What does being 30 or whatever feel like?

[otters]

 

[kallipolis]

I remember that film very well.....the food factor would make me vomit...

Soylent Green

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/

 

[gsdx]

Everyone that I know irl who is around thirty is some species of basket case.

Sadly, you seem to have resigned yourself to the same fate.

 

[tarallucci]

I'll tell you in a handful of years, we are the same age.

However, I'm not too worried about getting older. Every age has its advantages and drawbacks.
Actually I think 30 is the best age, you're not old and not too young, you are in the middle of life.

 

[otters]

I remember that film very well.....the food factor would make me vomit...

Soylent Green

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/

"WHAT.IS.THE.SECRET.OF.SOYLENT.GREEN"!

You mean the picture I posted? Nooooo!

 

[kallipolis]

Many years ago when a graduate student in London I was taken to lunch at a restaurant in Covent Garden, by a good friend of my father...and Michael York was sitting at an adjoining table, with friends....he gave me the most curious look imaginable when I entered the restaurant..I can only assume that my grey suit, and tie was too formal for the restaurant's regular clientele...

The restaurant was called "Inigo Jones" I have no idea whether it still exists...not that it matters for I could never afford its prices.

 

[BiMike]

I am over 70 and still horny wank off most days. Never have sex without protection! Unless it is with your long term partner. Eat a healthy diet. If you follow those rules nature will decide and the is nothing you can do about it. Hope you have followed my advice ?

 

[rareboy]

Perhaps if the Gay Youth stopped believing that 30 is Over The Hill and Gay Jurassic Park and accepted that one day they too will be 30, then 30 would stop being Over The Hill.

Start with you believing it.

-d-

Pretty much this.

BTW, I met the love of my life after the age of 30.

 

[star-warrior]

 

[nycguydowntown]

It has nothing to do with sex---there is always someone for everyone at any age---career wise it's a life changing age---especially in the dog eats dog world of a big city. There is the feeling that you need to be on a career trajectory by 30.

 

[G-Lexington]

Fighting the age process is like fighting gravity, or fighting the sun coming up every morning. There are certain things it's best to just make your peace with. I did so way back in my early 20s, and I can tell you for a fact that it's been one of the best things I've done. I loved being 29, I loved being 30, and currently, I'm loving being 45.

Lex

 

[IamNoah]

From the age of 21 to the age of 41 I worked behind the bar in a gay nightclub so I was in a unique position to test this myth out...and yes...it is a myth. People repeat the same bullshit over and over that when you are 30 and gay you are over the hill...no truth at all to it.

I used to do this bit where I made light of the age thing every once in awhile...when I was behind the bar I would pull down my pants and take off my shirt and ask real loud if anyone still wanted to fuck me...and I always got enough cheers...so I would say GOOD...let me know when you don't so I can start working on my personality.....

It was a joke because no matter what you look like...your attitude is what is going to carry you over...at any age....

So...between the ages of 30 and 40...I was the busiest bartender...as I was before that...until the day I left...that means I brought in the most money...which disproves the whole age thing. I worked with twinks....so what...I was nice to them and tried to show them how to work it...

My 30s...great sex...alot of it...
My 40s...great sex...alot of it...
My 50s...great sex...a little less of it....and I have to work harder to keep in shape...alot harder...but I am happier than I have ever been because I am more comfortable inside my own skin than I have ever been....

I am 57 to be exact..will be 58 in July. I will let you know when I turn 60 what happens...I expect "good health" will be my primary goal....

The secret with every age...it is about personality....attitude...your vibe...it probably helps to keep somewhat in shape

I am lucky I guess because I have always been most attracted to guys in my own age group +/- 10 years or so I skipped the creepy old man trying to lay a bunch of bullshit on a much younger guy to get laid phase. I used to watch that unfold in front of me when I bartended and alot of times I felt like throwing up in my mouth...

I guess if someone only likes teenagers and 20 somethings getting old might suck for them....

Most interesting.

