I am happier at 55 than any other age. Retirement is still 20 years down the road. I love working. Whether it's for someone or myself, keeping the flow (creativity etc) is what is most important. You couldn't pay me enough money to be 18 again.
Want more good feels? I met the right guy at 48. I'm 56 and we just got engaged. First time for both of us. Suck it, Newsweek.
Anecdata.....I'm way happier at 35 than I was at 18, 20, 25, or 30. I think it is because I finally know who I am as a person and can accept all of me. I hope I don't start going backwards from this.
My mom spent 45 difficult years married to my hard-ass dad. When he passed away at 65, she was so depressed and thought she'd never be happy in a relationship (she loved her life and us kids, but my dad was her first and her only, and he was not a nice man). Two years after that, she was totally in love with a…
I'm way happier at 29 than I was at 18. And much happier at 29 than I was at 27. And my 30s are going to be amazing, my 40s rockin' and then I'll gladly take an upswing in being overjoyed in my 50s. THIS IS HOW IT MUST BE DONE.
Living every day in the happy now is my goal, and I think I slowly get there, even though I'm not yet 40. I've had some bad shit go down, but I'm working every day to try and be thankful for the non-shit shit and to hold on to that, instead of what I can't have. I hope that's the age-50 lesson.
This is just to say that 30-year-old Bethany is infinitely happier than 18-year-old Bethany. 18-year-old Bethany was a hormonal bag of misery. 30-year-old Bethany is a (multiply) published author in a good, stable relationship *getting it on with great frequency* who is enjoying a career that while new is flourishing…
Old couples canoodling always makes my heart burst! It's good hope for not being forever alone.
So true!! I think especially for women, who seem to grow in self confidence, even as we become invisible to most men. That may seem sad, but it is not! It is freeing and glorious! The best is yet to come, I swear!
The invisible mice hand jobs of the free market?
This is one of those studies that the GOP will bring up in 2016: "Did you know our government is spending thousands of dollars every year to jack off rats? Heck, the free market can fuck rats better than your government can, and at no cost to the taxpayer."
While I'm happy about the orgasm info, now I have to live the rest of my days with the knowledge that a scientist has been stimulating mice to orgasm with his finger.
"the rats momentarily became paralyzed and appeared insensible to pain"....or were paralyzed with fear as some gigantic being stuck a rod up their yoohoo.
I don't understand what the PURPOSE of that thing is, other than to disturb me and make me laugh in equal measure.
Ok ok wait. I think I figured it out? Is it supposed to be like, "Hey I'm a dude and my penis goes in this vagina part, and now the rest looks like I'm titty fucking someone"? That seems like the only reason for the penis part?
I recently ended a long-term relationship which was my first everything. I still feel crummy about it, but also quite sure it was the right choice for me.