I started wearing contacts at 30, but I never really had much trouble with them. Maybe that's because I wore soft lenses only once. That was how long it took me to discover that rigid gas permeable lenses were superior, both in vision quality and ease of wear.

Soft lenses are a pain to deal with. Gas perms are really easy to pop in and out, and much easier to care for (unless you are using disposable lenses, which I can't do because of my prescription). Best of all, they can make multifocal prescriptions that give perfectly clear vision at any distance.