So, who is in their 20s and considers themself "older"

[Nameless123]

I'm thirty. To me that's pretty much just a number that is significant to the outside but not to me. When I was 21 I thought I'd seen everything concerning how bad the world or other people can be. I was right in the sense that since then I've had much more positive experiences with people. Anyway, I think I'm timeless ;)

[Palovana]

I feel like I'm 9, 13, 25, and 80 years old all at the same time.

[Sammi]

I consider myself old. I'm 24 and my best friend is a 39 year old man. I don't know what happened to me. At school I had friends my own age, but since then I've developed an anxiety about females, and also, to some degree, people my own age. I think, in some ways, it's good. I like not caring what age someone is. But at the same time I wish I could socialise with people my own age, and my own gender, without becoming nervous.

Stupid anxiety.

[Romulus]

I'm going to turn 20 next friday, but I look and feel much older, generally. I find it impossible to relate to most people my age, and am always experiencing a sense of weariness with life and with people. I have been described as having an 'old soul' since the age of 13.

[lessthanlevi]

Uni students look like children because they act like them. I've been doing a comparison study (well, looking at the younglings hanging round campus, and asking myself if I've seen the students doing the same thing... and I have).

that's an unfair generalization. I'm a uni student, and I look about fourteen, but I'm fairly certain I don't behave like I'm fourteen. I'd agree that many uni students do not behave maturely, but we're not all like that.

[cochran1985]

i consider myself older at 25, i tend to generally get on better with people who are older then me and never enjoyed or understood the whole going out and getting drunk while obsessing over a sport (usually football) which is what most people my age seem to do around this way

i don't really worry myself over my differences from and trouble connecting with people around my own age, i know my hobbies and interests alone are different from most with who i interact daily so its only natural that i struggle to connect with them (why none enjoy folk music shocks me though) and im sure this leads them to thinking im boring for not following their paths but hey im far from boring because of how i am, i can be rather prone to moments of youthful foolishness (but in a good way)

[davy_wavy]

I'm 25, and my friends, parents, and everyone else has always told me that I seem like an older gentlemen ever since I was 12. I'm just glad I don't look it quite yet, lol.

[KAGU143]

LOL!

Be glad for that, and hope it lasts as long as possible, Davy. :)

Oh, and welcome to AVEN!

May I be the first to offer you our traditional cake of welcome and good cheer ---

:cake:

-GB

[SInkShips]

I am 29. And I am called the old lady at work. That is after the kids say "Holy shit you're 29?!? I thought you were only 21 or 22." So it's weird, I don't feel old, I feel like the same age as the kids around me since I'm single and have no kids. But then certain small things they say and do, or things that happen remind me that I have much more life experience than they do.

[Display]

Sometimes I feel older than other people my own age because of my experiences, and sometimes my body makes me feel older, but I don't consider myself "older" or expect children to respect me "as an adult" or any of that. :)

Nika

[myra]

I'm 31, but when I was in my twenties (not sooo long ago), I also felt older. The strange thing is that I look younger than my age (about five years)

[Edward Cullen]

I'm 24, most of my friends are 18-30 so I don't feel too old; I do feel mentally like an older 24 year old, if that makes any sense lol.

[Six]

What is old? I feel old & am almost 23.

I honestly fear reaching the age where most of my friends will be involved in bringing up families etc, where I will not be able to relate to them any longer. I have never had a desire for a family.

Old and mature are often used interchangeably.

Maturity is being responsible, understanding consequences, being diplomatic & compromising, helping others, setting goals, being hygienic, and setting boundaries - among other things. I try to do these things, so I suppose I am relatively mature.

I go to parties because although I have social anxiety I also have high social needs. I usually end up in interesting discussions with other young single people who I would consider more mature and informed than your average university student.

My friends know that I am dependable, and if they are looking for the sober person to drive them to the ER [or some other emergency] at 4 am, they will call me. This has happened on more than one occasion.

[Six]

i consider myself older at 25, i tend to generally get on better with people who are older then me and never enjoyed or understood the whole going out and getting drunk while obsessing over a sport (usually football) which is what most people my age seem to do around this way

i don't really worry myself over my differences from and trouble connecting with people around my own age, i know my hobbies and interests alone are different from most with who i interact daily so its only natural that i struggle to connect with them (why none enjoy folk music shocks me though) and im sure this leads them to thinking im boring for not following their paths but hey im far from boring because of how i am, i can be rather prone to moments of youthful foolishness (but in a good way)

I LOVE folk music! And although I do enjoy going out for drinks occasionally, it is usually with very interesting people who also enjoy my sober company - and are always up for adventures. I think it is awesome to be your unique self - I also have many hobbies not shared by others who fall in the 20-25 age range studying undergrad. Props to you for being yourself.

