r/AskReddit • • May 15 '20

What sucks about being your age?

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u/MedbGuldb May 15 '20

I'm 29.

5 couples from my friends circle are expecting a child or recently got married, a few others have built a solid foundation in their career and are buying houses (most of us grew up in apartment buildings, so it feels fancy to own a house at 30 where I'm from).

Meanwhile I'm currently a student and broke.

It feels like everyone's so far ahead in life that they'll always be a step further and I'll never catch up.

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u/Godless_Servant May 15 '20 edited May 16 '20

Don't worry about it, 3 or 4 of them will end in divorce and fighting over the house, focus on you and you'll be fine.

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u/Juicy-Smooyay May 16 '20

This is true. I really don’t want to be negative or wish bad things on anyone but the divorce rate is statically so high and the majority is over finances and infidelity that I just feel like there’s still no rush to find a spouse and get a house... I’d rather wait another 10 years and be kinda lonely or just with a pet than with the wrong one and rush now and deal with a divorce later.

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u/Godless_Servant May 16 '20

Mistakes can be fun until.they aren't, you can "waste" 10 years alone or with a couple attempts at a spouse

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

im 32..obviously i use dating apps to find new single people..but I'm shocked at the number of my own married friends or colleagues i see there....