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what age were you when your wild days happened ?

184 replies

Weithyou · 30/10/2023 23:33

about 16/17 for myself

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Arbutusflower · 31/10/2023 15:13

IsThereABarUpThere · 31/10/2023 14:21

Round of applause for you x

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Ostryga · 31/10/2023 14:37

18-25. Calmed down a lot then had Dd at 28.

Can feel myself having a second wind in my 50s though when Dd has grown up. I look forward to it!

momtoboys · 31/10/2023 14:30

24-33

MajorBarbara · 31/10/2023 14:29

I'm 63 and mine are just starting.

Spacecowboys · 31/10/2023 14:28

Depends what you mean by wild. If talking about casual sexual encounters 18-20. If you mean partying/ drinking I’ve always enjoyed a good night out/ weekend away and it’s only now in my 40s that I rarely bother. Never took drugs, even at a young age I felt that was a fools game.

Allfourwalls · 31/10/2023 14:24

19-27 ish. I'm 35 now and so boring in comparison! When I look back I can't believe the things I did but it was a lot of fun.

IsThereABarUpThere · 31/10/2023 14:21

Arbutusflower · 31/10/2023 14:14

Never. I don't need to be "wild" to get enjoyment out of life.

Round of applause for you x

Arbutusflower · 31/10/2023 14:14

Never. I don't need to be "wild" to get enjoyment out of life.

FoFanta · 31/10/2023 14:07

17-19: Left home, lived with my friends in a cheap flatshare in a big city, great craic. Then went to live with my Grandparents for a bit so that put a stop to me gallop.

22 - 28: Living in London - mid 90s to early 00s, working various temp jobs - some places for days, some for years, saying yes to every opportunity that presented itself to me. Met some amazing people (met some rotten ones too) and had my eyes opened to lifestyles that I had never known existed.

Around 28, realised it was time to start living a more substantial life, and started to look earnestly for "my path". Was lucky and found it (midwifery) and was able to pursue it, met a man I wanted to make a family with. Some of the friends from my wild days stuck, some didn't.

Looking forward to more adventures ahead, once I get these children raised and released back into the wild, and I have a bit more of a security net in place for us all.

ClaribelLowLieth · 31/10/2023 14:02

I love the phrase 'wild days.'

Reminds me of Frank's Wild Years and the line 'when first I started wandering' in Talk to me of Mendocino.

Anyway for me it was 16-29 - some good times, some bad. Feel a bit sad that young people today don't seem that wild or have time to wander (got to live with the parents and save for that house deposit!)

ScarletWitchM · 31/10/2023 13:43

15-23 started going to raves in the mid 90’s and clubbing at weekends too, loved my social life and had multiple social circles. Used to go out all night and go to work the next day with no problems at all! Now mid 40’s and get a 3 day hangover if I have more than 3 glasses of wine 😂
met my now husband when we were 21 and had our first child at 24 which put an end to our wild years!

EatYourVegetables · 31/10/2023 11:44

Can I ask what these 40-50 year olds are doing? I am early 40s btw, just want to know what to expect. Can’t really be bothered with people these days, everyone annoys me. Is there a way to be wild without like having to talk to anyone?

My wild days were 15-17 and I loved it but would never go back. I once stayed up 3 days, drinking wine around a campfire every evening and kissing a certain boy and night swimming. The very idea of being so tired right now makes me want to crawl under my desk and nap.

Cas112 · 31/10/2023 11:41

about 15/16 then a good 8 years of my 20s

Poudretteite · 31/10/2023 11:40

17-19

grabitwithbothhands · 31/10/2023 11:36

Interesting, yep, I guess I'm happy being boring then as most of that doesn't sound particularly enjoyable to me!

TheGoogleMum · 31/10/2023 11:25
  1. Probably only lasted a year really
professionalnomad · 31/10/2023 11:20

17-25

Crunchymum · 31/10/2023 10:53

13-17 - teenage wild years (underage clubbing and drinking, although I never had underage sex and did have the same boyfriend aged 14-17)
18-26 - uni & first job[s] wild years (lots of travel, partying, casual dating, wild weekends away)
27-32 - party years with DP (so essentially same as what I was doing aged 18-26 but with my DP and minus the casual dating!)

Now I'm in my early 40's, have 3 DC and I stopped drinking over 18 months ago.

Milliemoos5 · 31/10/2023 10:46

Mid 30’s and now this year (44!)

Horriblewoman · 31/10/2023 10:45

23 - 27

they were good years

onlyoneoftheregimentinstep · 31/10/2023 10:44

I'm 72 and still waiting!

ElaineMBenes · 31/10/2023 10:36

Now.....im 42

hookiewookie29 · 31/10/2023 10:33

15 - mid 20s.
Good Times!

HippeePrincess · 31/10/2023 10:32

justaboutdonenow · 31/10/2023 10:13

I don't understand what people mean when they say 'wild'.

Wild compared to what, or who?

Teetotal nuns?

Motley Crue?

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Teen years , lots of stupidity & dangerous things, older boyfriends, stupid stuff in/with cars, “exploring” boarded up houses/disused train tunnels, abandoned army bases, lots of drink, drugs, sex, illegal raves/parties, out & not going home all night/no one knowing where I was, rolling in a 5/6am, going to work at 9, or sometimes straight from out out to work.
Post divorce was more promiscuous sex life, exploring that with various people, & less wild going out.

mindutopia · 31/10/2023 10:24

Probably about 24 to 30. They were fun days!