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when you have to start... you know... being mature
Is there a general age where you have to start... you know... being mature and acting like a... ugh... an adult?
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Reply 2
I kinda just grew up when I was at college.
Being surrounded by a bunch of immature people at college who's behaviour got on my nerves - stopped me from learning - that I think was when I realised that I had matured.
I guess it depends on the invidual - I dont know, not sure.
Being surrounded by a bunch of immature people at college who's behaviour got on my nerves - stopped me from learning - that I think was when I realised that I had matured.
I guess it depends on the invidual - I dont know, not sure.
Reply 4
ma-what? 
Depends on the individual. I'm 19 and expecting at least 3 years of immature behaviour lol (albiet i'm more mature than when i was 16 but meh). University, depends on what crowd you fall into with sometimes, i was with the block drunks who were the most immature people in the uni
Depends on the individual. I'm 19 and expecting at least 3 years of immature behaviour lol (albiet i'm more mature than when i was 16 but meh). University, depends on what crowd you fall into with sometimes, i was with the block drunks who were the most immature people in the uni
Reply 5
lol tbh...i don't think from the age of 13 anyways that i've been immature-i mean i have my moments but generally no.
Guys take a lot longer to mature than girls, that is for sure.
Guys take a lot longer to mature than girls, that is for sure.
i grew up when i was 11 and had to be the 'mother' of the family.
then i regressed when i was about 16 and realised that you can be mature but still be 'youthful'. there's a sadness in my eyes when i look at old photographs of me that just isn't there anymore - being youthful but not 'immature' is the right balance, i think.
then i regressed when i was about 16 and realised that you can be mature but still be 'youthful'. there's a sadness in my eyes when i look at old photographs of me that just isn't there anymore - being youthful but not 'immature' is the right balance, i think.
Reply 7
Dark and Lovely
lol tbh...i don't think from the age of 13 anyways that i've been immature-i mean i have my moments but generally no.
Guys take a lot longer to mature than girls, that is for sure.
Guys take a lot longer to mature than girls, that is for sure.
i beg to differ, think it depends on the individuaL. I just think girls are more aware of how they think there suposed to act than boys.
Reply 8
negated enigma
i beg to differ, think it depends on the individuaL. I just think girls are more aware of how they think there suposed to act than boys.
It's researched fact, that guys on the whole mature later than females...but there are obviously exceptions.
Reply 9
I'm 17 and I don't plan on doing it for at least another year. I would hope I would be mature definitely by the time I finished uni
Reply 10
I'm 27 and have no immediate plans to 'grow up'.. can someone tell me how an adult acts??? 
I doubt you'll find two that act the same.
I doubt you'll find two that act the same.Reply 11
devils_nose
I'm 27 and have no immediate plans to 'grow up'.. can someone tell me how an adult acts??? I doubt you'll find two that act the same.
I doubt you'll find two that act the same.ii used to say alll the time to my mate when he said "when are you gonna start acting grown up for **** sake" , i would always reply you don't have to "act" grown up if you know u "are "grown up.
Reply 12
negated enigma
ii used to say alll the time to my mate when he said "when are you gonna start acting grown up for **** sake" , i would always reply you don't have to "act" grown up if you know u "are "grown up.
How rude!! I'm not grown up yet.. humph..
Reply 13
devils_nose
How rude!! I'm not grown up yet.. humph..
your age says different
Reply 14
negated enigma
your age says different
ahhh, but age is just a number.. you'll understand this when you start pushing the 'grown up' age backwards into the 30s
Reply 15
devils_nose
ahhh, but age is just a number.. you'll understand this when you start pushing the 'grown up' age backwards into the 30s
something i will only understand with age aye
Reply 16
I'm not sure there is such a thing really.
Is it when you stop getting head smashingly drunk?
Is it when you stop sleeping around?
Is it when you have to pay bills?
Is it when you don't find Family Guy funny?
I'm the grand age of 30, and while I acknowledge I have changed, and probably become more accommodating of different people, I don't see any other evidence
If it's any of the above reasons, then I fail the maturity test! Woe is me!
Is it when you stop getting head smashingly drunk?
Is it when you stop sleeping around?
Is it when you have to pay bills?
Is it when you don't find Family Guy funny?
I'm the grand age of 30, and while I acknowledge I have changed, and probably become more accommodating of different people, I don't see any other evidence
If it's any of the above reasons, then I fail the maturity test! Woe is me!
Reply 17
It's not when you have to start paying bills - I've been paying bills since 18 and I wouldn't class myself as mature then, although money/budget management goes a long way towards showing how discliplined and organised you are.
You get mature people who sleep around - being promiscuous isn't necessarily a sign of immaturity, some people have high sex drives and dislike commitment (and enjoy sex, nowt immature about that.)
I would say it is when you stop getting "head smashingly drunk" (nice phrase, that), you've learned to curb your drinking - which in itself is a result of experience I guess.
Family Guy's always funny!
I find maturity - inasmuch as I've reached - to be a steady hardening of opinions and tastes. When you were young you have plenty of things thrown at you, different experiences, and probably changed musical taste/clothing style/whatever at least a few times. Maturity is when you find what you actually like and start sticking with it; because you like it, and not because it's a fad. Also, it's when you become emotionally hardened (as a teenager, you were very emotional, whereas as a mature adult you can deal with stress/anger/grief a lot better). It's when you become more tolerant of other people, you realise that you can no longer judge them on what they wear or what they look like, and become more open-minded; you can see where they're coming from in an argument and don't blindly follow what you believe (ie. can take advice and criticism and work with it).
Interesting question, though.
You get mature people who sleep around - being promiscuous isn't necessarily a sign of immaturity, some people have high sex drives and dislike commitment (and enjoy sex, nowt immature about that.
)I would say it is when you stop getting "head smashingly drunk" (nice phrase, that), you've learned to curb your drinking - which in itself is a result of experience I guess.
Family Guy's always funny!
I find maturity - inasmuch as I've reached - to be a steady hardening of opinions and tastes. When you were young you have plenty of things thrown at you, different experiences, and probably changed musical taste/clothing style/whatever at least a few times. Maturity is when you find what you actually like and start sticking with it; because you like it, and not because it's a fad. Also, it's when you become emotionally hardened (as a teenager, you were very emotional, whereas as a mature adult you can deal with stress/anger/grief a lot better). It's when you become more tolerant of other people, you realise that you can no longer judge them on what they wear or what they look like, and become more open-minded; you can see where they're coming from in an argument and don't blindly follow what you believe (ie. can take advice and criticism and work with it).
Interesting question, though.
I'm 18 and having to go out and get a job and rely on myself for money for everything apart from food and bills has really made me grow up. Most of my friends don't have a job or pay for most things themselves and seem to live in this little bubble and have a rose tinted view of the world. I'm planning to move to uni in sept so living by myself will be another step bringing me closer to adulthood.
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