Anonymous wrote:Yes, I look back at pictures and in my 30s I looked so good, even with less money and tired as a young mom. Hair was fuller, face was youthful, naturally thin. Wish we all knew how beautiful we are at young ages, even if we dressed funny or couldn't style ourselves! I look ok now for a mid 40s mom, but the stress of aging is starting to show.

This. I definitely looked better (I think, at least) at 30 than I did at 20. But I looked my ABSOLUTE best at 22, when I trained for a marathon and started grad school, because I didn't really drink at all that year (because: marathon and grad school! didn't really socialize in grad school honestly). I see pictures of myself as a healthy, toned, young, non-drinker and I looked absolutely amazing. And I didn't even appreciate it or realize it!!!!

Now that I'm in my 40s, I look healthy and relatively in shape and put together, and not overweight, but I also look like I'm in my 40s and there are no fixes for that. And that's ok!

I did too! And then it all went to shit when I hit menopause at 53. So enjoy it while you can!

Yes, I look back at pictures and in my 30s I looked so good, even with less money and tired as a young mom. Hair was fuller, face was youthful, naturally thin. Wish we all knew how beautiful we are at young ages, even if we dressed funny or couldn't style ourselves! I look ok now for a mid 40s mom, but the stress of aging is starting to show.

Anonymous wrote:I believe it. I’m mid 30s and I definitely know a handful of women who in college/their 20s were pretty but just hadn’t found their style, or hadn’t gotten into a fitness routine (usually partying more than exercising), and after changing that as they got older they’ve had major glow ups. Of course they look older but they still look better.

30s is still full of fertility hormones, good hair, and good metabolism. When your friends are all 45, they will not be more beautiful than they were when they were young.