No one can speak on the truths about aging quite like Boomers (those born 1946 to 1964) or Gen X (those born 1965 to 1980). With years of life under their belt, they possess rare wisdom and insight into what it’s like to really get old.

Over on Reddit, user @Knightress04 posed the following question to Boomers and Gen Xers on the hilariously named /AskOldPeople channel: “What’s something about aging that no one warned you about, but you wish they had?”

The responses did not hold back. Gen Xers and Boomers opened up about their firsthand experiences and let their opinions flow. These are the best responses to the warning signs about aging from Gen Xers and Boomers, including the good, the bad, and the ugly:

The losses nobody warns you about

“The slow loss of everything, your abilities, your health, your friends, relatives, places you loved, etc. Just the eroding away of everything.” – @BreadfruitOk6160

“All the loss you endure.” – @southerndude42

“Death, there are fewer & fewer people that know who you really are & where you came from. I’ve these parts of my life I shared with friends, & they’re dead now. It’s a strange feeling, when I’m gone it’ll be like those moments never happened. The loss of shared experiences, I guess. It’s nothing terribly important, or even very impactful,........

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