[watwut]

Late 20ties is miles different than early 20ties, especially for those who went to college. Very very different. Anything over 22 does not count as "barely into adulthood". 23 years old are adults in all meanings of the word.

[raarts]

In my experience men only reach adulthood at 30, (women at 25). And I'd like to hear the opinion of others (who are passed this age).

[pgwhalen]

Please elaborate on how you define adulthood, and why it’s so different between men and women.

[SamReidHughes]

Women have to worry about settling down earlier.

[watwut]

Still, what does adulthood means for you?

26 year old dudes are adults, full stop. And in my experience, they don't think nor act like teenagers whether they settled down or not, whether they married or not, whether they kept old hobbies or not.

[Mz]

I am 52.

People "reach adulthood" (to use your words) when they take on real responsibility. Some people never do this. Some do it at an early age.

Some things that often cause people to grow up fast include having children or serving in the military.

(Those are opinions. Source: Me.)