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I'm 35 and I've never...

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CuddlesAndChocolate · 28/08/2022 17:40

I'm 35 and I've never...

Been on a plane
Been to a rave (I don't think taking ds to raver tots counts)
Been to IKEA
Played chess
Eaten sushi
Read or watched Harry Potter
Had anything pierced or tattooed
Lived on my own
Driven abroad
Found out the gender of my children
Eaten at a Wimpy (I don't think 🤔)

Tell me yours?

OP posts:
EBearhug · 28/08/2022 19:38

I've never been pregnant nor fostered nor adopted.
Never changed a nappy.
I've never been engaged or married.
Never had a tattoo
Never been to a rave
Never been to Glastonbury (though I've been to friends in Pilton at non-festival times)
Never been to Disney
Never been on a package holiday
Never been to a wedding abroad
Never been skiing
Never eaten caviar
Never owned a house/flat
Never put up wallpaper

But there are plenty of things I have done and I'd hate to have run out of other things to do as I'm only 50.

Blanketpolicy · 28/08/2022 19:47

Closedlips · 28/08/2022 19:37

Unless you're a lesbian that last one's not unusual is it?

Not even when getting changed in family home with mum, sister, late teens/early 20s, staying over at friends getting ready for night out, gym changing, swimming changing rooms, bra fitting, massage, leg waxes. Etc

Closedlips · 28/08/2022 19:52

Blanketpolicy · 28/08/2022 19:47

Not even when getting changed in family home with mum, sister, late teens/early 20s, staying over at friends getting ready for night out, gym changing, swimming changing rooms, bra fitting, massage, leg waxes. Etc

Ah I don't have female siblings or friends, and don't go to the gym/spas so maybe that's why this doesn't seem so unusual!

Dilbertian · 28/08/2022 19:56

Mid-50s

I have never:
Been to Africa or the Far East.
Gone on holiday on my own.
Lived alone.
Got so drunk I vomited/passed out/couldn't remember.
Done shots.
Done drugs.
Been to a rave.
Been to a music festival.
Had a tattoo.
Been in ICU.

Smallorangecat · 28/08/2022 19:59

I am 40 and I have never:
taken recreational drugs
smoked
been so drunk I didn’t know what was going on
got a tattoo or piercing
been to America
drank coffee
eaten a pot noodle
dyed my hair
watched Love Island
learnt to drive
read or watched Game of Thrones
been to a spa
been skiing or ridden a horse
had an afternoon tea

LetsGoNorth · 28/08/2022 20:00

I'm 36 and I've never...
Been outside of Europe
Lived alone
Been to a concert, gig or festival of any kind
Had a one night stand
Driven abroad
Mowed a lawn
Inflated a tyre, topped up oil or water or done any other maintenance on my car
Been to University
Driven drunk
Felt attracted to someone in rl based on looks alone
Had any kind of facial, massage or beauty therapy treatment

Pebbles16 · 28/08/2022 20:12

52
Never
eaten a pot noodle
driven whilst drunk
watched Love Island
bungee jumped

Have happily done MANY other things and am very pleased of them

SouperNoodle · 28/08/2022 20:18

I've done all of those except for the driving abroad.

I've never:

  • skinny dipped
  • watched Game of Thrones
  • gone skiing
  • worked somewhere for longer than 2 years
ThatsWahtYouGetWhenYouLetYourHeartWin · 28/08/2022 20:20

38

I've never
Been drunk or had a hangover
Watched Game Of Thrones or love island or breaking bad.
Had a penis in my mouth 🤢
Used contraception or been pregnant
Voted conservative

lifesnotaspectatorsport · 28/08/2022 20:35

43

Hard to think of things that haven't been said! But I have never:

  • Been to a football match
  • Lived in any house/flat longer than 6 years
  • Had any cousins, aunts or uncles

From pp's lists, I've also never:

Lived alone
Been to a rave
Been on a motorbike/ moped/ scooter
Driven an artic lorry
Got a tattoo
Been to Disney
Waxed my bush
Had a penis (that wasn't someone else's) !?!
Owned a house rather than a flat
Been skiing
Been hiking in Switzerland (or to Switzerland at all!)
Driven while drunk
Bungee jumped

I'm not planning to either although I wouldn't mind the driving or travel ones. No Disney though!

