What was your favourite age?

[Maninapinksweater]

I’m 46 now and keep remembering my teenage years, early mid 20’s and craving them, life just feels like a slog now full of things we have to do. Back then, it was all just so much fun…life was amazing.
I also have fond memories of early 30’s, buying a house, career, still young really-travelling, festivals.
Then 39 when I had my Dd and those early years, hard work but so beautiful in a different way. I don’t know why I can’t see the future being anything good like these moments 🤷🏻‍♀️

What was your favourite age?

24

Around 24 or 25, I think. Before I settled down, got married, had DC. No regrets, but if I was starting over I'd do things differently and have my freedom for longer.

Early 30s - double income no kids. Priced up one of our most basic pre kids holidays as a family of four and nearly fell off my seat.

10-18 when it was just a blur of friends and horses. I have quite enjoyed my mid thirties onwards (40 now), becoming secure in who I am, kids getting older etc

I looked my best at that age for a variety of reasons.

When i was 37, I separated from my husband my dad had died after a long and painful illness (we had done our grieving and it was a relief for all including him) and I cut contact with my abusive mother.

I had the most fun I've had in my life the following year - rediscovering myself, starting new hobbies, making new friends etc. I felt limitless.

I loved my late teens and 20s, learnt a lot, expanded my horizons and had a huge amount of fun. I adored bringing up children in my 30s and my career thrived but it was a self care low point. Really enjoyed my 40s - great career wise, children happy, looked pretty good and met great people. In my 50s a few health issues arose, kids floundered a bit as young adults, marriage hit a rough patch and we lost many wonderful people in our lives so it was a bit shit.
So far 60s are great!

I've actually enjoyed being in my early 50s as much as any age, but I was talking to someone earlier (for some reason) about being 22 and that was quite a good age to be. On the other side of education but without too many responsibilities yet.

23, I had 2 children and was newly single with a whole new life ahead of me, I went back to finish my degree and my life changed so much that year.

26/27 was a great year.

Then 30-31.

Late 40's now. I'm hoping there's another great year or two in my 50's.

26 was great. 30s were a mix- it was the best of times, it was the worst of times!

Late thirties - I think I became a bit more stylish once I wasn’t following fashion, was a stronger character and had more disposable income.

I am 70. Retired at 65. A few health issues for myself and DH, but can honestly say this is by far the best time. Kids are settled, time for more holidays, we do what we want to do, not what we have to do, if we wake up and tgecweather is good we can go up to the Lake District, or North Wales, or the Pennines, you get the idea. Very aware that there won't be many years before health will start to stop us doing things, but at the moment, never been happier.

Mid 30s to early 40s (50 now). Think I settled into who I was, found my confidence. Happy in relationship, motherhood, career, friendships, holidays, personal style and comfortable standing up for myself when needed.

I often think I look far better in pics then than I did when I was younger.

27-29

Post graduation and double income, no kids. Amazing holidays.

University years and 20s were awesome.

But am also currently loving being 50 having reached the top levels of my career, having a great family and now having enough money to do all the things I want to do, more or less when I want.

Early 30s I would say. Late teens & 20s I was a bit tortured - bad relationships etc. Early 30s we had plenty of money, good holidays. I remember being very contented on my 40th birthday feeling that life was good.
50s - lost both parents so not so good.
60s - was so looking forward to retiring & lots of travelling, then came COVID & DH now has terminal cancer. Seize the day, folks, you don't know what's around the corner.

16 - 18 years old. I had great friends, a great social life, was earning enough money to buy myself clothes and go out and was starting to escape my toxic family.

28/29 was WILD 🤪

53 was brilliant. I felt like I finally stopped giving a fuck and became genuinely happy in my own skin.

Hoping it’s still to come!!

24-30

26/27. The time I met my ex and we moved in together and planned our wedding.

We were so happy and in love.

He left me a couple of weeks before our second DC was born and has had very little to do with them since.

I'll never love again like I loved him. I don't think you can when you have DC as no matter what, they'll always come first.

Are uni

And the year after uni when I was abroad.

That was when I had the best times.

And obviously none of the responsibilities/worries that you get when you're older!

Things get better the older I get. Money worries get less, stresses over kids get less, worrying about my looks and what other people think of me get less - and holidays get more frequent and much cheaper as we can go outside term time. I'm fast approaching 50 and can't wait for the next decade.

Probably my 40's to be honest! It just feels like we're so lucky at the moment. Last year we moved into a lovely house, DS's are teens/young adults, so still around the feel like we're a family still, but they are old enough that DH and I can have nights away alone!

I also feel at my happiest in the way I look. I'm probably at my heaviest (rather rotund), would like to change it abit, but apart from the health side of it, I really don't care. I always hated clothes shopping, felt ashamed of myself and wore poorly shaped clothes as assumed tents were the way to go. I now wear what I bloody well want, and don't give a stuff what anyone thinks about it!

Hurrah!

Ive enjoyed all the years in some ways.
I think hitting my 30s was the best my son turned 18 hes 21 now & moved out im still in my 30s and loving life with out responsibility.
Doing what i want.
Life is where it should for me.