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by big-green-man 705 days ago
Mine would be, 30 is not the peak of the hill for a man like you've been told your whole life. Before, people saw a boy when they looked at you. I don't understand it really, but it really does work like that. Once youre in your thirties it's like a switch gets flipped and people respect you more, while also expecting more competence. A man in his 30s is in his prime. Don't waste the next decade of your life. You'll get some of your best opportunities over the next 10 years.

You should definitely get married and start a family at some point in the next 6 years, if you haven't already, but be very selective in the process of picking a mate. You will have that leeway now, because when people see you they see a man, it's a very different in surprising ways. Seriously, I can't stress this enough, it is really strange, we expect it to happen at 18 or 21 and then we start to think it never will, but it's like just having an age over 30 makes you more attractive to employers, friends and women. You may not believe me but you'll see it soon.