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“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread

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Despite access to thousands of people’s life experiences, we tend to not really understand something until it happens to us. There is really no proper substitute for just living through something, but the magic of the internet allows us to at least try.
Someone asked “What’s a truth about aging that no one prepared you for?” and netizens shared the surprising examples. So get comfortable as you read through, upvote your favorite stories and be sure to share your own experiences, ideas and thoughts in the comments section below.

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#1

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread I’m 61 and sometimes I feel like this world is not for me anymore. I feel almost like an imposter. For example, I can’t find clothes I like that fit correctly, tv is abhorrent, only old music sounds pleasant, shoes are uncomfortable, I don’t recognize most celebrities or famous people in the news or tabloids, and I don’t understand the need for most new and supposedly exciting products.

I’m an educated person, I still work and have an active life. I’m not a recluse. But a little at a time, I feel the world is moving on without me. I finally understand why, in her final years, my mother only watched movies from the 1950s and reminisced about the past more than she talked about the present. Her world was long gone.

Odd-Telephone9730 , cottonbro studio / Pexels Report

Final score:

136points

#2

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread The world becomes more beautiful and people become less necessary.

Duffman_O_Yeah , Arthur Brognoli / Pexels Report

Final score:

100points

#3

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread How much I don’t give a f**k anymore! In a good way.

MotherOfMagpies23 , Helena Lopes / Pexels Report

Final score:

87points

#4

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread Your body really does just start hurting out of nowhere.

CelticMayhem73 , Kindel Media / Pexels Report

Final score:

86points

#5

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread You will realize that you hate planning meals and making food every single day. It's boring and to easy to fall into monotony. But you have to make lunch again and then plan for dinner again then make dinner again and what do you want to eat tomorrow so you plan for breakfast tomorrow and get up and make breakfast again and then plan for lunch again.....

I am so tired of planning and making food.

lonelyronin1 , Patricio Nahuelhual / Pexels Report

Final score:

84points

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#6

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread Just how horrid menopause is and how little the medical community cares about how much you're suffering.

cbmcleod70 , Sora Shimazaki / Pexels Report

Final score:

81points

#7

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread How your mind stays young while your body starts to slow down. You still feel like the same person you’ve always been but suddenly you notice little things changing.

Kremidas:

When I turned 40 I was asked by a younger person what that felt like. I told them I just feel like a 27 year old who has been hanging around and doing stuff for 13 years.

Melodic_Researcher53 , Andrea Piacquadio / Pexels Report

Final score:

74points

#8

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread Your friends start to die. It's something I never thought about.

helcat , Pavel Danilyuk / Pexels Report

Final score:

68points

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#9

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread Doors start closing once you reach a certain age.

Frozboz:

Ageism is real. I just turned 50 and am in a young person's career (software development). I feel how hiring managers look at me when asked to turn my camera on, during an interview that was going very well and suddenly it's "we'll get back to you".

Witchaven_AoC , cottonbro studio / Pexels Report

Final score:

67points

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#10

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread Time f*****g flies.

nor_cal_woolgrower:

The days are long but the years fly by.

CaucasianHumus , cottonbro studio / Pexels Report

Final score:

65points

#11

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread How much time you wasted in your life trying to make others like you.

richb83 , Karolina Kaboompics / Pexels Report

Final score:

59points

#12

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread Time for the hard truth.

One day, and yes it will happen to you, you will see a box... and you won't just throw it away because IT'S A REALLY USEFUL BOX.

Justaredditor85 , cottonbro studio / Pexels Report

Final score:

59points

#13

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread Adults aren't real. At least not in the way they're viewed when you're a kid.

When you're a kid you can't wait to "grow up" and then you do and you're still you, just older. That voice inside your head doesn't change, but what you see in the mirror does. Only now you're just older and saddled with bills and stress and all of life's "surprises".

On top of this, everyone is winging it. Absolutely everyone. Because the idea of order and a civilized society is an illusion. We're all playing by made up rules and making imaginary money and all the rest of it. A one dollar bill costs just as much to print as a hundred dollar bill. Hell, ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR BILLS used to be a thing (not in circulation, but they still represented their face value). Same principle applies.

In short, everyone is just doing whatever until we die.

