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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

OP posts:
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.

Arbutusflower · 31/10/2023 14:14

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

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

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.

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.

MajorBarbara · 31/10/2023 14:29

I'm 63 and mine are just starting.

momtoboys · 31/10/2023 14:30

24-33

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!

Arbutusflower · 31/10/2023 15:13

IsThereABarUpThere · 31/10/2023 14:21

Round of applause for you x

Thanks 😊

Dinglewoop · 31/10/2023 15:15

17-19 👀

IncompleteSenten · 31/10/2023 15:16

Wild days as in drinking, weed and lots of sex - 16 to 24 (met my husband at 24)

Wild days as in ran out of fucks to give and stopped being a people pleasing doormat - that would be right now.

Fosterfloof · 31/10/2023 17:11

16-21

Vaguely remember walking down the middle of the road trying to give my friend a piggyback whilst we were both rather worse for wear. Not a pretty sight!!

Not sure I would have the stamina to do that nowadaysWink

DustyMaiden · 11/07/2024 20:55

Never

MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 11/07/2024 20:55

17-21/22

MadKittenWoman · 11/07/2024 21:47

15

Teacherprebaby · 11/07/2024 22:04

Early 30s actually 😬

Metalhead · 11/07/2024 22:07

I’d say roughly 15-28. I feel so old and boring now some days!

Sunnydiary · 11/07/2024 22:09

27 - 29 were amazing.

Then I went totally insane going through peri menopause so 46 - 48 was crazy.

Nowadays I am a happy homebody.

savethatkitty · 11/07/2024 22:09

14-27

Best years of my life.

Oldfatandfrumpy · 11/07/2024 22:12

Uni, so 18-21

DearOccupant · 11/07/2024 22:20

17-28ish, had definitely calmed down by 30. Now 50 and cannot imagine having a wild period around now, way too tired! I have a lot of respect for the middle aged wild things.

JaceLancs · 11/07/2024 22:21

16-23/24

windowwisteria · 11/07/2024 22:21

Wild 17-24, when I met my DH. We were pretty wild together for a few years until we had kids in early 30s.

Sadly our relationship is not in the best place these days. Not sure what the future holds but those of you having wild late 40s and beyond, what are you doing?! Tell me! I want to be inspired…(though I also wonder how you’re not always too exhausted to be wild 😂) xxx

Isanyonereallyanonymous · 11/07/2024 22:23

About 17-20/21 first time round. Several years of being sensible, but now enjoying life in a way that could probably be deemed wild by some at 34.

JudgeJ · 11/07/2024 22:25

Weithyou · 30/10/2023 23:33

about 16/17 for myself

76, and still waiting!

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