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Is your life a bit boring, like mine?

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Imgoingbacktothestart77 · 08/02/2025 21:49

Mid 40’s, with a 6 year old Dc.
I live abroad, so life should be more interesting really…lots of beaches, sun, places to go, things to do. I work part time and have some nice friends and a Dh i’ve been with for years.
When I was younger, I was pretty wild from a young age and had lots of fun..90’s style…clubs, drinking, smoking, drugs and so on, they were incredible times.
I then got into my career and worked hard, travelled to a great many places then settled in one place abroad. We had Dd a little later and I stayed home with her and was v happy and fulfilled.
Now, I just feel this sense of ‘Meh’ and ‘What now?’ drifting in.
Everything feels very samey, I feel like we’ve visited everywhere near us and things and places I used to feel excited to go to, now I just feel like I can’t really be bothered.
The most exciting thing is cooking a roast or something nice at the weekend, I used to enjoy this and the small things..now it just all seems so dull.

How do you make your lives more interesting?

Does anyone feel like me?

OP posts:
Blueberrymuffin8 · 08/02/2025 22:02

Feel exactly the same and still don't know how to make it 'better'.

Tintackedsea · 08/02/2025 22:00

Well stop cooking roasts for a start! It the most tedious meal. Masses of effort for something that tastes of brown.

What do you like? What are you interested in? Go travelling some more. Learn a new skill. Read, listen, watch, think. You aren't going to be young ever again so you have to get a picture in your head of what a really cool older you looks like and do that.

Clueless2024 · 08/02/2025 21:54

Absolutely. I feel like my light dimmed when I married & had children. Life is so dull & boring since.

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