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Which decade of your life is the best so far?


I think people most often say their 20s were the best years of their life. For me, I disagree. I hated my 20s. My 20's were a period of time of upheaval, high stress and anxiety. The stress of studying in undergrad and trying to achieve good marks. The stress of getting into a professional school and worrying about maintaining good marks, so I don't hopefully flunk out. Thankfully, I made it through.

I'm 31 now and I'm really liking my 30's so far. I don't have as much anxiety as I did back in my 20s always worrying about the next step because things are relatively stable & relaxed now. Just need to find a girl, get married and have kids. Easier said than done though.

I think early to mid 30s are the best years.

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My mid 50's and 60's. I switched positions in my company and it made all the difference in the world with my quality of life.

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I would say my 20s because I joined the US Army when I was 25 and got out when I was 29. Those four years were the most fun and the best years of my life. I did some very amazing things during that time.

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i turned 50 last year.

at the risk of sounding pollyanna-ish, i would have to say my life has stayed on more or less an upwards trajectory. except that my teen years were more miserable than my first decade, but i doubt that's very rare. but otherwise, i figure my 20s were better than my teens, 30s better than 20s, etc.

i remember being very worried about everything in my twenties...what i would be, what kind of life i would have, what would happen to me, blah blah blah.

i've got some problems, more than most in some ways, though in other ways my life is probably easier than others. but overall i've found i'm less bothered and more at rest with myself and the way things are as i've gotten older.

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Tough question here. I’m in my 40’s now and every decade has been a wonderful adventure so far.

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Weirdly, my 20s were the best and worst years of my life. It sounds like crap, but I really figured myself out in my 20s and felt my most strongest and my best. I felt like I was finally truly living life in my 20s - living and not just surviving or existing. But I also became ill and that illness has taken over my life. In my 30s now and I'm still struggling with illness, but I'm making more peace with it lately.

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