Over 20 but under 40?
 

:pitlab:

Just wanted to feel like I belonged. I'm 33.

But I'm exactly 20. I guess I'll have to make my own thread. Apparently I'm on the verge of a great statistical turning point in my life.

33 here as well.

24 successful revolutions around the Sun.

You're gay and you should have put up a poll. Fuckin' noob.:fawk:

On the low side of that. 24.

veinte y dos

22:yippee:

you love pole dont you!

and here i'm gonna send you some stuff to quote. real life sometimes just isn't is it?

so yeah, for all us pre-adult, post-kid age guys, how do you fit in to your hopes and dreams now that you are old enough to realize them and young enough not to have given up on them?

I make 15% less than I did when I was 29 and live 3000 miles from the sunshine of california where i grew up and i'm once again dating a girl i was with in college. about to buy a house. starting to think about kids (all my friends have them) and trying to figure out at what point do I start to FEEL like an adult. Cuz I dont yet. but on the news when a 19 year old commits some crime or saves someone's kitty, they call him a young MAN. I call bull shit on that! When I was 19 I was dicking around at school trying to pass classes without going to them and trying to get the attention of all the honeys I could. I was no man.

I wear shorts and tshirts to work. I'm no adult. I think. right?

I still don't "feel" like an adult. It's kind of cool. I can now afford to play more and still make time for it. That's the problem with most people. They get to a point when they can play but don't have any time. I know that for me it's because we never had kids. I get off of work and my evenings are free--all of them. Keep the free time and you never have to grow up or become "responsible regular" adults going to soccer games, recitals, whatever. I never wanted kids. My wife did. It never happened so I guess it worked out. She's OK with it now. We travel a lot, do whatever we want to. Heading to Alaska on a cruise the end of this month.

So, I guess to answer your rehtorical question, I think most become an adult when they have kids. Maybe they don't want to, but they pretty much have to.

I'm 26, married 2yrs and just had a son 2months ago...
I was always the opposite, wanting to be older/older/older...moved out of my house at 15, started working construction at 16, started doing mortgages at 19, and ran a branch at 21. Opened my own mortgage business at 23, and now opened a truckign co (very small, 2 trucks) at 26. Own my house, and support my wife almost completely (financially).

Just making a point that you SHOULD make time to play throughout...as I still have that play mentality, and squeeeeeeze in time between my many responsibilities, but won't be able to "do what I want for a looooong time".

Don't get me wrong, my son and my wife are the best thing that ever happened, just saying things(priorities) DEF change as you get older...And I think quite a few people are missing their "playtime" as we all have half-ass ghetto rigged setups, that are "almost perfect"....lmao

25, Had to put my life on hold for about 6 years on because of medschool. Not very concerned about the lack of house / kids / summerhouse yet, but feels that I will be when I'm 30+. Not to think about my poor girlfriend, who also will have to wait obviously.

looks like this is where i fit in. My girlfriend is now my fince, kids i knew from school are either dying, having kids, or graduating from college. The burdens of adulthood are upon us my friends. Preserve your childhood by doing the things that you used to read about in car magazines.

Well, I will turn 30 on Saturday, but I am fighting it! I have the last 6 years lived and worked in 4 different countries and my brother and sisters kids nows me as "the cool uncle that brings the expensive gifts". My Finacee (GF since 5 years) is 22 and i drive a BMW... Am I having an early mid-life-crise?

I turn 34 in October. My wife is a red headed 37 year old, so at least there is someone in the house I can pick on...

27 here, will be 28 in June. Own my own house, love my job. I pretty much work the hours I want. Have a wife and 1 1/2 old son. Im very much enjoying these years. I have my car almost where i want it. Im in the middle of renevations with my house, which is exciting. Im planning on taking diving lessons this summer and I also plan to get back into mountian biking as soon as I find a deal on a bike. I have big plans for when my son is older!
__________________
Best Car Insurance | Auto Protection Today | FREE Trade-In Quote

30, married, no kids

26, not married, no kids.

36 married with 2 kids (boy 3.5yr, girl 2weeks). I still feel like a kid in some ways.

22 with g/f who might become my fiance, no kids but I did just get a job in TN which is something new for me. Not sure where i'm going in this world but I'm not going to worry about it too much.

This thread suits me better than under 20 I suppose....lol.

24 years old. 1st year so far since I've been 16 that I'm not tied up with any girls, truly a great feeling. Lately moved past alot of old friends that were nothing but trouble and will always be trouble. My next plan is hopefully to prep taking over the family business with my brother. I don't know why but concrete is in my blood. I wont have any kids till I have a good chunk of change in the bank.....for sure. :)

Vash-

Short post but included four really smart decisions.

in.....25 here

Hmm, 33 goin on 34. Likely in a early "mid-life" crissis and refuse to get older. Dropped 20 LBS since retruning from a trip to Belarus and after thinking that I need to marry a girl that was born in the 80's. My wife is ready to kill me and I'm not sure where we're going in life. Own a home, 3 cars, no kids, and both have great jobs. I'm younger than she is by a few years and now feel the difference in age. I still want to drive fast and fly low... she wants to hang with her mom and listen to her mother complain about how bad her life is. Shit... I'm ready to quit my job and become a professional singer, get back into NASCAR racing, and bring home a hottie from Minsk...

Guess I'm 33 and showing it, right? Too early for a crisis or is it on time?

