People idealize or reminisce about their 20s, but nobody tells you beforehand that it's hard and unglamorous and often very unpleasant.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I had some wonderful times in my 20s, but your 20s are hard.
I feel like I experienced my 20s in all their glory and all their disastrousness.
My 20s were a completely and utterly different time in my life.
In your 20s, you're just a sketch of what you think you're trying to be.
I think your 20s are the hardest part of life. I mean, everyone goes on about how hard it is to be a teenager, but actually I think it's tougher to be in your 20s because you're expected to be a grownup and expected to earn your own living and be successful and I think you feel like a kid still.
The Twenties have this sort of attitude where you never know what's around the corner.
When you're in your 20s, you're a little more carefree; you're single. You have a very different way of looking at the world and experiencing the world. But later in your 30s, when you have children, a career, career obstacles, mortgages, car payments and relationships, you have to negotiate; that's a very different life.
I look back on my 20s. It's supposed to be the prime of your life, the most vital, the most beautiful. But you're making your critical decisions and sometimes your most critical mistakes.
I think the 20s are a vastly overrated decade. We promise kids that once they get out of school, life will begin and their dreams will come true. But then comes the struggle.
When you're in your early 20s, you go ahead and do everything. And it's very hard to judge yourself.
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