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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe losses nobody warns you about<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u201cThe slow loss of everything, your abilities, your health, your friends, relatives, places you loved, etc. Just the eroding away of everything.\u201d \u2013 @BreadfruitOk6160<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cAll the loss you endure.\u201d \u2013 @southerndude42<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cDeath, there are fewer & fewer people that know who you really are & where you came from. I\u2019ve these parts of my life I shared with friends, & they\u2019re dead now. It\u2019s a strange feeling, when I\u2019m gone it\u2019ll be like those moments never happened. The loss of shared experiences, I guess. It\u2019s nothing terribly important, or even very impactful, it\u2019s just slightly sad.\u201d \u2013 @Inside_Ad_7162<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThe invisibility.\u201d \u2013 @TimeSurround5715<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat your body starts doing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u201cAches and pains don\u2019t go away in a day. Sometimes it takes a week.\u201d \u2013@OscarTravolta<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s so much harder to gain muscle once you age.\u201d \u2013 @GroundAndSound<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThat eventually you will end up in that CVS aisle you always skipped because it didn\u2019t pertain to you.\u201d \u2013 @IntentionAromatic523<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cAll the napping! I\u2019ve never needed so many naps\u2026\u201d \u2013 @Familiar_Collar_78<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cAs a male. The crazy ear and nose hairs that grow.\u201d \u2013 @Mikethemechanic00<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nTime hits differently now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow fast time goes by. I was 21 yesterday. Now I\u2019m 69. Time went by way too quickly.\u201d \u2013 @Dry-Cause2061<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cHow precious time will feel. Every moment matters to me now and I have no patience for squandering it. I consider myself very laid back but if there is anything that will trigger me, it\u2019s someone wasting my time. Feels like they\u2019re stealing my most precious resource.\u201d \u2013 @PicoRascar<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cStart appreciating the smallest things\u2026 like a quiet morning, or when a friend texts u a meme outta nowhere. those tiny moments hit diff now.\u201d \u2013 @quietswoon<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe upsides nobody talks about<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLate sixties. \u2026.something about aging no one warned about? sounds like it\u2019s gotta be something bad. I wasn\u2019t warned about how independent, footloose and fancy free I\u2019d feel once all work and family commitments and obligations were fulfilled. And I can be cantankerous whenever I wanna be. Most folks get warned about long term health consequences but it is difficult to overcome the insidious long-term ill-health consequences of commercial, corporate, processed, fast food pressures and convenience. way too much is spent on consequences of poor health and not enough on prevention and education \u2014 imho.\u201d \u2013 @Buzzhoops<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cI wish they had warned me that it\u2019s OKAY \u2018not to do anything\u2019 when you retire. My husband and I have been retired about two years now, and it\u2019s been wonderful. But we\u2019re not jetting around the world. We are just relaxing, enjoying being home. And that\u2019s okay, it doesn\u2019t mean we have a worse life now.\u201d \u2013 @slenderella148<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cMenopause. I knew so little about it beyond hot flashes, but what absolutely NOBODY told me was: after 40+ years of mostly painful, heavy periods, it is a GLORIOUS feeling not to have a period anymore. I especially love the freedom of being able to travel without having to calculate whether I\u2019d need to pack extra products and underwear. (Thank God my agony came pretty much like clockwork every 28 days.).\u201d \u2013 @Technical-Bit-4801<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFeelings, savings, and nostalgia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe sensitivity. I have always been a very sensitive person who feels things deeply. But I\u2019m also GenX so calloused, but lord a mercy if middle-age hasn\u2019t turned me into a crybaby. I swear I never used to cry so much.\u201d \u2013 @earthgarden<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThat regularly putting money into savings or a retirement account is as important as brushing your teeth every day.\u201d \u2013 @InternalAcrobatic216<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen you hear a song or band from your youth that you absolutely hated because they were so cheesy and god-awful bad, but now when you hear it.. it brings back smiles and memories\u2026. that\u2019s the cleansing power of Nostalgia!\u201d \u2013 @Hillman314<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nGetting older has its surprises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Read together, these answers make aging sound less like a warning label and more like a mixed bag. There\u2019s real grief in the loss of people and places, the aches that linger, and the feeling that time is speeding up. But there\u2019s also the freedom to do absolutely nothing, to be cantankerous whenever you want, and to finally appreciate a quiet morning. Maybe the most honest takeaway is that getting older will hand you plenty of surprises, and some of them are good ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\u201cAll the loss you endure.