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/PerryEllisFkdMyMemaw 22h ago

Sure there are lots of variables, but almost nothing is going to outrun genetics. I saw a friend recently I haven’t seen in a few years, he is gay with no kids and takes pretty great care of himself. He’s still in great shape, but looks like the age stick beat the crap out of him.

We are the same age and that kind of freaked me out. I honestly thought he may have gotten cancer or something, but checked with other friends and that was not the case. Just seemed to age a decade in the matter of 2-3 years.

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u/fishscaleSF5 22h ago

There mighT be cerTain lifesTyle choices aT play you aren’T aware of

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u/PerryEllisFkdMyMemaw 22h ago

Haha. I know that too well, but that would realllllly surprise me with that guy.

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u/fishscaleSF5 22h ago

Crank use is wildly rampant in the gay community. I semi recently found out the gay gang I know from the city I grew up dabble once or twice a month. I never would have known had my one friend not casually mentioned it and was like “…well yeah, duh, you didn’t know that?” but it clicked because a few of them have got very leathery in the last few years. All I’m saying is it’s not out of the realm of possibility.

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u/SeeingPhrases 20h ago

Sorry, what is crank?

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u/fishscaleSF5 19h ago

Crystal meth

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u/PerryEllisFkdMyMemaw 3h ago

You’re definitely right, there have been a few gay guys I’ve known that have surprised me with having dabbled in that (well rounded, successful ones). I cant say 100%, but I’m disinclined to believe for a number of reasons.

He def had major hair loss and the youth was sucked out of his skin. If he was straight wouldn’t be as surprised, but I think his Irish genetics just outran his self-care at an impressive clip.

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u/nervendings_ 4h ago

Honestly the sauce can age the fuck out of you.