SoonToBeMarried43 , Daniel Frese / Pexels Report

Final score:

59points

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#14

I'd just turned 40 and wasn't happy about it when I happened to talk to a couple in their 80s. Oh 40 they said, eyes misting up. What I wouldn't give to be 40 again. Made me feel better and now that I'm 60 I'm beginning to see their point of view.

lotsanoodles Report

Final score:

57points

#15

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread You start to realize the older you get that the end is closer than the beginning and you still feel like you have so much more to do.

Putrid-Stage3925 , Mikhail Nilov / Pexels Report

Final score:

55points

#16

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread It’s really lonely being an adult. I mean you have friends and co workers etc but it’s just incredibly lonely because you only ever have surface level conversations with most people.

Totes_agirl , Stefan Stefancik / Pexels Report

Final score:

54points

#17

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread The fatigue.

Resistant-Insomnia:

I haven't felt rested in over ten years. Always tired. The moment I open my eyes I'm exhausted.

Groundbreaking_Pea10 , Polina Zimmerman / Pexels Report

Final score:

54points

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#18

How much it hurts to fall.

I fell off the roof of a house as a kid and just got up and walked away.

Now I'm careful when stepping off of a tall curb...

Final score:

53points

#19

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread Hair grows where you don't want it and falls out where you wanted it.

MntEverest77 , Ghassan Alkhatib / Pexels Report

Final score:

53points

#20

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread Things that seemed so important when you were younger, really are not important.

Excellent_Earth_9033 , Marcus Aurelius / Pexels Report

Final score:

52points

#21

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread No one prepared me for how much energy and time it takes to maintain everything—like health, relationships, and just staying organized. It’s way more work than I expected!

Milaabbyxx , Gary Barnes / Pexels Report

Final score:

49points

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#22

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread It will hit you unexpectedly, you think you're still young but your body just won't cooperate and will show some signs.

aslynnxhalee , SHVETS production / Pexels Report

Final score:

48points

#23

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread It's not just you who is getting old.

Your parents are getting even older.

iVikingr , Magda Ehlers / Pexels Report

Final score:

45points

#24

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread Remember when you were younger and you'd ask your Dad: "What's wrong?" And he'd say: "Idk, I must've slept funny."

That's you now.

willyv4pres , Andrea Piacquadio / Pexels Report

Final score:

44points

#25

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread The point where you start evaluating friendships and find that most friendships are merely transactional. I've dropped a lot of "friends".

Embarrassed_Car_6779 , Helena Lopes / Pexels Report

Final score:

43points

#26

Waking up at least twice a night to pee.

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Final score:

41points

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#27

Your face looks older than your body, your soul feels younger than your mind ...

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Final score:

40points

#28

That it seems to happen overnight.
I was young the day before yesterday.
I'm turning 60 in two months.
WTF.

TheCosmicFlounder Report

Final score:

38points

#29

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread When you get a flashback of a good memory and you realize that was over 10 years ago.

Bonschenverwerter:

I saw a former classmate the other day. Did the maths and realized I hadn't seen them in about 20 years. I'm only 35.

thrivingandstriving , ALINA MATVEYCHEVA / Pexels Report

Final score:

34points

#30

Healthy living is just one part of living longer. Genetics and environmental influences are the two other puzzle pieces.

Healthy living only gets you so far. The last three funerals I went to were for people in really amazing shape before their illness/death. Cancer, cancer, heart attack.

Absolutely, do all you can, but denial of mortality isn't helpful as you age.

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Final score:

33points

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#31

I started to appreciate lonelines and peace. Priceless..

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Final score:

33points

#32

Household appliances start getting really exciting. Had a vacuum delivered a couple of months ago, it arrived while we had dinner guests and everyone was super excited lol.

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Final score:

33points

#33

I'm middle aged and a funny thing is the way younger people get self-conscious or apologize when there is no need. For example, they will apologize for swearing around me or mentioning something like (gasp) drinking, or d***s, or sleeping around. I think it's funny. Why would being on earth longer make me easier to scandalize? I've seen and done things that would shock them, lol, but to them I'm a very proper looking classy older lady.

Glittering-Lychee629 Report

Final score:

31points

#34

“It Will Happen To You”: 35 Unexpected Parts Of Aging, As Shared In This Viral Thread If you choose not to have kids, you may end up losing your friends. I turn 40 this year, and my partner and I don't see many folks these days. Parents like to hang out with other parents. And I don't have a grudge, I totally see the value for playdates, etc. But it can be a little lonely.

