21 Profound Truths You Learn in Your 20s

Along with the realization that being different is cool comes the belief that you should really be living your most authentic life. That's where true happiness and satisfaction come from. This is also why we tend to shed relationships as we get older — nongenuine interactions just don't cut it for us anymore. We don't have the time or patience to fake it. In our late 20s, we start to desire to move toward our more authentic selves because we know they will set us free.