> I don't know. I still think of myself as a poor broke student. I've just
> got my first real paying job. I've just moved out of my mum's house into
> my first student flat. I'm just starting out in life...
>
> ...except it's not true. I'm 35 years old. I'm nearly at the end of my
> career.

Yes because everyone retires by 40.

> When I look at a pretty girl, I suddenly
> realise she's ten if not twenty years younger than me.

You never know, she might be interested in older men :-) I mean the one 
10 years younger, 20 years younger is not a very smart idea.

> I just have an overwhelming feeling that it's all too late now. That the
> best years of my life are long over, and there's nothing I can do about
> it now.

Judging by what I saw/see of my parents, the best years of your life 
start the day you retire. They have less "free" time than I do, and they 
don't have a job to go to!

> Still, at least I have 23,000 rep on StackOverflow, eh? :-|

Looking back then, what else would you have rather have done with the 
time you spent on there?

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