[Goonie]

almost 28...but I feel a lot older. Especially when I look at the people around me that are my age. And there are some older that make me want to cry softly into my pillow because of their antics ;)

[Retasha]

Ever since I was 24 I, for some reason, started rounding my age up in my mind. Now at 26 I'm constantly forgetting that I am not yet thirty. Maybe it's because I've had so much responsibility in my life that mentally I'm already over the hill.

Despite that, I look like I'm 15 (or so I'm told constantly by random people who keep asking what high school I go to).

[Aiko_spacer]

I'm 25 but I feel older since my age group rather goes out drinking to get drunk and having 'wild' parties around whenever they can, since the age of 16 or so I have felt extremely out of place on this globe.

I don't think this feeling will leave until I manage to hit 80. If I ever get there.

[a girl]

Hi,

I'm 29 but Im gonna put myself in the 'older' group simply because I feel all grown up and am confident rather than confused by my sexuality, I have a stable long term relationship, a job and 2 children....

.........also I have no idea what all this anime stuff is.

xx

[Gothwarrior]

I'm 23 and consider myself of an "older" variety because I'm very different from my peers. I compare them to a pack of brainless zombies or clowns. They're in it for the laughs with no fear of consequences. I've always been the more cautious and pensive type before taking actions of any sort. Most 20 year olds develop that well into their 30's in my experience. So I guess I'm the odd one out? Either way I'm very happy I am. It has saved me lots of trouble! Cake?

[under_the_radar]

I'm a little over a month away from 29 and am settled down as a military wife so I too consider myself older because of the daily grind and that the generational divide with the young people is very obvious. I think anyone who is living a post college life or has gone out on their own accepting adult life stands apart from younger people with less life experience and responsibilities. Welcome, the nearly 30 crowd for the most part have more in common with older people than teens and college kids.

[Terri]

I'm twenty chronologically, but in other ways? Hmm. Not terribly young.

[GirlDreamer]

I'm 27 and in a way I consider myself as part of the older group. Mainly because there's so many young people here on the forums. With that being said, I don't feel like I'm 27, I feel like I'm much younger.

[Samael]

23 here. I've always felt like I was a hundred years old though. But maybe that's because I usually can't relate to people of my age, at all. They just seem so - childish. More often than not, that's not a beneficial thing for me. Quite often I feel far more comfortable with middle-aged or elderly people, because they are not in a hurry and can pause for long enough to actually listen, something that is rare among the youth. As opposed to younger people, they seem to have the tendency to not care about general expectations so much. I find being at ease to be soothing.

[Treval]

I'm 22, but I've always *acted* like an grumpy old man XD;;

[Guest Invisible Pumpkin]

I'm 29, trying to find a place for me between the oldest who arent so old :P lol Where are the 30 years old people around? :redface:

[Sae-Nan]

I'm 21, but I've always related to people older than me. I came to the older aces forums to escape all of the anime and TV show threads. I find it hard to believe that that many asexuals are that into that stuff. I used to be really into that sort of thing, but I've grown out of loving it to death.

[Deremna]

I am 26 years old but am told I look anywhere from 16 (I've been carded for super glue) to 21 but no one ever seems to think I am as old as I am. Mentally, I tend to fluctuate between seeming older than I am to behaving like a 12 year old. I'll go from having a deep conversation with my boyfriend about the universe, life, death, etc. and the next second I am laughing hysterically over a funny sounding fart. :lol:

But age is only a number to me.. I have met teenagers who have a better grasp on life than even their parents and I work with people 40+ that are so immersed in gossip all the time, they might as well throw on a cheerleading uniform. (I know I'm stereotyping there.. sorry)

[Salmacis]

I'm 21 (nearly 22). I used to consider myself 'young' because in past, most of the people I'd meet would be older than me - to the point where I'd just assume that everyone I met was older. However, these days, I swear everyone I meet is under 20! My boss is younger than me, for crying out loud

[Not-You]

28 now. Didn't feel "old" until I realized that I get dizzy so much easier than I used to (merry-go-rounds, playing helicopter, hell even swings now get me pretty good--when did that happen?). Even as a father, I don't really feel "old."

[Erza]

I honestly fear reaching the age where most of my friends will be involved in bringing up families etc, where I will not be able to relate to them any longer. I have never had a desire for a family.

I am reaching this point in my life now and I am 24. I believe that poeple tend to marry and have kids early where I'm from. I am still able to have fun with my friends who have husbands and kids, but sometimes it is a bit wierd.