Things you should have done by 40

[Condi]

The 'Things a Middle Age Man should own' thread is slightly materialistic, so for those of us more interested in experiences rather than possessions, what 'should' you have done by you 40's?

Visit 3 continents
A threesome
Try drugs
Find love
Music festival

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[troc]

Left home.

[chrisgtx]

Enjoyed a 39th birthday party.

[marmitemania]

At the risk of pathetic comments from the likes of Dand E Lion I will keep the things I have done to myself, but I can confirm I fall short on your list having only visited 2 continents, never tried drugs, never had a threesome, found love but lost it again and have been to many concerts but not a music festival unless battle proms counts.

[Johnny]

Condi said:

Visit 3 continents
A threesome
Try drugs
Find love
Music festival

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Done all those... More than 3 continents. Found, lost, found love...

Trying to think of others but it's late and I'm tired.

[CR6ZZ]

Never done a threesome, but can add:
Own home
Bungy jumping
SCUBA diving
Skiing (snow and water)
White water rafting
Driven a fast car
Driven a fast boat
6 continents (7th next year)
Stripped down and rebuilt an engine
Camped out
Made love under the stars

[trickywoo]

CR6ZZ said:

Made love under the stars

Dogging?

[Joratk]

Only 21 and hoping to crack the 3 continents one some time next year when I visit the USA, which would complete the list in the OP...

I think own a Porsche 911 C2GTS would be top of my to do list before 40! But maybe that's unimaginative.

[Impasse]

Condi said:

Visit 3 continents
A threesome
Try drugs
Find love
Music festival

Nope - and I'm too old for any of that these days.

[GT03ROB]

Lost his virginity should be No.1 on the list, but that may be a struggle for some of our keyboard warriors!

[ZOLLAR]

Condi said:

The 'Things a Middle Age Man should own' thread is slightly materialistic, so for those of us more interested in experiences rather than possessions, what 'should' you have done by you 40's?

Visit 3 continents
A threesome
Try drugs
Find love
Music festival

.....

By 20 surely? (bar maybe find love)

[MrBarry123]

GT03ROB said:

Lost his virginity should be No.1 on the list, but that may be a struggle for some of our keyboard warriors!

[antjrice]

4 out of 5 ain't too bad and I respectfully declined the missing one.

Besides, still have 4 years left..........

[williamp]

Condi said:

Visit 3 continents
A threesome

.....

I've done four continents. So I guess that's a foursome

[P-Jay]

Seen the world, played the field, know who you are, made some mistakes, made some bigger ones, learned from some of them.

Be comfortable and confident in your own skin.

[Timmy40]

Unless you don't want to have kids and are sure of it, started the family. Babies are bloody tiring, and I'd hate to be starting the whole process in my forties!

Also purchased the largest house you aim to own. You don't want to be going into your forties needing to increase you're mortgage furter, with 25 working years left it's time to start the long slow slog of paying the money back not leveraging ever upwards.

Sorted out your pension strategy, again with a view to the fact that you have 25 years left to accumulate enough of a pot to at least avoid total poverty in old age.

Sorry not to list 3 somes, drugs, bum sex or anything like that. But I thought there'd be plenty of responses like that.

[antspants]

CR6ZZ said:

Made love under the stars

I read that as stairs to begin with, I thought you'd mistakenly outed yourself as a dungeon owner and kidnapper!

[schmunk]

antspants said:

CR6ZZ said:

Made love under the stars

I read that as stairs to begin with, I thought you'd mistakenly outed yourself as a dungeon owner and kidnapper!

Edited by schmunk on Monday 30th November 13:34

[FredClogs]

Condi said:

The 'Things a Middle Age Man should own' thread is slightly materialistic, so for those of us more interested in experiences rather than possessions, what 'should' you have done by you 40's?

Visit 3 continents
A threesome
Try drugs
Find love
Music festival

.....

Collecting experiences is just the same as collecting possessions, it's the same, except experience bores are generally more boring because they've nothing to show for it except boring photos and self congratulatory stories...

Only bit of advice I'd give is if you want to run a marathon, get martial arts black belts, climb big mountains etc... best done before you're 40 or not - it's up to you and your body.

[matsoc]

Condi said:

The 'Things a Middle Age Man should own' thread is slightly materialistic, so for those of us more interested in experiences rather than possessions, what 'should' you have done by you 40's?

Visit 3 continents
A threesome
Try drugs
Find love
Music festival

.....

It looks more like a before turning 20 list to me, except from finding love which is something that just happens.