To think 30 is still young

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I was talking with my mother today and said that my nephew is still quite young. She said he’s not really young anymore. Aibu to think 30 is quite young considering the life span of humans.

Hard to say without the context.

Yes. I had my first baby at 30 and no way did I feel grown up enough for that responsibility. Everything happens much later in life now, so yea, 30 in my view is young.

Definitely. I am 51 and don't feel old at all, although I thought it was ancient and definitely "old" in my 20s.

Young for a human, bit old to still be breastfed. Need a bit of context.

No not really! I’m nearly 30 and feel passed it. 😂

Depends on the context. If it's health-wise and risk of illnesses then it's young. If it's getting on the property ladder or married then it's quite young.

If it's getting a proper job or moving out of his parents spare bedroom then it's not young at all and he should buck up his ideas!

I hope 31 is still young...

Agree with pp.. totally depends on the context.

Difficult to say without the full context. I’m also 30, and still feel relatively young, e.g. not ready for kids yet.

But, if this is going to be about infantilising men, and forgiving him for being a bit useless or something, then no, 30 is old enough to behave like an adult.

I general yes. But as pp said it depends on context. I mean its young enough that I wouldn't expect them to be married with kids or have a successful career. But it's old enough that I would expect them to behave with maturity and respect for others.

I’m 32. I’m young.

It's too old to be drinking cider round the back of a bus stop but not too old to have children

Context is everything

30 is definitely still young.

I'm 53 and consider myself young so ....yep: 30 is barely out of nappies

On a serious note, he's a fully fledged adult and should not be shirking his responsibilities (if that's what this is about). Context is everything.

Not young to begin a career as a gymnast. Not young to be signing up for 6th form.

Young(ish) for beginning most grown-up things like family/career/house. On the older side for not even one of those to be on the horizon yet, but not exceptional.

Very young for retiring or moving on to 4th marriage or getting a letter from the queen.

Perhaps you and you mum were imagining different contexts during your conversation?

In terms of lifespan, yes, usually not halfway through.

But I always think when people say they felt too young for babies etc at 30. 30 is quite old in biological clock terms.

I'll be 30 this month and it depends on the context. When I talk to 18 year old colleagues or go to certain bars/gigs I feel ancient. In the grand scheme of things though, I feel it's still young. I'm quitting work this summer to do a full-time PhD and making such a big change in my life feels scary but most people have said things like "you're still young, go for it!" and "you're too young to be stuck in a career you don't like".

I'm the only person in my team at work still in their 20s so that helps me to feel young

Still pretty young.

Young for what?

Depends upon the context. Maybe young for some things but middle aged for others.

Old if you are still financially dependent upon parents but young in terms of a career

I was 40 last week and consider myself young. 🤷‍♀️

Oh, who gives a monkeys. Old, young. None of us know how long our life is going to be.

I am 30 and I feel youngish.

Health wise, young.

Maturity wise, old enough to not be attached to mummy's apron strings and be capable of financial independence and general grown up stuff.

Young for a human, bit old to still be breastfed. Need a bit of context.!