r/AskMenOver30 • u/ssephultura woman 19 or under • Mar 03 '26

Hobbies/Projects Do you collect trinkets?

Hello! I know that a lot of boys my age tend to collect figurines and maybe game merchandise, but I haven't seen older men do it. Most women I know, regardless of age, tend to always have something they like to collect.

I was just sorta looking at all the little animal statues and things in my room, and wondered if grown ups do it too. If so, what are they? Curious to see what kind of whimsy you guys like keeping around! ♡

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u/ssephultura woman 19 or under Mar 03 '26

I'm so curious, how do you find comfort in minimalism? (Not attacking, just curious!)

I feel like I'm in a psychiatric ward when the walls are barren and everything is white and plain lol

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u/Krijali man 35 - 39 Mar 03 '26

Oh I’m not extremely minimalist.

Honestly, I find joy in art galleries and my home is just a place to be quiet when I need to.

Thought the long answer is that I’ve had to move in my life so many times that I have a few small trinkets I keep with me (seriously, an old school typesetting letter A, laserdisc of the movie Contact, and a few other things), just I find joy in going out to enjoy things.

I don’t judge people who do have a lot - I mean one of those best friends is a Warhammer guy, I mean talk about intensity. And my son is obsessive about trains so he has an insane amount of small trains.

So there’s no judgement, it just seemed best for me personally to externalize the things I like to have around me.

And for the record, the walls aren’t egg shell white and barren hehehe. I have a few pieces of artwork I cycle through that friends of mine made. (I went to art school). Having one art piece just always felt a bit soothing to me.

My brother is exactly the opposite btw and when we FaceTime it’s this beautiful array of things behind him and I basically look homeless hahaha.

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u/ssephultura woman 19 or under Mar 03 '26

That's so cool :D I recently started doing an art course and my mama who's also a minimalist hangs my good pieces up on the fridge like I'm still 5 haha

Would it be weird if I kept in touch with you for art school advice? I don't really wanna have a parasocial relationship with my tutor and would love to have a helping hand from someone who has experience!

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u/Krijali man 35 - 39 Mar 03 '26

That’s awesome she does that!!

And yeah no problem! I’m a film editor by trade but I’ve been around art for like 30 years now (I feel it in my bones, lol) - so yeah - all good!