I know that it sounds like a dumb question, but when I was 18 I thought I was getting old, so now I'm 23 and was wondering from the older people if 23 is old. Do you look back at 23?
2007-05-31 12:21:25 · 30 answers · asked by The Man 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I just turned 41, so relatively speaking, NO.
At that age I had just found my vocation, so I was still working to get the education I needed to work in the field which I still love after 15 years in practice.
When I was 23, I had been dating a guy for 2 years who later became my husband, father of my child, ex-husband and then passed away.
I was driving my first new car back then... which I traded in when it had 175,000 miles - for the 2nd new car, which I traded in when it had 190,000 miles - for the 3rd new car, which I traded in when it had 165,000 miles - for the 4th new car, which just turned 21,000 miles.
WOW! 23 seems like it was a whole lifetime ago!
Thanks for making ME feel old! LOL!
You have a lot of living and learning yet to do, and hopefully so do I...
2007-05-31 12:23:24 · answer #1 · answered by HearKat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I look at 18-25 as "grown up childhood". It seems very young, and you change so much between 18 and 25 that it is incredibly dumb to make huge commitments such as a relationship or marriage, or having a child between those ages, because the adult you grow into at 25 may be completely incompatible with those choices.
And yes, it is quite young. You don't start feeling the effects of age until at least 35 years old and it starts at about 30 when your hangover lasts more than a day, and all doubt that you are getting old ends when your doctor tells you about your high blood pressure at 38. At that point if you still have all your hair and it's mostly not gray you feel liek you're cheating age!
2007-05-31 12:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I had my first child at 18. She is 19 , 20 this year. I worry she will be a old mum!!!!!!!!! How dumb am I !!! 23 isn't old but you should at your age have some idea as to what you want your future to hold.
2007-05-31 13:00:12 · answer #3 · answered by karena k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
23 and 1/2 is old
2007-05-31 12:33:30 · answer #4 · answered by blah 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No 23 is not old at all just enjoy what life brings you and live one day at a time and fell good about your self, When I was 21 years I was knee deep in rice patty water in Viet Nam and now I am 58 so I feel pretty good I am retired and love life hope this helps
2007-05-31 12:34:24 · answer #5 · answered by JT B ford man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im 27 and I feel old. I would give anything to be 23 again though. People always tell me i look like im about 17-21 yrs old so that makes me feel good for a split second!
2007-05-31 12:25:30 · answer #6 · answered by mmcchic23 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you crazy?
If someone died at 23, would you look back and go "Well... at least they made it to a ripe old age?"
Come on, now. 1000 years ago 23 wasn't old, and people only lived into their 40s then.
2007-05-31 12:37:56 · answer #7 · answered by Violet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just turned 20, and I 'feel' old, since I'm not a teenager anymore but really.. 20..23..not old at all.
2007-05-31 12:30:22 · answer #8 · answered by ki:ten 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I look back at 23. Waaaaayyyyyy back. Wish I could go back! 23 was a wonderful age. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.
2007-05-31 12:25:12 · answer #9 · answered by Vida 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends from who's perspective. To other adults, of course not, 23 would be seen as quite young. Children and teenagers however...
2007-05-31 12:24:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