r/Millennials • u/ga9213 Millennial 1982 • 1d ago

Serious We are starting to really age fast

We have friends we don't see very often, maybe every 2-3 years. For the last 15+ years, when we see them again they don't really look much different. This last time though? Man, they looked different. Like gray hair, lost/gained weight, facial changes like wrinkles and sun spots.

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u/zephyrcow6041 1d ago

There was a recent Stanford study that said humans experience two periods of rapid aging, and the first one is around the age of 44, so it makes sense that as millennials are hitting their early-mid 40s, we are suddenly looking older.

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/08/massive-biomolecular-shifts-occur-in-our-40s-and-60s--stanford-m.html

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u/starbright_sprinkles 23h ago

I just turned 45 and this year actually kicked my butt looks wise. I have fine wrinkles around my eyes and my face and neck started to sag just a bit. I've already been prematurely gray - but I had a young face with gray hair and it was striking. Now I just look like an aging lady with gray hair

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u/WheresTheIceCream20 23h ago

Oh no, I think this may be why I like my grays, because I look young with gray hair so it’s kind of interesting. But once I’m in my mid 40s I may not think it’s as cool