At what age did you stop feeling young?

When clicking on this thread I was for some reason hoping you would say you were at least 30. Because I, too, am 26 and am in denial about my slowing metabolism and thinning hair. It sucks.

I am 27 and 26 is about when I really started feeling older/aged. 25 I noticed a considerable difference in behavior and attitude between myself and those in the 18-22 range and 26 is when the physical aging became prevelant.

Hmmmm. I am about to turn 32 and I still feel very young. I am married with two kids and my own business, but I still feel way too young.

It is odd b/c my body seems stronger than ever, and I feel like I am starting to really look like a runner.

Hang in there.

25, when my hair looked like it was really receding. That's also when I started feeling wondering if I was a dirty old man for dating 18/19 year olds and when they started not being so eager towards me.

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I'm 26 and I feel like I've aged a decade the past three or so years.

Exact same situation here.

It's not that you suddenly "stop feeling young". You'll have moments of feeling young for the next 15 years at least. What happens is that those moments go from becoming all the time, to some of the time, to occasionally, to rarely, to almost never.

I guarantee you, when you are 43 and look back, you'll wonder what you were so worried about at age 26. Likewise, I'm sure that when I'm 60, I'll look back on how great it was at 43.

But we're all trapped by the myopia of our current circumstances.

Started feeling old at 19, over the hill by 27. Started feeling young again at 40 ... and still going.

I'm 31 and feel the same as I did in high school. I feel fresh, invigorated, and young. I just have more money and a wife now. At some point, I'm sure I'll go downhill, though.

28... when I thought to myself that the Mom in Modern Family is hotter than the daughter.

I started to feel old when I was in my early 30s and my kids where young energy and time suckers. (I loved my time with my young kids and miss it now, but raising kids right takes a lot of effort and of course there can be a lot of stress when a child gets very ill or is having serious school trouble, etc.)

I'm 49 now and with my kids grown I have so much more free time and energy that I feel as young as ever. Plus, as a late starter at running (37) who had to limit his training time due to family, I plan to set PRs this year.

This is a funny thread.

A few years back, at the age of 38 or 39 I was starting to feel old(er). Lots of responsibility (home, career, family, etc.) combined with being out of shape (fat).

Now, I'm staring at 41 years of age in about a month and I'm feeling younger than ever. I've lost 50 lbs and I'm pursuing athletic goals like I did when I was chronologically young.

I think its a state of mind, more than anything.

HAHAHA... This is hilarious. About 8 years ago, when I was in my mid-20s, single, etc, I hung out with Julie Bowen a few times (the mother on Modern Family). She was probably 30 or so at the time, and acted young. Now I'm married with kids and my wife and I watch the show. I was thinking the other day that it makes me feel old that Julie can now play off being a mother of teenagers. I remember her as someone who was very far from that and that made me feel quite old.

From a physical perspective, I stopped feeling young when every day became painful to run because of stupid niggles, and I couldn't just head out the door and hammer. Guess that was around 30.

Having said all of that, being one of the younger dads in my town, and hanging around with a 2 and 3 year old quite a bit, I do still feel pretty young most of the time.

haven't stopped feeling young yet, however at age 20, (21 in a month) I do feel much much more mature, realize what "real life" is, and it's not just all fun and games, although fun and games are still there, and needed.

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haven't stopped feeling young yet, however at age 20, (21 in a month) I do feel much much more mature, realize what "real life" is, and it's not just all fun and games, although fun and games are still there, and needed.

You are still a baby. Don't take yourself so seriously.

At 25, I still feel pretty young, but there have been a few moments where the fact that I'm getting older has really hit me. When I started grad school, I started meeting people my age who were married with kids. That was kind of a shock to suddenly be introduced to the reality that I am old enough that it would be entirely normal for me to settle down and start a family.

Not sure when you "feel" it, but the person you see in the mirror stops matching the person you feel like you are as you approach your mid-40s.

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24, but it's normal for young people to have that ageing crisis.

I'm 49 and I'm still feeling young.