What age are you no longer a “young adult”?

[JustinTheGreat]

I saw a post where people were arguing what age you are no longer a “young adult”

I say young adult is your 20s. Once you’re 30, you’re an adult adult.
some people were saying under 35, some people were even saying under 40. I can understand 35 but 40? Calm down grandma 💀 imagine pushing 40 years old and still calling yourself a “young adult” lol embarrassing.

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Not some of y’all getting offended about me calling 40 year old grandmas lol I’m well aware that 40 is too young to be a grandmother, ‘‘twas a joke luvs

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I don’t get how the opinions saying 25+ are no longer young adults (and they’re not wrong) but the opinion saying once you lose your virginity is when you’re an adult, doesn’t have any lol

[RainbowUnicorn123]

For me I always said 30s. That's when more of the things of life take in for most people such as marriage, kids, and house or at least that's what they make it seem like in tv shows. I was recently talking to someone in her 70s though and she said that 30s aren't old because when you get older then 30s you'll realize that 30s wasn't as old as you made it seem back then. And I think she has a point because at 30s you're not as old as say someone in their 40s or 70s but you're also not as young as someone in their 20s. 40 is not old, but its definitely not young either. Age is just a state of mind and you're only as old as you make yourself feel. I know some people who are in their 30s and party like they're in their 20s. There are some 70s and 80s year olds who are still going strong, while there are teens and 20 year olds who have the health of an old person I guess you can say. Age is a sate of mind I believe because before talking to many older people I used to complain about getting old when in actuality I wasn't and was just putting it in my mind that I was. I'm 24 by the way. Sorry for the long comment. Just wanted to share my thoughts. This is something I've been thinking about recently.

[Pinay_ako]

Yo easy on grandma calling over there 👉 😂. I’m 40 in October and I don’t consider myself grandma nor a young adult 🤣. Young adults range from 16-24. 16 is the age where teenagers are allowed to get a driver’s license in Canada. So therefore, they are given a privilege and a right to learn a basic life skill as a young adult since driving is life/death! 25 upwards are considered real adults as life goes downwards after that 😂 jk!!!

[MAC1983]

Also, 24 is the age almost all humans, male and female, reach the final stage of their brain development.

I always considered young adults the same as you... BUT being young does not mean they are any less mature than older adults.

I'm sure you've seen a lot pf retirement age adults that never stopped acting like teenagers, and teenagers more mature than any of those elders ever were!

[Pinay_ako]

Thanks for the MHG 💕

[misterbater]

I see it professionally. When you're in high school you're a child. In college and in entry level jobs (internships, apprentice, associate, trainees etc.) you're a young adult. In any managerial position (even junior managers) I will treat you as full adult as by then you have full understanding of how the world works and you can be held accountable for any single little behaviour of yours. You remain a full adult throughout marriage, kids, and all those promotions until your kids become young adults. When your kids get out of high school, that is when you become old.

[NathanDavis]

I would go with age 24... because that's around the age when your brain has finally reached "adulthood" and "full development" legally you're an adult, physiologically, you have a young brain...

25 and on, you're a fully developed adult, and adult that is young but not a young adult

we can complicate it as much as we want though... but I'm too old for that, lmfao

[JustinTheGreat]

That actually makes sense. I was also thinking 25 at first

[MAC1983]

I said a very similar thing in a comment. Oh well. Redundancy is not always a bad thing, like anyone who has made backups knows...

[NathanDavis]

@JustinTheGreat oh yeah... some never grow up in the first place, regardless of chronological age... lol

[ShaTTeredMasterpeace]

I feel like if you're in your 20s you're a young adult. Once you hit those 30s it's time to drop that young.

[ShaTTeredMasterpeace]

Per your update, someone can absolutely be 40 and be a grandma lol. Say they had a baby at age 20. And then their baby has baby when they are 20. That would make mama a 40 year old grandma. I don't know why people are losing their shit over that. Hell my best friends mom was 37 when she became a grandma!

[melanieeeB]

I would say like between 18- 25 you're considered a young adult

[Thatgirlcvp]

Lol you are funny "imagine pushing 40 years old and still calling yourself a “young adult” lol embarrassing." So funny 😂 that made my day.

Anyway, I think young adult is 18 up to 25. Late 20s definitely considered an adult. I know people like to say in your 30s you are taken seriously by those older than you. If people are so eager to look down on you because of your age, they're idiots. Age is just a number. It's all about your mind and how you hold yourself.

[Aerissa_Jade]

25 and up is what I'd say, cause you've been an adult for more than half a decade by that time.

[exitseven]

@Aerissa_Jade You are still a kid to me.😂😂😂😂😂

[shaysh87]

Never mind the people who claim that they are still "young " until they are 50. They're just people out there who can't face the reality of aging.

From my experience living in society, when people refer to young adults, they are really referring to folks 18-25. Many job training programs are only willing to accept applications from "young adults" between ages 18-25. They're not willing to accept anyone older than that. Sure a 26 yr old is still considered young but I dont think it will fit into the mold of "young adult" category. You would think that 26 is young but job training programs typically want younger folks.

[Goldrush880]

There are people older than 25, 26 y. olds that look younger than their age, like they're 18 year old. Ageing has to do with your genetics, lifestyle, ethnicity and other factors. In my country you are considered a young adult, there are job training programs from 18-29

[shaysh87]

@Goldrush880

Just because you look like you are 25 by the time you are 40, it does not actually mean you are 25. Looks have nothing to do with anything. You are 40 regardless if you look 10 years old.

[Goldrush880]

Yes, they do... How would you even know they're 40, unless they tell you?

