In my prime

[cjmewett]

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You might be in your prime, but happiness goes to hell. Not that things are bad in your 40s, a lot of things are going great, but the stresses of life are probably at their max. Between kids, spouse, career, aging parents, debt, and inevitable physical changes, your 40s often feel like a treadmill even though you've gotten just about everything you wanted and worked for. You look back and your 20s were such a carefree, easy time.

But I wouldn't trade what I've got for anything.

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This is an interesting point, and part of what I was looking for. I think if you're overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, it's hard to say that you're in your emotional or psychological prime. Part of this is a function of personality type more than age, but worth considering I think. A lot of people talk about their wonderful, carefree twenties, but I'm 26 and generally miserable. I look forward to the time when I'm 55 and my life is like a JP Morgan commercial.

[Blarg]

Getting older can definitely have a lot of cool things about it, depending on your personality type.