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10 Signs You’re Getting Older

10 Signs You’re Getting Older

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Aging is a scary business, and we’re reminded every day that youth is fleeting. If you’re on the precipice of retaining your youth and accepting your old age, here are ten signs that you are most definitely getting older. But don’t worry, with age comes wisdom, life experience, and the chance that somebody will give up their seat on the subway for you.

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ChaCha.com

You don’t recover from your hangovers the way you used to

Why are there a million angry men hammering at your brain from inside your skull? How did you ever do this three or four (or five, or six…) days in a row? Your hangovers are now so debilitating, it’s a miracle if you’ve managed to pull yourself off the couch 48-hours later.

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BDFunding.com

In fact, hitting the clubs holds smaller and smaller appeal

But luckily, you don’t indulge quite as much as you used to, since hitting the hottest bars and clubs now holds little to no appeal for you. You’d much rather sit home with a glass of red wine and Netflix instead of spending hours crammed into a club packed out with sweaty bodies and cheap vodka in uncomfortable shoes.

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VibeConductor.com

Music has never seemed so loud at concerts and parties

Really, how can anybody hold a conversation in those places? The bumping bass, the never-ending electronic sounds – no, thank you! You can barely hear yourself think, let alone talk!

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BlissTree.com

Every morning, you try to remember how you got hit by that bus the day before

But alas, that’s just your creaky old joints waking up. Treat yourself to an indulgent mattress and some orthopedic inserts, because it’s all just downhill from here. Your body is starting to feel the wear of those years of not treating it right, and will let you know how tired it is every day for the rest of your life.

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SprayTanningSolutionInfo.com

You’d rather sit in the shade than the sun

Skin cancer is no joke, and those wrinkles will only get worse. You’re gooping up with SPF 1,000 if you do step into the sun, and are most likely wearing one of those giant sun hats as well. Might as well just stay in the shade and play it safe.

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NineBullets.com

You don’t look solely at the bottom shelf when buying booze

Because you’ve been working for more than half your life at this point, you can probably afford something more than a $3 bottle of wine or plastic bottle of liquor. Raise those eyes to mid-level, and treat yourself to something nice!

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CampusClipper.com

The thought of having roommates that you’re not married to fills you with despair

Whereas roommates used to be a fact of life, and a welcome one at that, given that you’d always have somebody to pregame with, all you want now is your own space and a clean apartment. Sharing an apartment with somebody you met on Craigslist is so not happening anymore.

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CBSNews2.com

Romance becomes more about sharing mortgages than finding true love

Forget true love – you want to buy a house, and there’s no way your can get one on your savings alone. Sure, you’d love to get married, but you’ll probably check their credit score first.

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Narasatti.Wordpress.com

Those “I’m becoming my mother/father” moments happen more and more frequently

You just said, “It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt,” followed by, “I will turn this car around if you don’t stop!” You have become your parents, and it’s terrifying. This is the end.

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Wikia.net

You wear adult diapers

This is a dead giveaway – you, my friend, are old.