So I’m going to feel worse than I already do, pretty soon? Fantastic!
Research is irrelevant, you can make your life happier.
Fucking hell….. the oldest millennial is only 41….. give us a chance 😆
I think one of biggest issues is people thinking that happiness should be the default state of mind, rather than a passing emotion, like sadness, where as the default state of mind is the equilibrium between joy and pain.
As someone who is very nearly at the end of their 40s all I can say is it does get better, but the burden of high house prices and having families later will make it far bloody worse for those just starting their 40s journey.
It was the first time I really realised I was getting old. I was fairly young looking so even in my 30s I might on occasion have been asked for ID, not once I hit 40. On a stag do we wandered into some dance music bar (we grew up in the 90s listen to dance music) and we felt so out of place that we finished our drinks and left.
Then of course there’s having to deal with parents getting old and passing away. Getting kids through college and in to uni etc.
I’m soon to hit 50 and once again I’m facing the prospect of redundancy (thank you brexit) I’m not happy about it but it’s far less terrifying than it was when I was 40.
Something to look forward to
Yay, only a couple of years until it gets even worse…
Damn….. interweb told me 1981….. to be fair I know some tragic people pushing that age
Fucking hell. I just turned 40… I tell myself it’s just a number. Then I read threads like this. Just a few days ago I was reading a thread about what advice 40 year olds would give 20 year olds. Why 40? Is that when you’re officially old?
Boomers were saying “Life begins at 40” when I was growing up. That’s because wages meant something and housing was affordable. Now they’re telling us that it’s just awful to be 40 and millennial. I wonder why. I’m working on myself, losing weight, getting therapy, working hard on my finances and career and honestly getting out of the UK so I can have a better quality of life.
I was fine in my 40’s. Surely a lot of this is down to what you do with your life, as in how much debt you have put yourself in. By my 40’s life was starting to feel OK compared to my 30’s, but then again I didn’t go down the route of have kids, live on credit, etc, etc.
i wish i knew then what i know now, also, ignorance is bliss.
Already unhappy in my 20s guess I’ve got that to look forward to.
These ‘happiest age’ polls seem like bollocks to me
The unhappiest period of your life is now between the ages of 30 and 90.
I was about to jump to the defence of 40 year olds being perfectly happy… before i remembered I’m 31!
I at least hope they’re happy.
Nah. My early 40s were relatively peaceful. Especially compared to my 30s. Many fewer shits given.
Can recommend.
Course it fucking does, after a life time of bad decisions, I spent my whole 30’s thinking it’s ok, life begins at 40, I can get back on track. I mean who the fuck is happy anyway, with the current shit show that is life post 2020?
Well I turned 40 in a Pandemic, started Perimenopause and now heading into a massive economic crash, so it’s going really well!
Also your hat is going to keep falling off.
*cries in 39*
It gets worse?
I’m in my late 40s and I tell you my biggest thing I suffer from atm is boredom.Its like a porn video once you have seen 1 you have seen them all.No matter what I do nothing surprises me anymore.Trying new things just ain’t what they used to be like when you was younger.Life has got abit repetitive for me.
FFS, I’m already unhappy, what do you mean by it gets even worse?
Well no shit. 40 is when you find out you’re technically middle aged.
We were lied to, when I was a kid middle aged men were all in their 50s and buying porches. Bullshit.
Everything is worse for millenials…
Meh I have very young kids and I’m in mid 30’s. I see people in their 40’s (family and friends) who have slightly older kids and it looks blissful…
Sleep, not having to stop toddlers from killing themselves 24/7, the ability to go to the toilet without a child pawing at you. No pushchairs, nappies, child seats, dressing, brushing teeth of a screaming toddler (a particular battle) etc
You forget the little things. They get so much easier past 5 and it’s just like living a normal pre kid life again. Sure – big kids big problems, but you can deal with anything if you get enough sleep.
