Then what? Continue peaking, or does happiness return?
I haven’t read this study, but I’ve heard most people tend to be their happiest after their kids move out, and near retirement. You have more time to do the things you want, have more ‘extra’ cash than before, and are still in decent health. Obviously this is on average and varies by person.
People have kids that can move out? And they have money for retirement? I’m guessing this isn’t in America…?
Yes most people have this experience… Which is why I said on average.
Maybe don’t have kids in the first place if they make you unhappy.
Besides, if the kid had a say in it I doubt they would consent if they knew what kinda future they were heading into.
Well, not having kids is still a blasphemous concept for most of the world unfortunately
Ha! Jokes on you. I speedran that shit by having my 3rd PTSD in my 30s… that’s one for my 10s, one for my 20s, and one for my 30s…
I hate this world, there is no god and I’d like to get off this planet please.
You’re not alone, just remember that. Shit is rough right now but exhaust your resources before exhausting yourself.
54 kinda sucks.
Can confirm
It got better, that time was peak responsibility.
Fuck that. Starting tomorrow, I’m drinking even more. I don’t wanna live to my 40s if it’s gonna get even worse. Got almost 3 years to completely destroy myself and I’m sure as hell gonna try.
I legitimately hated Witcher 3 as a game hears guns being cocked over her hot take Witcher 2 was better, and even I didn’t think that was anything special… dunno if that helps or if it made it worse… anyway
But The Witcher was peak Television… until it wasn’t and Henry Cavil just kinda gave up and left over it.
Sometimes it gets better, not promising it will…but it might.
Being 55, I agree.
So, did it get better afterwards or just plateaued?
I loved my late forties, and I love being 50. A lot is hard for me right now but the good things are good and I’m grateful for feeling like I fit in with my friends and at work.
Some people call the forties middle age when the truth is most hit middle age in their thirties.
44, must have peaked early.
Lol. All you yung’ns who think you’ve hit peak miserableness.
You sweet, summer children. It gets worse.
Only thing I outperform my age bracket in
Seems like a very good crossover of having teenagers as a parent, senior responsibilities at work, and the realization that you ARE getting old, and you can’t even hold your liquor the way you used to drown it all out (not that you should manage your anxiety with alcohol anyway).