Cheers,
Prospero

You guys are all just pups..............................54 here, married with a daughter that just moved out and I'm looking at retirement in two years. Feel 84 some mornings due to all the motox and sports in my earlier years. Still a racing addict chasing autox, onroad rc cars/helis/planes.

Well, I'm 31. Used to own a house in Maineville OH, now living in So Cal and renting a 1br apartment. No wife, kids, or dog. I have a job where you can wear shorts to work and nobody looks at me funny when I walk in the front door wearing full leathers and a helmet. Making an awesome salary, been with the same company for 9 years, and come this fall I'm going to throw it all away and go back to school full time. How's that for a mid-life crisis?

22, graduating in december. Giving up construction in Alaska this summer to stay in TN and work in manufacturing with an industrial automation company. Taking a substantial pay cut, i'll be making 1/3 of what I did hourly back home and i'll be working 10-20 hours less per week. I love construction and have zero manufacturing experience so I'm giving it all up to try my hand at something new.
On the plus side I get to stay in TN with my g/f, autox every couple weeks, hit up a track day or two and I won't have to live to work as much as I do back home.

fixed.

Yeah that too.

20 y/o and 8 days, does that count? :giggle:

Balls dropped yet?

25, married, Elise turns 14 months old tomorrow!

This is more like it for me...I guess.
23, no wife no kids and I feel like I'm 50!
I guess I'm going through my first crisis or should I say second rebellion.
I had a great job that now really started to suck due to recent changes and pay cuts through the entire company (greedy owner). This is the second time this happend to me, no more!!! I am giving all this up as soon as I finish remodeling the house I bought and I will be starting my own business hopefully this fall, maybe even sooner.
I don't want to ever have a boss again, I want to decide my own fate and my own schedule and my own income. I want my life back!

27, and the only family I have are 12 plants in my house and on my porch. I travel constantly for work, so it works out well that way. One day a light is going to flip on and I'm going to cling to a girl like hell.

In Latin America that's called: "the seven year itch"

BTW, Prospero, I guess you know what your name means in Spanish; right? ;)

I ask because I was surprised by your Belarus remark.

Hey Dan, so I guess you don't intend to get married ever? :giggle:

Don't plan on it yet, those things have a way of working themselves out...
I'll give in to a girl eventually and hand her my sack over, just not yet

i'm 22, got a gf for 2.5yrs and not planning on getting married or having any kids for a long while

Just wanted to make sure you knew what was in store ;)

BTW, I like your idea on starting your own business.

Hell, I have no idea what Prospero = in Spanish...

I actually got the name a long time ago from The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. Some pals of mine used the name a few times and it sorta stuck.

So, please tell me what it means in Spanish... I'm curious as hell now.

As for the 7-year itch, shit we've only been married for 3 years now. Damn, I'm screwed!

Cheers,
Prospero

Here you go; quote: "prosperous, thriving" ;)

I'll be 24 on Saturday but I feel like I'm either 54 or 14 most of the time.

+1
. . except -4

25, single, struggling to make my bills sometimes. I have a cat, and I too travel pretty much weekly for work. *sigh*

Is this all gonna end up in something like a :ughug:
Or is it all gonna end up in something like a :magna:
It's like a spill your guts type thingy :cry:

Don't bring out the E-Thugs... :hustler:

21 woot

yay! i belong here as well. we rule!

24 here

I'm 22, been with my g/f for 5 years and I plan to marry her eventually. Going to college for video game/simulation programming and design. I'm hoping this was a smart field to get into, it is growing exponentially. My main focus is 3d modeling so that I'm not limited to games or simulations.

I still live at home, which pisses me off. With the housing market what it is here in MI there is no point in buying a place when I'm moving as soon as I'm done with college in a year or so. I thought about an apartment, but I would rather just save my money while I can.

what's the price of an average one bedroom apartment in MI? I'm paying $1300 at the moment in the NYC burbs. But I'd rather not live at home.

While I was looking it was around $600 a month.

yea man, get outta NYC area. i used to live in queens and rent was $$$$ hell down here in jersey your rent =mortgage payment

im paying $1,111.25/mo for a TINY 1 bedroom in west hollywood, ca. i had it for 3 years. same apartment right now would be around $1400 or so

i might have to call bullshit on this one. all the times bryan's been around theres never been a gf. :)

What's worse is the GF wants to move to Manhattan. I told her she's smoking some good crack. Too much "Sex in the City" watching.:jerkit:

I guess I'll join in.

24

Married

Cars: '97 Miata (mine), '98 Taurus (Wife's)

House: Own, 1650 Sq. Ft. 3br/2ba 2 car attached garage

Degreees: Mechanical Engineering. Plan to go back for a masters in electrical early next year

Job: Project Engineer, I get to design tools for remote submarines to use for repairing pipelines and recovery of lost artifacts and stuff. Ex: 60" diameter chop saw and 8' diameter cable saw. All of our stuff if designed to operate down to 10,000 ft below sea level.

Geez, I assumed it was bad, but had no idea it was that bad. I built a new 2400 sq ft brick front house, 30x60 shop on 16 acres (acreage size is approximately the size of the entire island the statue of liberty is on) in 2001 for $140,000 total. My whole mortgage, taxes and insurance on a 15 year loan is about $1600/mo. We are paying extra and will have it paid off in five years.

I hate you:vash: but then again I like living in New York. BTW $1300 is cheap for these parts which is why I do not want to move to Manhattan and be paying ~$2000/month for something smaller. And in one year I get to start paying back my college and MS degree loans...:crx:

she has been busy with school and whatnot, she'll be out more this summer.