I’m surprised by this. Carl Jung said the first 40 years of someones life are just research, and its only at 40 that you really begin to live, which I am inclined to agree with. I was apocalyptically miserable late-20’s/early-30’s, and after a wee nervy-b at 33, my late 30s have have been great. I’m looking forward to my mid-life and turning 40 next year, but I also think I don’t have any desire to hold on to youth because I was so unhappy.
My simple advice to everyone of all ages is to stop reading news if you want to be happy. It’s not teaching you anything useful, rather it’s just invoking emotions that’ll keep you consuming. Read books, speak to people and join societies that interest you instead.
As a generation we’re poorer than our parents, but it’s still possible to live a happy and fulfilling life if you can cover your basic needs.
Are millennials 40 already? This chick doesn’t know what she’s writing about.
I’m sorry, it gets worse?😔
Hah, well, get rekt statistics, I’ve been miserable as fuck since my 20s!
Gen Z (my generation): ‘(chuckles) I’m in danger!’
I’d say i’m happier now than I have ever been.
I’ve picked up a crap ton of hobbies that make me happy, i have the time to do them and i have the mindset of not wasting time and putting it off like i used to.
The only sad think in my life is remembering how many years I wasted not doing want i want. I lost a good ten to being married to somebody boring as fuck who just wanted to watch TV. And then another 10 to raising kids (6 of those solo cos the silly cowbag peaced out on us (and life)) though to be fair that part wasn’t all bad and now they are older we can do more fun things together.
And i’ve already had my midlife crisis, panic attacks, anxiety issues over death and depression that i don’t worry about now cos thats just more wasted time haha and having it just made me more resilient to stressful situations.
I’d say for me my 30’s were my unhappiest.
Come to Indonesia and have a great vacation to relieve the stress.
What is depressing is the cost of a pint of beer. Spent £80 in Manchester a few weeks back and that was basically train ticket, 6 pints and a few cocktails, I remember when £20 could last all night.
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So I’m going to feel worse than I already do, pretty soon? Fantastic!
Research is irrelevant, you can make your life happier.
Fucking hell….. the oldest millennial is only 41….. give us a chance 😆
I think one of biggest issues is people thinking that happiness should be the default state of mind, rather than a passing emotion, like sadness, where as the default state of mind is the equilibrium between joy and pain.
As someone who is very nearly at the end of their 40s all I can say is it does get better, but the burden of high house prices and having families later will make it far bloody worse for those just starting their 40s journey.
It was the first time I really realised I was getting old. I was fairly young looking so even in my 30s I might on occasion have been asked for ID, not once I hit 40. On a stag do we wandered into some dance music bar (we grew up in the 90s listen to dance music) and we felt so out of place that we finished our drinks and left.
Then of course there’s having to deal with parents getting old and passing away. Getting kids through college and in to uni etc.
I’m soon to hit 50 and once again I’m facing the prospect of redundancy (thank you brexit) I’m not happy about it but it’s far less terrifying than it was when I was 40.
Something to look forward to
Yay, only a couple of years until it gets even worse…
Damn….. interweb told me 1981….. to be fair I know some tragic people pushing that age
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/17/where-millennials-end-and-generation-z-begins/
1981 to 1996 I got!
Fucking hell. I just turned 40… I tell myself it’s just a number. Then I read threads like this. Just a few days ago I was reading a thread about what advice 40 year olds would give 20 year olds. Why 40? Is that when you’re officially old?
Boomers were saying “Life begins at 40” when I was growing up. That’s because wages meant something and housing was affordable. Now they’re telling us that it’s just awful to be 40 and millennial. I wonder why. I’m working on myself, losing weight, getting therapy, working hard on my finances and career and honestly getting out of the UK so I can have a better quality of life.
I was fine in my 40’s. Surely a lot of this is down to what you do with your life, as in how much debt you have put yourself in. By my 40’s life was starting to feel OK compared to my 30’s, but then again I didn’t go down the route of have kids, live on credit, etc, etc.
i wish i knew then what i know now, also, ignorance is bliss.
