While a lot of stuff used to crack you up in your early twenties, once you hit 25, it’s as though a curtain drops. The same stuff that once felt hilarious now feels a lot more stressful, perhaps even cringey. Life gets real, real fast, and here are twelve things that stop being funny after 25. What things used to be funny to you, but aren’t anymore?
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Bouncing Rent Checks
There was a time when getting a notice about “insufficient funds” almost felt like a game, like you just wanted to see how many hours you could stall your landlord this time. But after 25, that all changes. That overdraft feels rather different when it’s stacked on top of groceries & bills, as well as a car repair you didn’t plan for.
“Accidentally” Sleeping Through a Shift
Missing a shift at 20 involved texting your boss a fake excuse and then watching Netflix in bed with snacks. These days, though, you wake up in a cold sweat, convinced you’ve been fired and then evicted for missing your shift. You might even start thinking you’ve been blacklisted from LinkedIn. Oversleeping has fewer giggles and more panic & sore necks, now that you’re older.
That Friend Who Never Pays You Back
In your early 20s, you’d spot your friends for coffee and drinks, perhaps even movie tickets, then laugh it off when they didn’t pay. You’d tell them that they could just get the next one. But by 25, you start sending Venmo requests with passive-aggressive emojis. They still manage to “forget” to pay you back.
Dating Someone With No Bed Frame
It doesn’t matter how artsy or “aesthetic” sleeping on a mattress on the floor once was, because it certainly isn’t anymore. It’s a sure sign that someone hasn’t got their life together, and you’re not interested in dating someone like that. Where’s their furniture? Better yet, where’s their dignity?
Drunk Text Screenshots
Once upon a time, sharing your drunk texts on the group chat was something that made everybody laugh. Not anymore. You wake up and check your phone before feeling that sense of existential dread roll in. Did you text your ex, or your boss, or both? Suddenly, those messages are less funny. They’re more like something that’s going to make you cringe.
Doing Ridiculous Dares at Parties
Speaking of being drunk, in the days when everyone was half-drunk & no one had responsibilities, dares were half the fun. You ate weird stuff or screamed from balconies, but now, it’s just embarrassing. People have stopped egging you on. Instead, they’re sitting on the couch. They’re wondering how long until they can leave because they feel uncomfortable.
Acting Broke As a Joke
There was a time when telling people that you only have $4.76 in your account got you laughs, although it’s quite a different story now. People start adjusting their Venmo settings as soon as you say this, so you can’t request them again. At some point, broke jokes turn into budgeting problems that everyone’s too tired to deal with. Nobody wants to pay for your Uber anymore.
Telling Everyone You’re “So Bad With Money”
Likewise, some people used to publicly tell people they’re bad at money, almost like it’s part of their charm. Their friends would laugh because they could relate. However, after 25, you start tracking expenses and fixing your credit in an attempt to actually save, so you stop finding that funny. Someone will send you a budgeting app link before you even finish the sentence.
Bragging About Pulling an All-Nighter
Pulling an all-nighter was once a badge of honor, and you’d show up the next day with caffeine in one hand and everyone cheering like you did something incredible. Once you turn 25, saying you didn’t sleep just gets you concerned looks. You might even get someone offering you a magnesium supplement. The flex isn’t cute anymore and is more worrying than anything.
Laughing Off Bad Hygiene
In college, nobody cared if you wore the same hoodie five days in a row, while skipping a shower was just the norm. That changes after 25 because that smell starts becoming a problem that coworkers notice, and dates definitely do. You walk into a room, and people are opening windows because it’s not “haha messy” anymore. It’s more a question of whether you’re good.
Brushing Off Being Late to Everything
Showing up late used to be part of your personality, and you’d text “almost there” from the shower, yet somehow still get welcomed with a drink. After 25, people start planning things around real-life responsibilities. Nobody’s waiting around, so they’ll order without you or simply not invite you next time. It’s not a joke to them, but just inconvenient.
Making Fun of Office Jobs
You probably used to clown on your friends who worked office jobs, like you were above it somehow. That is, until you received your own logins and your own meetings, as well as your own weird little ergonomic chair. You don’t joke about it anymore because you’re too busy trying to fit into the culture and accepting that it’s your Monday through Friday.
Disclaimer: This list is solely the author’s opinion based on research and publicly available information.
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