How do you think your life will be different in 2043? Will you be happy or contented if those changes actually happen?

[OlderAndWiser]

When you are young, you see older people around you and you tend to focus on how their lives appear to be different. . . at least in the ways that are visible to others. And there will be some changes, but some things will remain very stable over the years.

At age 68, my desire for female companionship is at least as strong now as it was when I was 21 years old, and it may be a bit stronger. My self-confidence is much better now and my social discomfort disappeared many years ago. My need for sleep is decreased and my appetite is easier to control.

How do you envision YOUR life changing over the next 20 years?

[Potteplante]

The only envision and hope for my future is that I manage to stay curious and that my quality of life doesn't decline to much.

So far my curiosity has done me well, being curious let me towards a healthier and balanced life, educating myself, interacting and even creating friendships with people I never thought I'd be in contact with and through that learn more.

I'm pretty much where I want to be in and very content with my life as it is now but who knows perhaps that changes tomorrow.

[midnightmoon05]

Retired, enjoying life, maybe grandkids? Travel? All grey hair? Wrinkles? still in good health? Driving my friends and family crazy talking about real estate, food, travel…maybe more tame with my ambitions? Some weight gain? Dead? Have no idea.

[SnowedIn]

I'll be 68 or 69.

Three of my four kids will be married. I'll have grandchildren. I'm pretty certain I'll still be working but I hope that it'll be as an author by then and no longer an executive assistant.

My wife and I will be splitting time between a small cabin in Maine and her sister's in Arizona.

So, in some aspects, life will be vastly different, but in many others not so much.

[lightbulb27]

If you askd me 5yrs ago if I'd be where I am, I'd say there's 1% chance.

I'll just take it day by day...

[OlderAndWiser]

I think I know that story!

[midnightmoon05]

Me too!!! :P

[Aerissa_Jade]

I will be dead and gone by then, my life will be over... as I have medical issues and am terminal, I only have a few years left. Due to that guy trying to kill me and long lasting damage to my body as a result that can't be fixed.

If that wasn't the case, I'd hope to be married and have at least 6 kids by then and living the American dream.

[OlderAndWiser]

How absolutely awful!

[LovingJo]

What happened? If I'm allowed to ask? 🫂

[WhiteBoyChill]

You can still travel the world and go on vacations.

[Aerissa_Jade]

@WhiteBoyChill I have big plans this year for a bucket list trip across county and back, as I have been living as a digital nomad the last few years, working remote... I can work remote from anywhere, then after work see things and move every weekend or every other weekend, depending on when I am done with an area.

@LovingJo I was raped and he tried to kill me when he was done, but he also had a friend record the attack and uploaded it online, if you look in my profile there is a link the mytake I wrote on it.

[WhiteBoyChill]

I find it very odd that someone committing a crime would record the crime being committed. But regardless I’m very sorry that happened to you.

[Aerissa_Jade]

@WhiteBoyChill You'd have to read the mytake on it for details. It was a threat to get me to not go to the police. If I do, report this, it goes online forever. Is that really that odd to you?

and thanks.

[WhiteBoyChill]

Yeah that makes sense. I just didn’t think of that

[19magic]

Let's see I'm 26 now so by 46 I hope I'll be earning 35k a year, amassed a decent sized pension. Finally found a man to love and live with. Maybe have a bigger family. To have a side earning passion and have my home in complete order all the furniture and painting etc to be all done.

[melanieeeB]

Damn that's a good one... I can tell you what I wanna do for the upcoming next 5 years, I can vaguely tell you that in 10 years from now I want to be set in some own business, already have my man and hopefully a house with garden and a Rottweiler and foster kids running around but I might also change my mind, it's not set in stone... but in 20 years damn I have no idea

[Anonymous]

i'd be nearly 40 which is a massive jump, hopefully i'd have my life well together with a nice job where i earn enough money for savings, hopefully i'd have my own happy family and hopefully i'll still be in contact with my friends and family and they're all doing well

[NostalgiaSenpi]

Well, I'm going to be fifty two. I'm not sure what will happen. I went into 2022 with the expectation of going to a few concerts and most of the year being the same mundane things. Instead, I got blindsided with brain cancer, lost one of my best friends that I've known for sixteen years, and have to take medicine for the rest of my life. I expect to still be single until I pass away, but twenty years is a long time.

[Whatthefluff]

Ugh I’ll be 41. That’s so weird. I can’t think of anything hopeful that’s also realistic in regards to my future.

[OlderAndWiser]

Do you think that the meaningful part of your life will end when you turn 30 years old?

[Whatthefluff]

It’s not that so much as I can’t picture what the next 2, 5 or 10 years will look like right now or where life will take me. So it’s hard to picture my life in the aftermath of the nearer future’s fortunes.

[OlderAndWiser]

And you can't think of anything hopeful?

[Whatthefluff]

Not so much

[Tomisworthless]

I’ll be 48 going on 49

[Vaporvan]

Good question. In the next 20 years, hopefully I'll see my children grow up, and have grandchildren by then. I also expect I'll have retired or changed careers since my current work is quite physical. Moved to a better house or done more work on my current one, probably, and be looking forward to some time with my wife.

[Keyboardkat]

In 2043 I will be 98 years old, if I'm still around! I hope if I'm still alive by then that I'll still be relatively healthy and still have my mind intact, and not be suffering from dementia, etc. We're all here for a finite period of time.

[Lynnfriend]

I would like to have a good sound relationship, and be financially set, own my own property and house lucrative small business with employees so you could retire and enjoy traveling and family.

[Likes2drive]

I’ll be 76 , probably living in Florida like my dad is and maybe one of my 3 daughters will be around there or close by, maybe married, hard to know, maybe still on GAG 😊

[OlderAndWiser]

Do you have a particular area of Florida under consideration?

[Likes2drive]

Probably near Tampa, my Dad is in Homosassa, stepson is in Gaines City, Daytona or Palm beach would be nice but more expensive, I’m still stuck here in Long Island for awhile though

[Anonymous]

If all continues according to plan will have been retired for over 7 years a millionaire. But considering my grandpa died at 59 and my dad at 58. If I'm alive and happy I'm not going to complain. Every day God gives us is a gift I truly believe that.

[Petr87]

I envision myself being dead by 2043. I don't want to be that old, and I don't even want to think about how screwed-up the world will be by then!

[OlderAndWiser]

So when do you want to die?

[Petr87]

When I'm around sixty-five.

[OlderAndWiser]

You may have a different plan when you are 64½.

[DaveToo]

My mom lived to be 105 and passed away just last July. I'm 77 now, and in 20 years I'd be 97. Considering that my dad passed at 57 in 1963, I don't hold out much belief that I'd make to be that old.

[LiamJHayden]

If I'm still alive, I'll be 20 years older with more assets, hopefully with enough passive income to retire, and still complaining about politicians keeping us at each other so that they can fleece us that much more.

[exitseven]

I will probably have another hip replacement but I expect to be still riding my bike and working out.

[DiNoOoOo]

For me.. I’d hope I’ve graduated college with a marketing/advertisement degree and film ad’s for a living

[Jamie05rhs]

There is too much uncertainty now. I have absolutely no way of answering this question. There's probably about a 75% chance that I will be dead by then, so it's probably irrelevant anyway.

[CoolCatMar1]

I don't know... I will just have my own house and comfort i guess

[jamesgoldman]

Hopefully still alive and rich enough to afford the 50 year old Glenfiddich

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I'll be 75 years old I will be older, so who knows?