Already unhappy in my 20s guess I’ve got that to look forward to.
These ‘happiest age’ polls seem like bollocks to me
The unhappiest period of your life is now between the ages of 30 and 90.
I was about to jump to the defence of 40 year olds being perfectly happy… before i remembered I’m 31!
I at least hope they’re happy.
Nah. My early 40s were relatively peaceful. Especially compared to my 30s. Many fewer shits given.
Can recommend.
Course it fucking does, after a life time of bad decisions, I spent my whole 30’s thinking it’s ok, life begins at 40, I can get back on track. I mean who the fuck is happy anyway, with the current shit show that is life post 2020?
Well I turned 40 in a Pandemic, started Perimenopause and now heading into a massive economic crash, so it’s going really well!
Also your hat is going to keep falling off.
*cries in 39*
It gets worse?
I’m in my late 40s and I tell you my biggest thing I suffer from atm is boredom.Its like a porn video once you have seen 1 you have seen them all.No matter what I do nothing surprises me anymore.Trying new things just ain’t what they used to be like when you was younger.Life has got abit repetitive for me.
FFS, I’m already unhappy, what do you mean by it gets even worse?
Well no shit. 40 is when you find out you’re technically middle aged.
We were lied to, when I was a kid middle aged men were all in their 50s and buying porches. Bullshit.
Everything is worse for millenials…
Meh I have very young kids and I’m in mid 30’s. I see people in their 40’s (family and friends) who have slightly older kids and it looks blissful…
Sleep, not having to stop toddlers from killing themselves 24/7, the ability to go to the toilet without a child pawing at you. No pushchairs, nappies, child seats, dressing, brushing teeth of a screaming toddler (a particular battle) etc
You forget the little things. They get so much easier past 5 and it’s just like living a normal pre kid life again. Sure – big kids big problems, but you can deal with anything if you get enough sleep.
I’m surprised by this. Carl Jung said the first 40 years of someones life are just research, and its only at 40 that you really begin to live, which I am inclined to agree with. I was apocalyptically miserable late-20’s/early-30’s, and after a wee nervy-b at 33, my late 30s have have been great. I’m looking forward to my mid-life and turning 40 next year, but I also think I don’t have any desire to hold on to youth because I was so unhappy.
My simple advice to everyone of all ages is to stop reading news if you want to be happy. It’s not teaching you anything useful, rather it’s just invoking emotions that’ll keep you consuming. Read books, speak to people and join societies that interest you instead.
As a generation we’re poorer than our parents, but it’s still possible to live a happy and fulfilling life if you can cover your basic needs.
Are millennials 40 already? This chick doesn’t know what she’s writing about.
I’m sorry, it gets worse?😔
Hah, well, get rekt statistics, I’ve been miserable as fuck since my 20s!
Gen Z (my generation): ‘(chuckles) I’m in danger!’
I’d say i’m happier now than I have ever been.
I’ve picked up a crap ton of hobbies that make me happy, i have the time to do them and i have the mindset of not wasting time and putting it off like i used to.
The only sad think in my life is remembering how many years I wasted not doing want i want. I lost a good ten to being married to somebody boring as fuck who just wanted to watch TV. And then another 10 to raising kids (6 of those solo cos the silly cowbag peaced out on us (and life)) though to be fair that part wasn’t all bad and now they are older we can do more fun things together.
And i’ve already had my midlife crisis, panic attacks, anxiety issues over death and depression that i don’t worry about now cos thats just more wasted time haha and having it just made me more resilient to stressful situations.
I’d say for me my 30’s were my unhappiest.
Come to Indonesia and have a great vacation to relieve the stress.
What is depressing is the cost of a pint of beer. Spent £80 in Manchester a few weeks back and that was basically train ticket, 6 pints and a few cocktails, I remember when £20 could last all night.