Well, I'm a year away from 30 and I have to say, it didn't affect me this year. Every year after 25 seemed to depress me, but this year, the one year I thought would hit me the hardest, was easy. In fact, I'm actually excited about next year...the BIG 30. Not sure why...maybe because I feel like the older I get the older I need to be to be taken seriously. It probably all mental, but its the truth.