\u201d \u2013 @southerndude42<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDeath, there are fewer & fewer people that know who you really are & where you came from. I\u2019ve these parts of my life I shared with friends, & they\u2019re dead now. It\u2019s a strange feeling, when I\u2019m gone it\u2019ll be like those moments never happened. The loss of shared experiences, I guess. It\u2019s nothing terribly important, or even very impactful, it\u2019s just slightly sad.\u201d \u2013 @Inside_Ad_7162<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe invisibility.\u201d \u2013 @TimeSurround5715<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAches and pains don\u2019t go away in a day. Sometimes it takes a week.\u201d \u2013@OscarTravolta<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s so much harder to gain muscle once you age.\u201d \u2013 @GroundAndSound<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat eventually you will end up in that CVS aisle you always skipped because it didn\u2019t pertain to you.\u201d \u2013 @IntentionAromatic523<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll the napping! I\u2019ve never needed so many naps\u2026\u201d \u2013 @Familiar_Collar_78<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs a male. The crazy ear and nose hairs that grow.\u201d \u2013 @Mikethemechanic00<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow fast time goes by. I was 21 yesterday. Now I\u2019m 69. Time went by way too quickly.\u201d \u2013 @Dry-Cause2061<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow precious time will feel. Every moment matters to me now and I have no patience for squandering it. I consider myself very laid back but if there is anything that will trigger me, it\u2019s someone wasting my time. Feels like they\u2019re stealing my most precious resource.\u201d \u2013 @PicoRascar<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStart appreciating the smallest things\u2026 like a quiet morning, or when a friend texts u a meme outta nowhere. those tiny moments hit diff now.\u201d \u2013 @quietswoon<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLate sixties. \u2026.something about aging no one warned about? sounds like it\u2019s gotta be something bad. I wasn\u2019t warned about how independent, footloose and fancy free I\u2019d feel once all work and family commitments and obligations were fulfilled. And I can be cantankerous whenever I wanna be. Most folks get warned about long term health consequences but it is difficult to overcome the insidious long-term ill-health consequences of commercial, corporate, processed, fast food pressures and convenience. way too much is spent on consequences of poor health and not enough on prevention and education \u2014 imho.\u201d \u2013 @Buzzhoops<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI wish they had warned me that it\u2019s OKAY \u2018not to do anything\u2019 when you retire. My husband and I have been retired about two years now, and it\u2019s been wonderful. But we\u2019re not jetting around the world. We are just relaxing, enjoying being home. And that\u2019s okay, it doesn\u2019t mean we have a worse life now.\u201d \u2013 @slenderella148<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMenopause. I knew so little about it beyond hot flashes, but what absolutely NOBODY told me was: after 40+ years of mostly painful, heavy periods, it is a GLORIOUS feeling not to have a period anymore. I especially love the freedom of being able to travel without having to calculate whether I\u2019d need to pack extra products and underwear. (Thank God my agony came pretty much like clockwork every 28 days.).\u201d \u2013 @Technical-Bit-4801<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe sensitivity. I have always been a very sensitive person who feels things deeply. But I\u2019m also GenX so calloused, but lord a mercy if middle-age hasn\u2019t turned me into a crybaby. I swear I never used to cry so much.\u201d \u2013 @earthgarden<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat regularly putting money into savings or a retirement account is as important as brushing your teeth every day.\u201d \u2013 @InternalAcrobatic216<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen you hear a song or band from your youth that you absolutely hated because they were so cheesy and god-awful bad, but now when you hear it.. it brings back smiles and memories\u2026. that\u2019s the cleansing power of Nostalgia!\u201d \u2013 @Hillman314<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Read together, these answers make aging sound less like a warning label and more like a mixed bag. There\u2019s real grief in the loss of people and places, the aches that linger, and the feeling that time is speeding up. But there\u2019s also the freedom to do absolutely nothing, to be cantankerous whenever you want, and to finally appreciate a quiet morning. 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Time hits differently now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The upsides nobody talks about<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Feelings, savings, and nostalgia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Getting older has its surprises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n