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As an adult I have never.

278 replies

Stopnames · 27/05/2024 20:20

Never Been abroad, never worn heigh heels, never worn makeup. Never Smoked , never drank wine , never been to a wedding.

OP posts:
CeeJay81 · 27/05/2024 20:46

Never learnt to drive (successfully)
Never smoked
Never had a tattoo
Never taken illegal drugs

Allthehorsesintheworld · 27/05/2024 20:46

Never watched a Bond film.
Never had a tattoo
Never voted Tory

Lj8893 · 27/05/2024 20:47

Never been a bridesmaid (was a flower girl as a child).

Never been to the USA

Never been to Scotland (going this year!)

Never stayed in hospital other than the maternity unit

Justcats · 27/05/2024 20:47

Never been on a spa day

Usernamewassavedsuccessfully · 27/05/2024 20:49

Watched Love Island
Eaten a McDonald's

LittleMonks11 · 27/05/2024 20:50

Can we unpack why you've never been abroad?

TheLastTimeEver · 27/05/2024 20:51

never been a bridesmaid or flower girl or MOH
never been a godparent
(I have loads of friends too 😂😂)
never been to South or Central America
never had a tattoo

Blackcountryexile · 27/05/2024 20:53

Never ridden a bike.
Never watched I'm a Celebrity
Never been to Cornwall

TheLastTimeEver · 27/05/2024 20:54

LittleMonks11 · 27/05/2024 20:50

Can we unpack why you've never been abroad?

That’s pretty unusual nowadays I think (for people in the UK). Not been to a wedding is odd unless you are v early 20s maybe.

I’d only been to one family wedding by the age of 25 - then from 25-35 I probably went to about forty weddings.

ohtowinthelottery · 27/05/2024 20:54

Never been a bridesmaid.
Never taken illegal drugs
Never had a tattoo
Never broken a bone
Never had stitches
Never been in hospital as a patient except to have my 2 babies.

FortunataTagnips · 27/05/2024 20:55

These threads depress me.

WetBandits · 27/05/2024 20:55

I’ve never used Pythagoras’ theorem as an adult.

FortunataTagnips · 27/05/2024 20:55

WetBandits · 27/05/2024 20:55

I’ve never used Pythagoras’ theorem as an adult.

I have and I was so proud of myself!

Hepzibar · 27/05/2024 20:55

Never watched Game of Thrones
Never taken illegal drugs
Never smoked a cigarette.
Never vaped

Done most of the other things people are posting (some I'm not very proud of of but can't do much about it now)

Sprinkly · 27/05/2024 20:56

Never watched love island

Stopnames · 27/05/2024 20:56

LittleMonks11 · 27/05/2024 20:50

Can we unpack why you've never been abroad?

No passport. Wasn't interested. Now can't afford it. Maybe one day.

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Gatekeeper · 27/05/2024 20:57

FortunataTagnips · 27/05/2024 20:55

These threads depress me.

Why is that? People can have happy and fulfilled lives without having a, b c etc

WetBandits · 27/05/2024 20:57

Gatekeeper · 27/05/2024 20:57

Why is that? People can have happy and fulfilled lives without having a, b c etc

It’s pretty depressing (to me Grin) that there are people out there who haven’t seen JURASSIC PARK! 🦖

WaitingfortheTardis · 27/05/2024 20:58

Taken illegal drugs or smoked.

Watched a horror movie all the way through.

Had Botox or similar.

Nonewclothes2024 · 27/05/2024 20:58

MarkandElizabethForever · 27/05/2024 20:31

Never taken hard drugs. I've always been way too petrified that I'd die immediately. I'll never forget the image of a young girl in the paper who'd died of a drug overdose, I think it was early 2000s maybe. She had the same name as me too so it freaked me out so much.

Leah Betts ?

justnormaI · 27/05/2024 20:58

Never ate out of an Indian takeaway
Never watched titanic
Never watched an episode of friends
Never learnt to drive
Never tried sushi
Never been a bridesmaid

Cheeesus · 27/05/2024 20:58

MarkandElizabethForever · 27/05/2024 20:33

She wasn't a girl🤦‍♀️she was 21. Rachel Whitear. I still think about her.

Never heard of that one, it was 18 year old Leah Betts that was bigger in the media.

billysboy · 27/05/2024 20:59

Have used Pythagoras as an adult loads , never worn a shirt without a collar , or owned a pair of trainers as an adult tho

Beaakindd · 27/05/2024 20:59

Never driven on the motorway, when though I drive. Now I'm too nervous to try 😕

Never touched drugs
Never had a general anaesthetic
Never taken prescription medicine

FortunataTagnips · 27/05/2024 21:00

Gatekeeper · 27/05/2024 20:57

Why is that? People can have happy and fulfilled lives without having a, b c etc

I think it’s the lack of curiosity in some cases. I can totally understand doing something once and deciding it’s not for you, or not getting a chance to do something because of circumstances.
But to choose to rule out trying something that’s non-risky and fairly straightforward just seems odd and a bit sad.