A sync on outgrowing "fun"

I was writing something (musings triggered by Irish Papist's post "A Thought on Atheists Returning to the Faith," which may or may not end up being posted here in some form) and had just completed the following paragraph:

In general, people make major life changes because their needs and priorities change, not because they suddenly realize that those same old needs and priorities would be better served by a completely different lifestyle. Young people are focused on fun, and then they settle down -- not because they finally figure out that settling down is more fun, but because fun is no longer their highest priority.

After finishing that paragraph, I decided to take a break and check my blogroll, where I found a new post from Laura Wood called "Is Old Age for Fun or Wisdom?"