Best years of your life?

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Just interested on when you felt the best years of your life were?
I'm up getting ready for work, listening to music I listened to at 17/18, and I find myself feeling very nostalgic and wishing I knew how lovely that time of my life truly was. I'm only 32 now, by no means old, but I'm currently wondering if my time during late teens/early 20's were as good as it gets?

Would be interested to hear anybody's thoughts :)

Aw I've loved reading everyone's posts! I never post on here, but just felt very nostalgic this morning, and wanted to ask.

It's lovely to see a range of what everyone has considered their best years.

I miss the freedom and careless feeling of my late teens/early 20s. Not feeling shy around new people, doing whatever I wanted to do, feeling unstoppable. I know those things aren't unachievable now, but my life is comfortable and predictable at the moment. I wouldn't change what I have now for the world, but it's nice to reminisce and remember the person I was in earlier years.

Thanks for making this post so interesting! I'm at work but keep checking to read replies!

But ... have been happiest while my children have been growing up, despite having a failed marriage about seven years ago. And not always much money. They are 22 and 19 now. Well adjusted and happy and I feel immensely proud of my part in nurturing them. And that we all have a great relationship now.

Probably my late 20s. I was earning really good money, in a job I mostly enjoyed and felt good at. I'd bought a house and loved having my own space. I had a little car and was travelling abroad when I could. I'd also discovered that the more distance I put between myself and family, the better my mental health became. I found a love for exercise and became really fit. And once all that fell into place, I met the man I was going to marry.

Other years have been good as well but I look back at that time with a rose tinted glow.

Agree with this wholeheartedly. My kids were adorable little ones.
40s have been with filled with illness, worry and grief.
Also loved the uni years but such a short blip in life.

The best years are on their way for me its just beginning.
My son has moved out im always gonna parent but i dont have to do parenting anymore.
Ive got my life back to do what i want i come first now and its great.
And im still in my 30s.
Young free & single.
Only me to think about now.