressful environment where we are worked for the majority of out lives until we are no longer able. The lucky ones are rewarded with rest in a sanctuary while the ones who became too lame are shipped off for a slow, depressing death.
- As above, I realise very few people work because they want to - but rather because the alternative is far worse. What kind of life is this?