To want to act younger than 47

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Festival at weekend , DH doesn't want to go , best friend and her DH don't want to go , they always act older more boring than me ... do I get a new husband and friends ? Do I need to grow up ? I'm not ready to take up knitting yet , but this seems to be happening more often

@Pinklady11 it's a date then

Best offer I've had for a while

I'm not far from there neither! What night is it on?

I am 46 and live going out. DH and I went to see a band last week, DH just went to The Cure in Hyde Park and I just saw the Stones more than once in London. Once I went by myself which was a little strange but I wanted to get VIP tickets and did my know anyone else that would want to do did it anyway. Fab night!! In March I went to Berlin and went clubbing until 3. I ha e two young children I am with most of the time but I try and get out there as much as possible- go for it!!!!!

Do you youngsters serious question do you know if there is a dress code for festivals so hippy chick at one, designer bold?? At another??

Or am I being conned by my dds to supplement their wardrobes. Costa coffee part time doesn’t pay that well!

@lill72 oh wow cure and stones right up my street..
As for the kind offers of coming with me by other welshies I feel it's way too small a gig, it's seriously small ! But the offer is lovely and we should have a meet up board , is there such a thing on here ?

@Seasawride a dress code is so not my thing for any occasion whatsoever, I'm always always rugby player in a dress if I make an effort

OP, it's not you it's them! I'm not ready to give up gigs and festivals and I can give you a few years! Fortunately most of social circle is into the same things.
Sorry, I'm in the USA so can't offer to meet up, but I would urge you to go, if you don't want to go alone, Google the bands' websites' see if they have a fan club you can hook with, the bands we like often arrange meet ups at the gigs and welcome solo newbies.

I don't mind admitting to loving garden centers too though - my yard is my pride and joy - the two aren't mutually exclusive in my book, I listen to my music on my iPod while I'm pottering.

websites sans the aberrant apostrophe that should be btw.

@ElementalHalfLife I do actually like garden centres , not because I like gardening but they do lovely cakes

We should swap DHs and friendship groups. I'm 46 and all my friends and DH are all very boozy and going outy. I'm really at the wanting to go to gardening centres and stay in reading stage of life and I feel mismatched!

Cheto

My kind of woman and I bloody knew I was being played here

@Seasawride being played ? Not sure I follow , but I have had a particularly nice Sauvignon blanc tonight

Played by my dds as needing different types of clothes and makeup for different festivals??

Oh wine sounds nice. I had one vodka and orange tonight.

The garden centers near me don't do cakes.

However a lot of the gigs we go to take place at country fairs and there is always a homemade cake stall and at least one food concession selling funnel cake - there has to be funnel cake at the fair it's the law.

I thought my festival days were over, until I saw my Dad's pictures of Latitude last year, when he was 69. He was having more fun than us in our forties, so we instantly signed up to party with them this year. Dad at 70, stepmum at 60 and some, me at 40 and some, husband nearly 50. Brilliant stuff, loved the whole experience and have ended up like a 15-year-old fangirl over some of the bands I saw. Don't knock it!

@Seasawride oh I see , sorry bitt dim in my wineness oh I imagine if parents are paying then there's a different dress code for every time they leave the house (not judging, soft arses here too )

Beyond a certain age many people do tend to get stuck in a kind of boring routine (rut). It's a shame for those who like to go out doing different things.

If you want to go specifically to watch the live music, I don't see any reason not to go alone. Personally I have more fun doing these things WITH someone else, the social aspect! So yeah, I can imagine it would suck if none of your friends like it.

Re: festivals in general, I've been to many and there are always people of ALL ages there. Including plenty of OAPs.

Cheto

I would say most definitely,to go on your own. You are sure to meet and chat to people out in the open air and on a beach.. You will feel good after the event, because you have done something that you wanted to do. Never mind the stay at homes, just have some fun in the sun.!!