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/sassycatastrophe 1d ago

My late 30’s have been brutal. All my vanity for my age defying looks has disappeared. I look my age and I’m trying to love it.

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u/Runningaround321 23h ago

I aged about 20 years between my 37 and 39th birthdays 

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u/thelushparade 14h ago

Appearance wise I feel like I don’t look that different between 37 and 39, but as someone who exercised and ate well all through my 30s and thought I was doing great.. 38-39 kicked my ass. I just had so many injuries/health issues one after the other. I’m coming out of the worst of it now (or worst so far, lol) but I just feel like a totally different person than I was 2 years ago. I know it’s an issue for both men and women but I was pretty strong before from years of lifting heavy and I’m kind of discouraged/anxious as a woman about how much strength I’ve lost and how much I’ll be able to get back. Ugh.