This past birthday I officially moved from my “mid-twenties” to the oh-so-near-thirty “late-twenties.” The passing from one threshold to another moved me to notice how I, and my almost-thirty-years-old peers, differ from the other twenty-somethings. I found some of the changes interesting or funny and began keeping a mental list. Naturally, this is from a woman’s perspective, so I would love to hear what the almost-thirty man notices too. If you have some additions please comment below and share them! I can’t wait to hear how you know you’re almost 30.
How you know you’re almost 30:
-The majority of your friends are married or have sent out their ’save the date’ postcards.
-You look around at your male friends and realize most have gray hair speckling their heads or beards and baldness is no longer just a possibility, but part of their “look.”
-”Are you going to have kids?” “When are you starting a family?” or some other version of “When are you popping one out?” is a weekly, if not daily question you manage.
-You’d much rather watch Grey’s Anatomy on your DVR than go out on Saturday night (you mean get dressed up AND stay up late?!).
-You start to think that silver jewelry looks cheap and choose gold because it looks more sophisticated.
-Body fat starts to stick in very strange new places.
-You walk inside American Eagle Outfitters/Urban Outfitters/Abercrombie+Fitch/Forever 21 and realize you probably shouldn’t be shopping there any more.
-You over hear the most recent hires at work talking and realize that you are now one of the “old guys” with the “outdated ideas.”
-Know that Hershey’s Chocolate or any other kind of milk chocolate is for kids, instead craving the deepest darkest solid chocolate you can find.
-You look at the covers of the magazines at the checkout stand and honestly have no idea who some of the stars on the covers are.
-You don’t feel a day older than 16—just a little bit smarter with more money.