 

[IamNoah]

Sadly, you seem to have resigned yourself to the same fate.

What on earth do you mean?

 

[IamNoah]

Fighting the age process is like fighting gravity, or fighting the sun coming up every morning. There are certain things it's best to just make your peace with. I did so way back in my early 20s, and I can tell you for a fact that it's been one of the best things I've done. I loved being 29, I loved being 30, and currently, I'm loving being 45.

Lex

As far as the physical process goes fuck that aging gracefully shit. I intend to battle against every cellular change. I realize that this is a war none of us can win, but I'm rather like Dylan Thomas on the subject--or, gulp. a Real Housewife of X.

 

[peeonme]

30 felt great, I was still like a teen, I could run as fast and far as I wished. 50 push ups was nothing, I weighed about 140 pounds back then.
Of course I was horny at all times and still felt like I could do anything.

All of the above slowly diminishes as we get older, but I was still fine until my mid 50's, I have had a battle with weight since then and at 62 running hurts my knees and hips. Push ups hurt my shoulders and I can't see worth a shit. Also, I find myself to be crabby, that I hate more than anything.

 

[mikemizanin729]

What on earth do you mean?

He means that you are becoming one yourself. When I was 18 i used to wonder what it was like to be in my 20's but now that I'm there I realized that I'm much happier than I was back then.

What will we be like in our 30's...??? Probably just the same as now but you need to stop spending your time caring about what being in your 30's will be like or you really will end up unhappy and most likely full of regrets.

Who really cares...??? It seems to be a huge problem with our age group and we spend way too much time wondering about it.

 

[G-Lexington]

As far as the physical process goes fuck that aging gracefully shit. I intend to battle against every cellular change. I realize that this is a war none of us can win, but I'm rather like Dylan Thomas on the subject--or, gulp. a Real Housewife of X.

Hey, your call. But I think doing so implies that there's something wrong with being any age over 30, or at least there's something wrong with looking any age over 30. And I think that's such bullshit. I'm enjoying being 45 - it'd be silly if I was trying hard to look 30 while doing so.

Here's a good indication of where I am now. I was at a shop yesterday that offers discounts if you're over 50...and the guy ringing me up asked me if I qualified for it. I know such a comment would send some people into a spiral of despair, if not a call to boycott the shop in question for being "so insulting". Me? I just said "No, I don't".

Lex

 

[IamNoah]

Hey, your call. But I think doing so implies that there's something wrong with being any age over 30, or at least there's something wrong with looking any age over 30. And I think that's such bullshit. I'm enjoying being 45 - it'd be silly if I was trying hard to look 30 while doing so.

Here's a good indication of where I am now. I was at a shop yesterday that offers discounts if you're over 50...and the guy ringing me up asked me if I qualified for it. I know such a comment would send some people into a spiral of despair, if not a call to boycott the shop in question for being "so insulting". Me? I just said "No, I don't".

Lex

This sounds reasonable and true. I'm not prepared to pathologize money spent on anti-aging products, surgery, etc though.

 

[Orlandude]

Age is only a number. All the age bias and bigotry is sheer nonsense.
I’ve seen some very do-able guys in their 50’s and 60’s who are hot and take care of themselves.
I’ve also seen guys in their 20’s who look like slobs, are overweight and obviously don’t take care of themselves.
Each decade is a milestone and has it own rewards. It is what you make it.
The past is the past and the future hasn’t happened yet, so stay out of each and enjoy what you are today. Change what you can. Accept what nature gave you. Life is short and we’re all going to wake up one morning, look in the mirror and wonder where all the years went...and 30 will seem like ancient history. We change. You will become a different person than you are in your 20’s. Better. Way more confident in yourself and not pre-occupied with what other people think.

 

[blackbeltninja]

Who really cares...??? It seems to be a huge problem with our age group and we spend way too much time wondering about it.

Wondering about it is fine.

Believing that nobody 30+ is worth your time and that your own life will be over when you get there is not, and kinda stupid.

-d-