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‘What’s something that starts happening in your 30s that nobody warned you about?’ 23 big surprises that ambush us as we age

13.

‘Drinking water after 6pm leads to waking up in the middle of the night.’
Luoercal1980

14.

‘The inability to know what, if anything, is going to give you a three day hangover. Is it two beers? One glass of wine? Can I drink 12 beers and one glass of water and be ok? It’s all a possibility!’
NTXGBR

15.

‘For women – chin hairs. You will feel one on the way to work (after a careful inspection before leaving the house) and will think of nothing else all day. You will be unable to stop yourself from touching and fiddling with it all day.’
Diligent-Sleep8025

16.

‘Suddenly, I am the expert in the room. Suddenly I’m someone’s mentor. Suddenly you have responsibilities and your actions have weight. And also suddenly you can finally be on the outside who you always knew you were inside.’
radish-salad

17.

‘Thinning hair, and greying of what’s left of your hair. Also increasing existential dread?’
Charming-Rule-4751

18.

‘For me, it was suddenly giving less fuck about other people opinions.’
quetypai

19.

‘Permanent wrinkles.’
elmz370

20.

‘You care way more about sleep and comfort than going out and partying. Suddenly, a cozy night in feels way more appealing than any wild night out.’
Dry-Hand-9849

21.

‘Pretty much everything you hated as a kid you will begin to love. Naps. Baths. Vegetables. Going to bed early. Staying home rather than going out.’
endorrawitch

22.

‘The realisation that no one cares if you succeed and no one cares if you fail. The scariness of that truth eventually turns into liberation.’
PaducahBazooka

23.

‘Sometimes I hear really moving music or a moving scene in a show or movie and start crying. Wtf.’
French_Breakfast_200

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