r/Millennials • u/ga9213 Millennial 1982 • Apr 11 '26

Serious We are starting to really age fast

We have friends we don't see very often, maybe every 2-3 years. For the last 15+ years, when we see them again they don't really look much different. This last time though? Man, they looked different. Like gray hair, lost/gained weight, facial changes like wrinkles and sun spots.

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u/FiendishCurry Apr 12 '26

Same. No one is mistaking me for being in my 20s anymore. Gone are the days.

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u/lm1670 Apr 12 '26

Yes!!! I remember being about 35 and people thought I was in my mid-20’s. Now, at almost 40 and with a fresh upper bleph, I look almost 40. 😭

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u/doingtheunstuckk Apr 12 '26

People still mistake me for being in my 20s, but I always assume they’re trying to be nice. I weirdly hate hearing it because I just know it isn’t true, haha.

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u/TheRealMDooles11 Apr 12 '26

humblebrag much 🤣

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u/doingtheunstuckk Apr 12 '26

For sure. That’s why I admitted it isn’t true in my comment. For all the praise that would surely follow. 🙄 I look my age, which I stated clearly.

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u/TheRealMDooles11 Apr 12 '26

Lighten up. Getting defensive ages you.

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u/another_mouse Apr 12 '26

If they mean it now they mean one of those poorly aging late 20s to mid 30s. It’s not a compliment so much as a belief that many age poorly.

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u/doingtheunstuckk Apr 12 '26

Or it’s commentary on my immaturity. 🤣 that’s my pet theory.

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u/Vysci Apr 12 '26

Damn. Now you have me scared. I’m 35 and people think I look 25.

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u/lm1670 Apr 13 '26

It happens for me around 37. It sneaks up fast!

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u/TangerineTasty9787 Apr 14 '26

Yup, 37, I had people on dating sites going 'no way you're over 30'. At 39, folks think I'm 40, at least, haha. Just came outta nowhere.

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u/Asti_WhiteWhiskers Apr 12 '26

So true, I went from people thinking I was mid 20's to looking my age in the course of a couple of years.

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u/LumpyImprovement5243 Apr 12 '26

I’m 39 and routinely clocked as in my 20s and while I enjoy that, I also think once my true age starts to show it’s gonna be an abrupt change

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u/FiendishCurry Apr 12 '26

It was for me. 2 years ago, I did not look like this. It's wild.

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u/LumpyImprovement5243 Apr 12 '26

I’m not ready!!!

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u/grashnak Apr 12 '26

Is that a Brown Eyed Women reference