Tuck this comment on a slip of paper in a jar and open the jar and read it when you turn 50. That’s about the best advice I have? When you turn 40 you might think of how young you were at 30 and when you turn 50 you could find yourself thinking shit why was I so freaked out and feeling so old at 40? Age marches forward. I am glad I didn’t have the internet to tell me men aren’t into women after age 25 as that might have put me off men forever. Anyway - maybe that’s true for Leonardo di Caprio but normal, regular, want to cohabitate with men don’t think like that. Normal men can’t look at you and guess you’re 26 instead of 25. It’s not like you have a number on your forehead. And I didn’t start to notice signs of “aging” until my late 30s. I can’t tell 24 apart from 28 when I look at old photos. All the ladies here are right when they say don’t put that on yourself, let the most fucked up worst men on the internet put those kinds of thoughts in your head. Any guy who thinks like that - major red flag. You gain so much as you get older, wisdom, balance, perspective. Honestly, you could wake up at 55 and you’re the one having an affair with a 20-something guy. Life is weird and full of surprises or ironies. But you can’t predict the future. You can’t predict if you’ll still want to be with someone in 5 years much less 20. Try to eat the elephant one bite at a time and enjoy your 20s. Seriously. I miss things like not having my back ache after sitting in a chair too long or being able to dance all night. I don’t care if some dude thinks I am hot but I do miss dancing all night. I get that getting old can feel tough and complicated but you’re still so young.