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What age did you start feeling life was finally sorted?

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Justsorted · 28/03/2026 16:12

To ask…what age (if at all) did you finally feel like everything was sorted, all was in place and you had it pretty much (as much as you can I suppose) all figured out!? I’m 41 and finally just feeling that way, after a fairly tumultuous few years, and years before that of waiting for one thing to happen before I can sort the next. I finally finally feel sorted with my family, my home, my job, finances etc etc. Now I appreciate things can change at any moment but it’s the peace I feel that I’m not waiting, I’m not striving and stressing, I can just live. I didn’t think it would take this long. What about you?

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EffervescenceSmallUmbrella · 18/04/2026 19:45

I did at around 28. Was married with two children a lovely house and DH and I were both in good jobs we loved.
Then we decided to mess it up a bit and have another baby, we swiftly got a fourth baby too. I got made redundant and he got promoted and hated the new role.
Had some great luck financially at 37 and it was like we could breathe again. Now at 46 things are brilliant.

LBFseBrom · 20/04/2026 00:39

I'm 76 and still waiting.

TheLivelyAzureHedgehog · 20/04/2026 03:51

Enjoy it while it lasts - it most likely won’t. But that’s life, nothing stays the same for long. Parents get older, children grow up, the world spins madly on.

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