Despite what the preponderance of mid-life crises and suicides around the 30 year age bracket would suggest, 30’s the new cool – and that for a variety of reasons.
- For starters, people take you serious by default. In your teens they know you’ll faff around, in your twenties they’ll assume you’re growing and the occasional gaffe can be excused. In your 30’s they actually believe you know what you are about until you goof. Ain’t that uber-cool?
- You get pimped for free. Depending on how far gone you are on the continuum, every one want to match make you. The best friend from University wants to hook you up with a niece, your cousins want to hitch you with friends and all that ish. Downside is it generally tends to rub you the wrong way – but hey who cares? They’re concerned.. That’s why!
- All the unmarried chics from earlier on for whom you had crushes suddenly see you as a serious option especially if you have made good on the success your geekery promised as a precocious teenager. Chances are you’re so clueless around women that you do not have a baby mama in the background, which seems to be a huge plus these days..
- Chances are you have a strand of gray hair here and there – and true to type if you wear glasses, you actually look cool (gasp). You, the sore-thumb-sticking-out-almost-worwor-bloke, suddenly has the desirable features of respectability.
- Last but not the least, you actually have ten more years to play the fool – after all a fool at forty is a fool forever, but not before 🙂
A Geek's Life 
if it's your 30th birthday "Happy 30th".
if not, what you said is true.
I remember when My cousin turning 30 she was so excited afterwards as he says people now definitely takes her seriously and she in turn takes herself seriously!
LikeLike
Interesting things you have to say here. I believe most of them. I turned thirty not more than a couple of years ago.
LikeLike
Its not your birthday is it? If it is Happy Birthday sir, wishing you the very best & many more blessings
with that said, you are hilarious, lmao – i can only assume this is true
LikeLike
hmmmm
i guess 30 is cool if you are male
if you are female and naija
😦
getting pimped must be cool cuz the leg work is no longer yours to do
LikeLike
Lmbo at all these ur reasons hehehehe….so is it ur birthday? I'm guessing it probably is, Happy baiday!!! 🙂 wishing u long life, good health, and prosperity Amen.
How we go wash am?
LikeLike
lol! U no well at all. Isn't different when you suddenly become an option?
LikeLike
You really are not serious!!! most r true anyway… sadly 😛
LikeLike
Buahaha@ the last line…you're not serious at all.
LikeLike
First of all, I know it isn't your birthday until August. So what's up?
Is it that "concerned" friends are beginning to try to hook you up?
LikeLike
LOL @ at least you're not a fool before 40. So what's the deal? Did u just turn 30? You gooo RustGeek! 🙂
LikeLike
@all.. Nooo I didn 't just turn thirty o…. Just reflecting on being half way thru the 30th year.. 🙂
LikeLike
I'm actually looking forward to 30. My 20's were quite turbulent and I get a distinct impression that I'll look sexier than ever before 🙂
Ps you are funny oh!
LikeLike
funny!!
and i actually agree
LikeLike
U gav me a good laff, man.
I remember whn i just got into uni; used to b ignored as dis boy who always has his head inside some book n is rarely seen, then suddenly see as my levels change!
Hope 30th is even better, lol.
LikeLike
Looking forward to 30…lol@the last line
LikeLike
Hahahahahahahaha! @ Caramel ID
You know now that you mention it…maybe I should start looking forward to thirty..even though I have a few years to go…HMMMMMMMM
LikeLike
Those are the good things that come with getting older.
On the other hand, when you are thirty, people expect you not to watch cartoons anymore…
LikeLike
So true you know…especially that part about looking cool with some white strands and glasses…
Lol at being pimped for free…i think that part gets tiring after a bit…
LikeLike
LOL.. I tell you.. the pimps usually have their own agenda you know…
LikeLike
ehn hen i was going to say i know u didnt just turn 30 cuz u mentioned it a while back when u did.
would love to see the female version of this..lol
LikeLike
Jeez, Look how u made 30 look sexy!!! Can't wait!
LikeLike
I see that the age 30 is somewhere within your sights huh?
Priming yourself for the big day or just consoling yourself? lol.
30 is cool though!
LikeLike
Is everybody in blogsville (except RustGeek) under 30?!? Kai! I don old o… I now remember y I used to cyber stalk u *shysmile* e be lik say na de same worry dey worry we two! Lol!
LikeLike
Very interesting !
LikeLike
I've just turned 30 and am having a major crisis… so thank u for this!!!
LikeLike
lol…that fool at 40 remark was hilarious. don't worry, life is progressive. You can only go UP from here!
LikeLike