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Complacency

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Mimosasandgin · 23/02/2024 15:15

Does anyone just feel complacent? I've been thinking about this lately.
I'm 38, single, no kids and although I don't own my own property (which is a goal for sure, but London prices aren't possible for me right now).
I have my own place and a relatively good salary .
But that's it. Literally nothing else. All of my friends have moved on with marriage, babies etc. I have family but we're all spread over so not easy to pop by and meet up.
I go to work and come home. Go to bed and repeat.
I don't have many friends, as again, they're all busy with their lives.
I love weekends as it's my time to relax and recoup. But I never leave the house as there is nothing I want to do. Yet, I honestly don't feel depressed or anxious or anything like that.
I used to want a relationship but none worked out so now I'm so resigned that I really can't be bothered with dating anymore.
I feel quite content. But I'm aware this is a waste of life. I used to be such a social butterfly and out all the time. I don't really know where I went wrong..

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Bluevelvetsofa · 23/02/2024 15:23

Maybe you’re just content and that’s fine.

Mimosasandgin · 23/02/2024 15:27

Thank you for your message. I suppose you're right.

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Mimosasandgin · 23/02/2024 16:00

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Nothing. I do nothing. I used to enjoy travelling, clubbing and sex 🤣 but I don't seem to have any of those opinions available to me anymore. I do not want to travel alone.

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So so true. I'm extremely bored.

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Mimosasandgin · 23/02/2024 16:03

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I quite enjoy my work. There are worse ways to make money. I am very close to my family but I don't wish to spend a lot of time with them.
I exercise a lot generally day to day as I'm always on my feet. As someone else said, I think I'm just really bored 😑

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frozendaisy · 23/02/2024 16:09

Whilst we can still move about, health wise we are pushing 50, still ok but who knows what the future will bring.

There are going to be many months in the future when we are housebound. Until then we do stuff. Go out. I go alone a lot because my interests are different to the H.

Try hanging around Tate Britain cafe, I never failed to get chatted up there! It was fun.

Mimosasandgin · 23/02/2024 16:19

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I'm an education psychologist so I'm always in schools. I meet a lot of people but it's not the kind of role where you make friends as I'm always in different locations.

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Mimosasandgin · 23/02/2024 16:23

frozendaisy · 23/02/2024 16:09

Whilst we can still move about, health wise we are pushing 50, still ok but who knows what the future will bring.

There are going to be many months in the future when we are housebound. Until then we do stuff. Go out. I go alone a lot because my interests are different to the H.

Try hanging around Tate Britain cafe, I never failed to get chatted up there! It was fun.

The key term you are using is "We". So I'll assume you have a partner?
I have done all the museums and stuff on my own and it was so tedious that I came home thinking I'll not bother doing that again.

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Mimosasandgin · 23/02/2024 17:18

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I didn't say I don't want a relationship. I would love one.
I've had many dates and a couple of long term relationships. None have stuck yet.

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Mimosasandgin · 23/02/2024 17:25

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Health wise I'm fine. No major issues. My feet hurt after a long day but nothing more.
I described my family in my op as close. Which we are but we all live in different counties and overseas.
My work is as a psychologist so I'm pretty active around people all day. But when I clock off I am alone.
I'm aware it's not normal. That's why I posted.

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