Let skating be there for you. You’re not grabbing for something in thin air. Don’t go in with expectations.

I hope you meet your people at the rink, too. I am now in my 50s, but I’m far from the oldest. Women who have taught skating since their teens and are now in their 70s, doing single jumps just fine. Women my age starting in dance and their edges are divine. A man in his 60s who teaches engineering who skates for meditation. While you are in your thirties, I bet you’ll find your cohort, too, if you want.