Things That Get Harder After You Turn 25

After the age of 25, your life undergoes quite a few changes. Usually, you have a settled career by the time your turn 25-years-old. You are also expected to be 'grown-up' in several experiences. And yet, you are still trying to avoid the tag of being an 'adult'. It is an interesting combination of emotions that you feel after you turn 25.

Experiences with life changes you a lot by the time you reach your mid twenties. But your youthful spirit still does a few somersaults once in a while. So after 25, it becomes difficult for you to be irresponsible. And yet, you want to throw caution to the winds once in a while just so that you can feel like reckless youth days. Your life after 25 can be illustrated by a very simple example. You still enjoy your binge drinking on week nights. But you curse yourself for it the next morning when you are late to office.

Also, the life's experiences teach you to value things like money and relationships. You are tempted to blow your paycheck on an extravagant vacation but you don't actually do it. You are still by the wrong guy or girl but you thick twice before getting into an unsuitable relationship. That is how your life changes after you are 25. After turning 25, you usually have a constant battle with yourself to do the right things.

So Boldsky presents a list of things that becomes harder to do after 25 years of age.

Staying Awake All Night

Staying Awake All Night

When you were in college you might have spent many sleepless nights doing projects. But now, even if is stay up past 12 midnight, you start dozing.

Recognising Old Friends

Recognising Old Friends

Most old friends on Facebook have put on weight, changed their hairstyles or got married and changed their last names. It becomes increasingly difficult to recognise old friends from school on Facebook after 25 years of age.

Staying Single

Staying Single

Well, the whole world around you is getting engaged or committed or even worse, married. You feel like all your friends have something to do on weekends except you. Its hard to stay single and not feel a bit weird about it after you turn 25.

Partying Two Nights In A Row

Partying Two Nights In A Row

When we are teenagers, partying on Friday and Saturday night was never a problem. That is because we did not have a pile of housework to finish on the weekends. So partying two nights in a row is not an option.

Making Good Friends

Making Good Friends

After a certain age, your ability to trust another person completely diminishes. The best friends are always made in schools and colleges. There is too much competition and distrust in relationships after you become an adult.

Missing Out Weddings

Missing Out Weddings

Some or the other of your friends are getting married every weekend. So you are bound to miss out on a few.

Getting A Pet To Kill Loneliness

Getting A Pet To Kill Loneliness

When you are past your mid twenties, you have sudden bouts of loneliness. So even if you are not ready to share your home with a human being yet, you can always get a pet to share ypur space.

Wearing Heels

Wearing Heels

As they say, choosing a life partner is like buying shoes. You start by checking out the glamorous options and then you settle with the most comfortable one. By the time you are 25, you will be hunting for comfortable footwear.

Trying Strange Hair Colours

Trying Strange Hair Colours

At one point of time, having red streaks or going blonde was not such a big deal at all. But now, you would think twice and decide against turning up at office with a bizarre hair colour.

Losing Weight or Even Maintaining It

Losing Weight or Even Maintaining It

When we are 18, we can live on burgers and fries and still not put on weight. But after 25 years of age, unhealthy food habits catch up with your waistline.

Wearing Message T-Shirts

Wearing Message T-Shirts

When you are in your mid-twenties, you will really be worried about wearing a T-shirt with a cocky message. What if your colleagues see you wearing a tee that says 'My face is up there you moron'!

Blowing Money

Blowing Money

When you are 25, you start earning a sizable amount of money. But fortunately, you also realise the value of money by this time. So you will not really want to empty all your savings on a diamond ring. You would much rather invest in buying a house.

Rebelling Against Parents

Rebelling Against Parents

No matter how much you hate to admit, you finally start seeing that your parents were right all along. You can hardly keep up the 'rebel without a cause' stance after being 25-years-old.

Story first published: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 19:10 [IST]
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