r/youngadults

If you were given the chance to restart your life from the age of 18, while keeping everything you know today, would you actually do it? Would you make completely different choices about relationships, career, money, friendships, and the people you trusted, or do you think you’d somehow end up in a similar place anyway? What’s the one thing you’d definitely do differently?

I’m 18F and i’ve never been in a relationship and I don’t watch many movies and shows. I feel like i’m so basic and boring sometimes. I can be funny and crack jokes, talk about fashion but that’s all I have. Even my younger sister has relationship lore.

Truth is I don’t want to be in a relationship rn and also no I don’t care for watching most movies and shows. Only some media really grabs my interest

Am I too boring? Do I need to change? Or am I okay the way I am??

There's nothing to do

I’m 24m moved to Dublin recently from Cork for work/study. I travelled a good bit in college but lived at home for college so this is my first proper time being away for the foreseeable future.

It’s almost a year into life after college and I just can’t seem to please my parents at all. I don’t shave they take the piss out of my beard and say it’s awful if I do they comment on my double chin, I get the train home and ask for a lift they have a problem with it, if I walk home from the train station and don’t tell them they think I’m odd.

These are just small examples(I could list loads) but it’s all small stuff like this which taken together make me feel so terrible.

I did well in college, got a good job in Dublin and on the way to qualifying in a ‘prestigious’ field but I still can’t seem to win with them.

Any advice here or is this just normal Irish parenting?

For context: my parents do a lot of good for me and I’m sure they love me but I don’t think they actually like me

I'm almost a month away from hitting 18 yo and I'm experiencing this weird feeling of being far behind of all of my peers. It's been almost a year since mine and my family's situations started to get worse weather be it economically and relationship wise. The thing that is really bothering me is that every time I'm on socials my age mates and peers look like their doing better; flexing expensive cars and liquors, currencies and vacations I can't have not only due to scarcity of money but also my weak ah passport. It just seems like everyone already figured out life for themselves and enjoying their youth while I'm constantly stressing about money, how I can study abroad and change my citizenship as quick as possible, what major to pursue, being more social, finding a healthy relationship and partner that I haven't had during my whole existence etc.; and it seems like I'm losing in every aspect of life. I started taking some steps; I'm learning how to day trading, started doing martial arts, stared talking and complimenting random people on the street to build my confidence but it never felt enough. What am I doing wrong? Is this feeling common or am I really behind in everything and any advice on things I should know that u wish u knew earlier when you were my age will be appreciated.

I’m heading to the USA from Europe and have a 4 day stopover in NYC.

While I’m there I want to sample the city, but not necessarily the standard touristy stuff.

I want to know good low key food spots, underrated experiences, lesser known museums etc. just anything that’s more indicative of the very day New York experience.

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I’m 18 and about to start a Software Engineering degree at one of the best universities in my country. It’s a strong university locally, although it isn’t particularly well-known internationally, so I’m entering this next chapter with a lot of ambition but also a lot of uncertainty about how to make the most of it. Beyond academics and a career, I want to build a life with financial independence, meaningful relationships, good health, confidence, interesting experiences, and enough time to actually enjoy life. For those of you who are older or further ahead: what do you wish you knew at 18, what should I prioritize during my university years, and what mistakes would you strongly recommend avoiding?

I dont know if this makes sense but im 19 and for some reason am embarrassed to be 19. 18 was okay, now I just wanna be 20.

I feel so awkwardly in the middle of things, I dont quite feel like an adult or a child, I have plans and am moving towards things but nothings *actually* happend yet so im kinda just sitting around waiting till' I can make decisions for myself properly and I get replies from things ive made appointments for.

almost a nothingburger of a post really, I just needed to get this out of my head - I dont have any friends or anything, but I mean im looking into community theatre so maybe that'll change soon? Everything just feels very "when it happens", if that makes sense?

Im just feeling rather stuck, its like im in a maze and I know there *is* an escape but I dont quite know where it is yet.

Ok so my fiancé and I are 22 years old but we both feel like we act older than we are. We are getting married this November so I know that doesn’t help. We don’t drink or party which I feel like most people our age do. We want to act our age but we are unsure of how to do that. What do people our age do???😂 helpppppp

I am 17 right now and I am going into my senior year of high school. I am turning 18 soon and wanted to ask everyone for tips :DD

So, im 18, i enrolled in college

i also just got my first job, a part time job to make extra money. its publix.

i scheduled as open availability but during the interview i let them know i was enrolled in college but i commute but said she i could fix it in the future and another manager guy, not sure what his role is but he was helping train me, and said, theyre flexible because im in school. so i assumed id be ok :(

there was an issue with my trans script so my financial aid couldn't kick in, while this was going on, i had training and i was attending whatever my job was asking of me.

i didnt mark my schedule in because the classes were meant to be dropped today so i was thinking, id have a little more time. sadly not.

financial aid kicked in and everything is fine now.

i have class and work on the same day. i go to fill out my form for availability and nothing will change until the 29th. class starts 21st. god i feel so stuck and scared because this is my first job, i dont want to get fired or seen as irresponsible so i end up getting no hours.

my hiring manager was annoyed with me and sighed loudly and said "(my name), remember your application said open" and i said i know and i made a tone of mistakes when filling out the availability form.

i dont know what to do. im considering dropping all the classes together and starting next sem to appeal to her, or breaking the news that i cant work on the 21st, and i need to put in my avalibility.

i only have 2, 1 hour classes at 11:00 am to 12:20pm for mon through thurs, for mon and wens 3:30 to 4-50 and 1 class from 6:30pm to 9:20 pm. i ended up panicking and going to the school and changing it to online so now i only have those first 2 classes.

someone please. give me advice. should i just tell her and risk getting on her bad side or just drop and start next semester?

help me. im going to seriously cry. i hate inconviencing people. i really didnt mean to plan poorly :( everything was unexpected.

and to make it worse, i accidentally drove a little shitty, and i made a shocked face and some guy drove next to me to see me. wonderfully enough i dont have tint yet, and he saw my making a shocked face and he mocked me and i held my hands up to apologize and he just kept looking back at me, i live in florida so i was just embarrassed but im glad he didnt follow me home LOL. i dont like this adult thing at all and im overwhelmed.

I'm 18 now and barely have any friends after high school, where do u guys go to make friends im so confused bro. I go outside sometimes and theres a skatepark near me but its mostly 15 or 16 yr olds there

Title. I (24m) joined hinge a few months ago. For the first time I actually put effort into my photos/page. Most of my photos are fancier ones of me traveling. It looks like I have my life together despite having many issues. 

I am getting matches with attractive women it’s just they are all above me in one way or another socioeconomic wise.

How do I find a GF that doesn’t care about my stage in life? One that doesn’t judge and is humble? Any advice? 

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