Does life get easier as you age or harder?
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The harder things become easier and the easier things become harder.
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That’s what she said! Sorry I had to do it.
Gets easier once you realize the finite nature of life
Let’s see:
Age 0-10: if you are born in a decent loving family, life is easy. No stress. Nothing to worry. Just eat, sleep, poop and play.
If you are born in a bad family… well, it’s gonna up uphill for you coz your childhood is screwed and you’ll probably struggle for the next couple of decades.
Age 10-20: it’s a bit tougher. Middle school and high school are no joke. You now have pressure to study and be good at it. It’s no longer sleep and play.
If you are born in a bad family? Well, life is gonna be a struggle for your 20s and 30s without family support.
Age 20-30: yay. You are out of your house but you now have responsibilities. Rent to pay. Job to look for. Also need to find a lifelong mate. It’s not as easy as teenage year anymore. Adulting is getting tough.
Age 30-40: Hopefully, you find your love one in this age range. But it’s no longer just living by yourself. Need to think about future now. Buying a house and what’s not. Mortgage to pay and can’t just quit your job. If you have kids? Oh boy….
Age 40-50: finally. You think you are mildly successful. Mortgage under control. Good paying job. Decent saving. But your teenage kids trouble? Guess you never thought solving those are harder and they are constantly giving you an anxiety attack.
Oh.. also hope you haven’t divorced by now and become a single parent.
Age 50-60: whew. Kids are out of the house now. You thought about enjoying but body can’t keep it up anymore. Sign of aging is starting to show up. Hopefully, you are still married and in good term with your spouse. If not, loneliness is gonna set in.
Age 60-70: retirement!! But body is giving up. Can’t stay up like 1am like you used to. It’s a struggle now physically even though you’re set financially.
Age 70+ - guess it’s easier now coz nothings left
Guess it’s definitely harder.
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How old are you? Pretty bad description of 60+ and 70+
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If you take care of yourself physically, you’re later years can be awesome. You gain so much from experience. You likely have more disposable income. Maybe you have grown a family. Hopefully doing interesting work and volunteering. But you have to be physically capable of enjoying it. Eat reasonably and exercise vigorously. That might not prevent some issues but you’ll be much more capable of dealing with it. At 62, I can do nearly anything I could in my late 30s.
My 40s were personally my most difficult years by far.
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I was struggling with my career path and eventually realized that Nonprofit was where I belonged. Took a while to figure that out. It’s also when your kids are in that stage where you are driving them to activities everywhere. Wife and I were stressed and exhausted all the time and our relationship really suffered until we went to a marriage counselor. Everything was fixed before age 50 but it was tough. Now 62 and life, job, marriage, adult kids, etc. are great!
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Depends if you're successful
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It doesn’t get easier. You just get tougher.
I’m only 38 but definitely easier. No kids, make good money, and had some challenging earlier years. I would think the most accurate answer is that it ebbs and flows so appreciate when you’re in the easy times.
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As we get older, we tend to have more confidence, financial stability and maturity, which all helps in dealing with the ups and downs of life. However, people we love will get sick and/or die more frequently.
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You never know what you’re gonna get.
30s have been super difficult so far but hoping it gets easier
It gets worse until your late 40s, then it improves again https://wa-health.kaiserpermanente.org/whos-happier-people-in-their-40s-or-80s/#:~:text=In%20one%20large%20study%20from,highest%20point%20at%20age%2098!
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Easier since we learn how to be efficient, think thoroughly based on prior experiences, and how to give less fučkš
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It comes and goes in waves. Just learn from past experiences. Be self sufficient and pay for your own things.
Depends on whether u r poor or rich. If you don’t have money, it gets harder.
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It oscillates. Life’s difficulties are not a unidirectional trajectory
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No, it’s get harder but you will enjoy be relentless and remorseless even more :)
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Easier