OcularVernacular , Ron Lach / Pexels Report

Final score:

29points

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#35

Everybody thinks you're respectable if you keep a rose garden and a vegetable garden...

...no matter what you used to do at Burning Man.

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Final score:

28points

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I am a writer at Bored Panda. Despite being born in the US, I ended up spending most of my life in Europe, from Latvia, Austria, and Georgia to finally settling in Lithuania. At Bored Panda, you’ll find me covering topics ranging from the cat meme of the day to red flags in the workplace and really anything else. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, beating other people at board games, cooking, good books, and bad films.

I am a writer at Bored Panda. Despite being born in the US, I ended up spending most of my life in Europe, from Latvia, Austria, and Georgia to finally settling in Lithuania. At Bored Panda, you’ll find me covering topics ranging from the cat meme of the day to red flags in the workplace and really anything else. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, beating other people at board games, cooking, good books, and bad films.

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I'm a visual editor at Bored Panda. I kickstart my day with a mug of coffee bigger than my head, ready to tackle Photoshop. I navigate through the digital jungle with finesse, fueled by bamboo breaks and caffeine kicks. When the workday winds down, you might catch me devouring bamboo snacks while binging on the latest TV show, gaming or I could be out in nature, soaking up the tranquility and communing with my inner panda.

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Aubrie Allen 2 months ago

It's sad. Your folks get old and can pass at any moment. My dad passed suddenly 3 days ago. It's hard.

10points

Seonag Udell 2 months ago

Sorry for your loss

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Lame Llama 2 months ago

I'm so sorry for your loss.

3points

Seonag Udell 2 months ago

Around the time I was writing my condolences to you, my father passed away. He died this morning in his sleep

2points

Multa Nocte 2 months ago

Sorry for your loss, Aubrie.

1point

Multa Nocte 2 months ago

You spend your entire life fighting against the war culture, championing social causes, championing women's rights, championing gender rights, championing environmental causes, and then you come to Bored Panda and have people call you a Boomer in an ugly way.

9points

Lawrence 2 months ago

Keep fighting the good fights. And don't give energy to ugliness spewed by internet randos.

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Gregory Hansen 2 months ago

The secret to youth is NOT letting that number define you. I'll be 60 next month. I have a skateboard, I listen to Slayer loud as hell. The first steps ARE like Forrest Gump with the leg braces on, but then I can still fly pretty good. Just do what you do and stop worrying about the number. It's NOT who you are. My kids tell people I'm the real Peter Pan. The most difficult part is caring. I put on weight, I need to drop it off, but mehhh, whatever - is a the beginning of the downturn. If you can avoid that procrastination, keep your mind and body healthy and just live your life, you'll be fine

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Aubrie Allen 2 months ago

It's sad. Your folks get old and can pass at any moment. My dad passed suddenly 3 days ago. It's hard.

10points

Seonag Udell 2 months ago

Sorry for your loss

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Lame Llama 2 months ago

I'm so sorry for your loss.

3points

Seonag Udell 2 months ago

Around the time I was writing my condolences to you, my father passed away. He died this morning in his sleep

2points

Multa Nocte 2 months ago

Sorry for your loss, Aubrie.

1point

Multa Nocte 2 months ago

You spend your entire life fighting against the war culture, championing social causes, championing women's rights, championing gender rights, championing environmental causes, and then you come to Bored Panda and have people call you a Boomer in an ugly way.

9points

Lawrence 2 months ago

Keep fighting the good fights. And don't give energy to ugliness spewed by internet randos.

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Gregory Hansen 2 months ago

The secret to youth is NOT letting that number define you. I'll be 60 next month. I have a skateboard, I listen to Slayer loud as hell. The first steps ARE like Forrest Gump with the leg braces on, but then I can still fly pretty good. Just do what you do and stop worrying about the number. It's NOT who you are. My kids tell people I'm the real Peter Pan. The most difficult part is caring. I put on weight, I need to drop it off, but mehhh, whatever - is a the beginning of the downturn. If you can avoid that procrastination, keep your mind and body healthy and just live your life, you'll be fine

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