What is your ideal age?

Balerose

If you could be one age for the rest of your life, what would it be?

I'm 36, and don't think I've ever been happier or enjoying life more, except maybe for some periods during childhood. But as an adult at 36, this is my happiest. I still have my health, I look good, I have loads of energy, much more confidence. So for me, 36 is a great age, I'd be happy to be this age forever.

GarIT

26. That's the age footballers start losing value so that's where I set the distinction between young people and old people.

27 was a stellar year for me, so 27.

JimmyVik

Id say my best age was 35 to 39.
Still happy now that im over that but the body is just not the same anymore.
Each year something else breaks or wears out
And then you come to the realization that medicine cant actually cure everything, as you used to think it could.
What you damaged in your youth, stays damaged.

Riddle101

25 is good for me. You could easily hit your peak or be in the prime of your life at 25. I'd be happy to be 25 forever.

Choosehowevr.

Balerose wrote: »

Tennis players peak at around 24.

Tell that to Rog and Nadal and djokovic

SEPT 23 1989

Only a question that can be answered truly on your death bed

Happy Christmas

Choosehowevr.

Balerose wrote: »

They all peaked around 24. Roger peaked in 2006, Nadal in 2010 and Djokovic in 2011. The fact they are still winning is because their levels were so high they could afford to drop a lot and still win.

Ya it was tongue in cheek

Roger peaked a lot later than 2006 though

gifted

1.....hanging off a tit for the rest of my life and baby oil been wiped onto me pecker sounds like a good way .....













Tits......dreams......lol lol

Mad_maxx

Seeing as I peaked at twenty one , 21

Mr_Muffin

Early 20s. Life becomes a slog after that once you join the rat race and actually have to pretend you care about your job.

Montage of Feck

28

TP_CM

Right now is the happiest I have been in terms of relationships, salaries, and accommodation. But I have a bit of work to do physically. I'm hoping next year I will be better.

It's an interesting question. Because say when I was 21 I was with a girl I was absolutely obsessed about. Or when I was 25 I was in peak physical shape. Or during the summer of 95 (or 96?) there was great music and not a drop of rain. Each year has it's own set of positives and negatives. There isn't one single point in time where I really 'peaked'.

Omackeral

-1

tmabr

27 is probably the best

Mature enough to stop doing stupid stuff

Probably qualified at what you work at.

On good money

Can decide n relationships

Can party on

Can travel where u want

No kids or wife

Ah. Take me back.

Balerose

Balerose wrote: »

If you could be one age for the rest of your life, what would it be?

I'm 36, and don't think I've ever been happier or enjoying life more, except maybe for some periods during childhood. But as an adult at 36, this is my happiest. I still have my health, I look good, I have loads of energy, much more confidence. So for me, 36 is a great age, I'd be happy to be this age forever.

When I was 36, I was happiest, then I became 37 & I was happier.
Now I'm in my forties and happier still.
Life gets better every year

Gruffalux

While I was more limber in my 20s and thought I had everything figured out, it is only looking back that I realise how silly some of the things I passionately believed really were.
It kind of scares me how ideologically possessed one can be when young, it feels so life and death at the time. And then time passes and scales fall away from the eyes and one sees how complicated life and human nature is, and that ideological solutions are hammers that see every issue as nails.

I don't know what is the best age. In terms of life as a dreaming state and being always high on awe and mystery it was before puberty. That was fun.

Hamsterchops

36.

Mad_maxx

Gruffalux wrote: »

While I was more limber in my 20s and thought I had everything figured out, it is only looking back that I realise how silly some of the things I passionately believed really were.
It kind of scares me how ideologically possessed one can be when young, it feels so life and death at the time. And then time passes and scales fall away from the eyes and one sees how complicated life and human nature is, and that ideological solutions are hammers that see every issue as nails.

I don't know what is the best age. In terms of life as a dreaming state and being always high on awe and mystery it was before puberty. That was fun.

we havent a clue about most things when we are young but the arrogance and idealism of youth means it often doesnt matter

Gruffalux

Mad_maxx wrote: »

we havent a clue about most things when we are young but the arrogance and idealism of youth means it often doesnt matter

It used not to matter. Because the older demographic used to say yeah yeah whatever youngsters..but now we have elevated young people's opinions to a higher value, somehow. I mean there was a dour emo kid scolding international governments and in the US the college kids are ordering the professors as to what they can teach. Anyways.

