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What does it mean to "feel about 22"? I don't feel like any particular age. I know what my age is, from subtracting my date of birth from the current date, and
by incompatible 4y ago
What does it mean to "feel about 22"? I don't feel like any particular age. I know what my age is, from subtracting my date of birth from the current date, and I don't see how it could be anything else.
Edit: I suppose I feel now much the same as when I was actually 22, but all that suggests is that there isn't any "age feeling".
- fishtacos 4y agoAbout to turn 40 here, for context. In my early 20s I worked with a fellow who was 60 yo. Something I'll never forget was when he told me, while in a relatively introspective conversation during down time at work, that he doesn't recognize who he is when he looks in the mirror. Internally, as he said, he felt the same as he always did. Now, granted, this was a 4-times divorced, 5 times married ex-hippie and proud ex-80s coke-head fully bald man exhibiting light tremors, so there may have been other issues involved, but as I cross the threshold of another decade, can't help but think of what he said. Much like you, I don't feel much of a change, but I also feel very lucky because of that. Not sure if I'm aging well or if I'm accepting aging well, but then again I'm only turning 40. If I'm lucky enough, there'll be a ton more to lament in the future.
- simonblack 4y agoWhat does it mean to "feel about 22"? I suppose, like you, that I feel no differently now than I felt at 22, so in a sense, I reckon I have stayed at 22 'in my head'. But that is why it is a shock at times to look in the mirror and see somebody who doesn't at all look like I looked at 22.
- btbuildem 4y agoI think it means to feel like you belong in that age range - consider the activities, the interests, the associations a 22 yr old is likely to have. Daily routines, accomplishments, responsibilities, goals, etc.