Are you living the life you dreamed of when you were younger?

My life is better because I didn't dream passed high school. I couldn't see that far ahead I was too busy practicing violin , studying for exams and having fun.So eveerything that's happen since has been a good surprise. I hope everything gets better for you. Take care.

My life is better than I expected when I was younger. I grew up in a horrorific situation of abuse, neglect, and fear... and all I could think about was "how am I going to get out?" I looked around at the other people in my family who were still trapped in the situation once they were adults, and I thought I would be one of them, just rotting away in the middle of the mess that was my family. When I visited the place where I grew up after having been gone for a few years, my great-grandfather was dying. He was one of the few people in my family I had cared about, and he whispered in my ear when I saw him that he was happy I had gotten out. While my life is in a way a financial nightmare, and while I have ill health to deal with, I also have a wonderful husband and son, friends that are supportive of me... and most of all, I am safe from my family. That is more than I expected to ever have.

Not right now. I gave up most of my dreams from decades ago. Now I have a new set of dreams I am constantly working toward. I have had fonancial difficulties for a while. But I see a way out and a way to make many of my new dreams a reality. But I can only live in the moment and accept where I am at right now and have faith I am moving in the best direction for me.

No way. Not even close. My marriage is bad, and funds are low. I work, and barely pay the bills. My husband is unemployed, more often than he works, and is no help at all, with much of anything. He's grouchy, lazy, and unreliable. My dream life is nothing at all like this. In my dream life, I would stay home and take care of the house, while my husband, is reliable and pays all the bills. That will never happen for me, as long as I'm with this husband, at least.

well..its a really good topic i must say..even i am not living the life what i dreamed of when i was young..as i always wanted to be someone famous and with many friends and those people who care for me..be it of any profession..but i could not somehow get all that ..i am 23 and a doctor but i don't have very good friends on which i can rely upon..in fact i don't have even a single good friend..i always thought that life is very simple..but now i feel it may be simple but its not that easy..you can not get everything you want..even i wanted that i get married and have a wonderful life with my in laws..but as i am a still a graduate doctor only and not a specialist so everybody in my family expects that i should complete my residency first..even i want that..but you know i feel trapped somewhere and although i am happy with my profession and carrier opportunities ahead even then i feel still far away from my desires..that can be because i am of a bit impatient nature and i want things to happen as early as possible..so i convince myself with the thing that if not today someday i'll achieve what i want actually...but at the same time i pray to God that please let it happen soon..:-)..so al i can say about my real life as compared to what i dreamed of is..its 70% closer to my dream life..:-P

I am at the age of making the dream of my feature.I am only 23.But,it seems that I am so mature that I could make a wonderful life.Now, I am going to graduate from the university.The most concerned thing is to have a job.My dream life is very simple, to have a good-paid job and a harmonious family.It seems to spend a long time fulfilling it.

Yes, for the most part I am living the life that I dreamed of when I was younger. I dreamed of being happily married and I am. I dreamed of becoming a nurse and I did. I dreamed of having a lot of children and I have four! I also dreamed that my parents would never pass, and so far they haven't! I know that I must face that one day and it scares the heck out of me. But at this point they are both in their mid 70's and very healthy!

yes because when I was young I dream of having an internet cafe. NOw I fulfill that dream and I am really happy about it. It was a dream come true. First I worked from different internet cafe. Now I have my own. I believe that it is true that if you really want something, dont stop dreaming and pursuing having it because in time you will have it slowly. Just keep dreaming.

yea, i am living the life as my younger dream is,but ironically,the dream is really a dream, the past dream cannot satisfy me at present. i once dreamed about peaceful life with parents and my lover,office work with little pressure...now i have the job i dreamed about,and earn enough to support myself...but inner heart always has something to say"no,no,no,life should be like this".maybe i am too greedy, i want to have more,but actually,i found that i dont know what i want now,even forgetting the younger dream. horrible!

I'm sorry this has happened to you...but don't you think such is just temporary and the good life is still yet to come? In my case, yes, more or less as my life now is better than when I was young...we live simply, but we do enjoy some comforts which I did not when I was a child...

I am going after my dream life.So my real life is much worse.It's not easy to reach,but I am trying,no matter what the result will turn to.

i'm not. that is why we call them "dreams", they are not supposed to happen. i usually dreamed of being very famous at what i do when i was younger. then when i understood that it won't happen, i started to dream of becoming a beautiful and strong business woman. when i understood that it won't happen neither, i started to dream of travelling all around the world. that did not happen as well. now i dream of staying where i am, easier to achive.

For me, it's still a dream though amybe I'm still young. Now I'm 31 years old. When I was younger, my dream of the ideal life is that I have a handsome and beloved husband, we can live happily and richly with our parents, and we can travel all around the world every year. But till today, no dream came true. My beloved parents passed away, and I'm single again after 5-year marriage life. The dream is still a dream. Though the life is not as ideal as what I hope, I still owe a good dream and plan about my future. Just go ahead, I believe my dream will be true.

I am living a very beautiful life the same I dreamt of when I was a kid. When young, My home environment wasnt good. Always fights and foul languages were used at home. I would cry of depression and would just pary to GOD that whomever I marry should love me immensely and should have good culture and values in him. The same happened. I am proud of my hubby today. He loves me immensely and satisfies all my needs. The same cultural value is passed on to my daughter. So I am living my dream life.

Not exactly, and sometimes I get angry because of it, but then I realize, I just have to figure things out for myself.

I had a lot of dreams. None of them have come true, but I'm still hopeful. I, too, have a lot of financial difficulties, but I'm hopeful that if I work hard enough, they'll end soon.

I had hoped that the vagrants, thicker, no worry about the people, what he wants to do that he can go anywhere, but, in reality and dream too much.

No...my life has been full of surprises and lots of lessons learned. I am not complaining...I have no regrets but I really was a very naive person when I started out. I guess if my life had turned out as I'd anticipated it would that I would be very bored by this stage of my life. I have not had a day of boredom so that is a good thing I guess.

I know I haven't lived my dream. i had the dream of finishing school, finding a husband and getting married at about 25, having kids at about the age of 29. I did finish college, but my career has spiraled downhill over the years and now I'm thinking about switching my career all together and taking some classes in something totally different. My financial situation does prohibit me from traveling and having fun like I thought I would be at the age of 27. I do have a boyfriend I've been with for 3 years, but I don't even know if he's the one at times. I just pretty much take it one day at a time.

THEN: I wanted a two storey house in the country with a white picket fence and a beautiful garden. I wanted 2 children (a boy then a younger girl). I wanted a loving caring loyal and faithful husband whom I could grow old with. I wanted 2 dogs, a cat, some fish in a pond and a canary or budgie. I wanted a fairytale wedding (Cinderella type) with the Groom in uniform. a page-boy and flower-girls etc etc... I wanted to be a young Mother and always be home for my children. I wanted to be financially stable and a Perfect Wife. NOW: well....... I am Older and Wiser! and if I wanted my dreams to come true then I should have planned my life better (lol). I do not complain about my life or my dreams, because I am healthy, I am alive and I have memories still to make! My childhood dreams may not have (all) come true, but I am grateful for everything I do have in my life - *I am what I am and I have what I have!*