Oranage2

Mid twenties for me. I'm approaching mid thirties and there's things I just can't do like if I started to climb a tree people would think I'm a fool, but I could get away with that in my twenties

JimmyVik

Oranage2 wrote: »

Mid twenties for me. I'm approaching mid thirties and there's things I just can't do like if I started to climb a tree people would think I'm a fool, but I could get away with that in my twenties

In your 40s you cant climb the tree

Around 18 - just becoming a woman, before things go south about 23...
Sorry, misinterpreted thread title.


30 is the sweat spot, smart enough to be regarded as a mature adult, still young enough to get away with stupid sh1t.

Pcgamer

You start dying at around 25 years of age so 18 to 25 would do me fine.

RandomViewer

Balerose wrote: »

It's unlikely you'll be close to your peak in terms of salary, money makes life a lot easier.

Depends, if you are happy and are getting by it doesn't really matter,

RandomViewer

JimmyVik wrote: »

In your 40s you cant climb the tree

51 and can and do climb trees,

WoollyRedHat

Pcgamer wrote: »

You start dying at around 25 years of age so 18 to 25 would do me fine.

That's very comforting.

Church on Tuesday

Late 30's to early 40's for me, that's when most men peak and are relatively secure and settled.

I take pretty good care of my body these days so should be fit and limber as long as I'm alive.

The White Wolf

24 was a good age for me.

Mister Vain

I started to fill out a bit in my 30's so I'd say 32 would be a good age. Was far too skinny in my 20's.

daheff

i'd say around 30

Fairly mature, fairly fit & healthy.

El Gato De Negocios

Ideal age is every one that allows both feet to hit the floor in the morning. I had alot of fun in my 20s and 30s but now at 41, my oldest is for the first time very conscious of Christmas and santa. If I was to go back I wouldn't be able to experience that and what ever other thrills and spills parenting brings.

JimmyVik

RandomViewer wrote: »

51 and can and do climb trees,

Can you jump back down though

Choosehowevr.

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

Late 30's to early 40's for me, that's when most men peak and are relatively secure and settled.

I take pretty good care of my body these days so should be fit and limber as long as I'm alive.

Don't count on it

Just saying

The Witches Cat

Balerose wrote: »

They all peaked around 24. Roger peaked in 2006, Nadal in 2010 and Djokovic in 2011. The fact they are still winning is because their levels were so high they could afford to drop a lot and still win.

This is the most stupid thing i have read!

bmm

Quality Of Life, fun, no commitments, travel , 3rd level complete, can scope with hangovers etc. == 24 years!

IAMAMORON

20 / 21 - but with the experienced brain of a 60 year old.

Purgative

Balerose wrote: »

If you could be one age for the rest of your life, what would it be?

I'm 36, and don't think I've ever been happier or enjoying life more, except maybe for some periods during childhood. But as an adult at 36, this is my happiest. I still have my health, I look good, I have loads of energy, much more confidence. So for me, 36 is a great age, I'd be happy to be this age forever.

I was daydreaming today over an old girlfriend. We used to have to wait until her mother went upstairs to watch the news. My hearing was triggered for that outplay. Then the day her Dad decided to come home early. Thankfully he was fully locked or I probably wouldn't be typing this.


Yeah 30s were good. 40s probably more so with mortgage getting paid down, promotions etc.


Later not so much and this time of year makes me a little morose.

jmlad2020

I love those freshman chicks man.

I get older, they stay they same age.

cj maxx

If I could go back in time, I'd be 24. Great years. Old enough to do 'grown up things ' and young enough to get away.

Choosehowevr.

Balerose wrote: »

It's correct. That's when they peaked. That's what happens when players get older, it shouldn't be a surprise.

That's just like your opinion

Where's the evidence they peaked at 24

Choosehowevr.

50

The young women are still there

I'm getting more selective about which hard drugs I take

RandomViewer

JimmyVik wrote: »

Can you jump back down though

Yep, always been active that way, haven't an ache or a pain,

Hyperbollix

Probably around 28. You're in the mature end of the young person spectrum but to your elders you're still a young person and can behave as such.

You can have some of the perks of adulthood (Education completed, decent job, nice partner, plenty of travel) but you usually don't yet have the downsides (your whole life devoted to kids, mortgage, marriage, no time or disposable income for lots of travel etc etc)

Late 20's is a special age.