NellesVilla · 28/08/2022 20:45
  • been in love
  • had a proper sexual relationship (but I’m asexual I think anyway so not an issue)
  • not had kids (never intended to)
  • read or watched Harry Potter
  • had a birthday party as an adult
  • bought a property
  • not been anxious or free of mh issues (and family telling me I’m ridiculous)
NellesVilla · 28/08/2022 20:46

Thank f I have lived alone as feel it’s the only thing that makes me an adult!

GrumpyDullard · 28/08/2022 20:47

Bloody hell.
There are a lot of proudly unadventurous people on here.
Here are mine:
I’ve never represented my country in a sporting competition.

I’ve never won the Booker Prize.
I’ve never made my own vol-au-vents.
I’ve never murdered anyone. Yet.

ThatsWahtYouGetWhenYouLetYourHeartWin · 28/08/2022 20:50

GrumpyDullard · 28/08/2022 20:47

Bloody hell.
There are a lot of proudly unadventurous people on here.
Here are mine:
I’ve never represented my country in a sporting competition.

I’ve never won the Booker Prize.
I’ve never made my own vol-au-vents.
I’ve never murdered anyone. Yet.

What are you classing as unadventurous?

KylieCharlene · 28/08/2022 20:54

Never
learned to swim
been on a plane
been engaged/married
had a group of friends
bought a 'designer' handbag or shoes
seen/read fifty shades
watched towie/love island/ housewives of..
had a coffee
tasted honey
had a beauty treatment
been to Waitrose
been bowling
been to Nandos

LividLaVidaLoca · 28/08/2022 21:00

Yup, feeling much less square than I did ten minutes ago 😂

  1. Never:

Watched Love Island.
Mowed my own lawn.
Bungee jumped.

Oh, and all of @GrumpyDullard ’s list, though tbc, of course.

The list of things I have done would be long and frankly (in bed next to a farting toddler already) glorious 😎

nilpois · 28/08/2022 21:02

52

Never have I

Liked my brother very much
Had a daughter
Had a tattoo
Watched Dirty Dancing

YoSofi · 28/08/2022 21:04

35 and never

been to America
broken a bone
watched Harry Potter
eaten liver or kidney
had a nosebleed
voted Conservative

Twawmyarse · 28/08/2022 21:04

40 and I've never:

Watched game of thrones, downton abbey, love island, Harry Potter, breaking bad or any of those other types of things that were all "supposed" to watch

Been to Scotland despite only living about a 2 hour drive away and having travelled to lots of more far flung places like Australia, America, India

Owned a toilet brush

I have done most of the other things listed except I too have never had a penis😂

JerryGarcia · 28/08/2022 21:11

I'm 34 and never

Been a bridesmaid
Lived alone
Travelled
Taken psychedelics

SlowingDownAndDown · 28/08/2022 21:17

Whaddaya mean you’ve never found out the gender of your children? Did you look the other way? How old are they?

GG1986 · 28/08/2022 21:21

36 and never

Had a nandos
Had a threesome
Had a tattoo
Watched Harry Potter
Had a coffee

ReginaPerrin · 28/08/2022 21:27

GrumpyDullard · 28/08/2022 20:47

Bloody hell.
There are a lot of proudly unadventurous people on here.
Here are mine:
I’ve never represented my country in a sporting competition.

I’ve never won the Booker Prize.
I’ve never made my own vol-au-vents.
I’ve never murdered anyone. Yet.

Maybe the previous posters have actually murdered someone, hence it not being included in their list?

JesusMaryAndJosephAndTheWeeDon · 28/08/2022 21:30

44

Never seen Star Wars

Never watched a football match

Been pregnant

YewandOak · 28/08/2022 21:31

57 and I've never

Been out of the UK
Been on a plane
Watched Love Island
Watched any Bake off/pottery throwing type shows
Been to a rave
Taken drugs
Been to Ikea
Got my nails done
Never bought any item of ''designer'' clothing or handbag