#I compulsively check the ages of actresses and models. but in contrast to your experience they're usually 22-26

[rosenbraut]

Hey there! I really like your blog and I just wanted to share a few thoughts about being in your late 20s. As a 1995 girlie I guess I can relate, my end of twenties crisis was the worst at 27. At 27 I felt ancient, like my days of beauty were just about to end and I felt a real existencial dread when I found my first gray hair. I googled the age of all the gorgeous actresses in the films I watched and felt a sense of relief when they were in their late 20s, or even 30s or 40s. And I felt weird and pathetic for being so obsessed with age and beauty but I was powerless about it. So I guess I felt like you, but 2 years later, at 29, I read your post and I find it sad but also a bit comical that someone is so worked up about being 27 and turning 28 and calling it the end of your prime. And I don't want to be dismissive of your feelings, but my perspective has changed so much and I just do not think like that at all anymore. I think of myself at 27 and I wonder wtf was her problem? Why did I waste my time worrying about turning older instead of enjoying being 27? 27 is a great age, it is still young enough to be somewhat youthful and energetic but old enough to be a real woman! And so ist 29 and 30 and 31! And yes, at some point in your 30s the "young" part becomes a bit stretchy (I guess 35 is young in the sense that you are still in the first half of your life but not like young young) but it is genuinely fine for me to not be a very young person anymore. And I am sure there are bigger and better things in store for you too!

Hi Sweetheart - this is a really lovely message, thank you so much for sending it. I really hope next year I can see things your way! It seems like you're in a really good place and your views show a great maturity. The fact that you did many of the same things I do was really reassuring, tbh, so thank you a lot for sharing! I think "weird and pathetic" is a really good way of putting it, but I suppose your message proves that there's hope that it'll simply go away with time.