I am turning 30 yrs old in 10 days and I am feeling so discouraged. All of my close friends are at least 5 yrs younger than me. We've known each other for many years now. I don't know why it is but I am worried that once I hit the 30 mark, I won't fit in suddenly. I would get kicked out of the 20 something club. I start to think am I suppose to meet some sort of standards of what a 30 yr old person should no longer do anymore. I still enjoy happy hour and dancing. Would others look at me differently that I do that at 30?

My love life doesn't exist. Look wise I blend in perfectly with my friends because I still look very young. People still think I'm 21 yrs old sometimes. The problem is when I'm with my friends, which is all the time, we go out and they are young so the younger guys will approach me. I haven't had a guy close to my age approach me in so long.

Now I am not all about going out and having fun. I am in graduate school working on rehabilitation counseling. I have my ba in social work. I am a serious student and my life is dedicated to becoming a counselor.

I feel now that there will be this high standards I now have to meet when I am 30 yrs old and I should have already met some life milestones.