[shaysh87]

@Goldrush880

Thats not the point. Even if you look 25 but you're actually 45, you still won't be able to have kids.

[Goldrush880]

Actually women nowadays have kids in their 40s. My aunt had her two kids at 37 and 41. As long as you have a period, you can. Or you can have IVF or freeze your eggs at an earlier age...

[shaysh87]

@Goldrush880

Most women can't afford IVF. Even if you do IVF, there is no guarantee that you can get pregnant. Most freezed eggs have very low chance of getting successfully fertilized. A woman's childbearing years end typically at 40. Very few women can give birth after 40. Its almost impossible.

[Goldrush880]

Actually with the advancements in technology it's becoming more and more common. There's no such rule that a woman's childbearing years end at 40, my obstetrician says that as long as a woman has a period, you can be pregnant.
It seems like you live in the Middle Ages, you sound ageist

[shaysh87]

@Goldrush880

that is true. but getting pregnant would be a problem if your chances of getting pregnant every period cycle is 5% out of 100. That is literally the truth about fertility after 40

[Goldrush880]

Most women with a good stable job can afford that. If they can afford a car or a house, you can afford that too
It sounds like you have no idea what you're talking about

[Goldrush880]

I don't know a lot of people, who get married and have kids at 25 anyway. The majority of women nowadays have kids in their late 20's or 30's, nowadays

[shaysh87]

@Goldrush880

reality is, IVF is not guaranteed to work. Egg freezing is no guarantee would work either. But what is guarantees children is having kids before 35.

[shaysh87]

@Goldrush880

[Most women with a good stable job can afford that. If they can afford a car or a house, you can afford that too]

you're wrong actually. It usually takes at 2-4 rounds of IVF to have a child. And every round costs on average 11,000-15,000. So total, you will probably need to spend 40,000-60,000 to conceive a child. do you have that much money? i doubt it.

[ChrisMaster69]

When I worked at counselling centre we tended to use it for 16-25 (15-25).

16 and 17 year olds have a lot of say in their own lives, are able to consent sexually and medically.

They can join the military, get married etc.

It’s important to treat then as developing young adults and not as children, however with some guidance and assistance along the way.

equally as people pass 18, they still have Learner plates on and are developing mentally and socially within soceity.

[ChrisMaster69]

Over 25 and you cease to be a young adult.

[libsaretards]

30 is usually the age where you cross from young adult to adult. Your early 20s are for most of your mistakes and your late 20s is where you pay for those mistakes and try to fix them. By 30 you are who you are and not much is going to change. Also, by 30 your body will let you know if you properly cared for it or not.

[qwert1234]

If I really have to pick an age - 30. Because by that time, people really starts asking "when are you gonna get married" or something like "when are you two gonna have a child".

But I would say, being adult is mostly not about age, it's about what you do. How responsible are you as a member of the society? Can you function well as a human being by yourself?

[HippieVeganJewslim]

What do you mean by adult adult? Are you saying I ain’t an adult adult? I’d say it’s quite subjective; young is a matter of relativity and opinion. What I really hate is people calling me kid, although I grew out of childhood. If people can call others by a name which is younger than who they really are, can they call a kid a baby, a baby a foetus, a foetus an embryo, and an embryo something that doesn’t exist? Can they ban a 18-year-old for going to the cinema to see a R-rated film, if they are 70?

[Bellona]

I feel like a young adult would be up until 30 years old. but I guess if I was 30 I would still call myself a young adult because not many want to admit to themselves that they are not young and it can be harmful mentally transitioning that you are no longer young.

[jennifer_bloom]

I still view myself as a young person, just a young person who has to be responsible and accountable cause when I was younger I had no sense of responsibility once I finished high school. Restarting my academic life taught me that the meaning of living was service and not material bliss.

[AsaKyo]

I guess when you hit your 30's
Hopefully I don't live to see myself turn 30

[JustinTheGreat]

Felt it lol

[Anonymous]

I believe youth/young is a state of mind. You're as old as you feel, act and look. Some people look younger than their age

It's sad society has some preconceived notions and stereotypes based on your age.. That's why I avoid saying my age, because people start making assumptions about me without knowing me

[AuroraBorealis20]

How can someone at 40 be a grandmother, unless they had a kid in their teenage years and their kid had another kid already, which is highly unlikely... What an ageist question

[JustinTheGreat]

lol I don’t literally think 40 years olds are grandmothers. It was a joke

[dustybiker]

For me it was 27-28. I think because you hit that range and realize how close that is to thirty. It made me feel mature for the first time. You’re expected to have some form of loose plan for the future by that age. No more messing around.

[Seinna]

I think young adult is up to age 23, at 24 you're just an adult. Basically the college stage is young adult and after that it's normal adulthood.

[misterbater]

Many people would argue that even entry level jobs are done during one is a young adult. When they're still learning.

[letuswaltzforthedead]

25 for both genders in my opinion but you're only an adult still. At 35 for women and 40 for men. I would start reconsidering you old. So 15-25: Young adult. 35♀️ or 40♂️: adult. 60: Old.

[Paul_in_Indy]

“Young adult” is a term I apply to adolescents who are learning to be adults. If you are still behaving a a “young adult” in your twenties, I suggest you get your act together.

[Descending_Soul]

Hm, I like to think that for the first 20 years you go through a tutorial of life. Then from that on you carry yourself with the wisdom and knowledge you accumulated. Completely personal opinion 😇

But when I encounter wise 20 year olds, I have a faint smile.

[JDavid25]

I consider somebody a young adult at the ages of 18-24.. Once you hit 25 you're an adult that's young.. But some would say 18-39 is young adult.. Although for a man around 38 is middle aged..