To ask: How would you overall compare your 2010-2019 to 2000-2009?

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Was this decade better or worse? Are you happier or more sad?

Sadly, this decade was worse for me and I am more sad than happy lol. But on the bright side 2020 has come at a very right moment that I am going to look on to make the next decade a much more positive one.

This decade just gone was a huge improvement over the previous one. Massive.

And I made that happen. With amazing support from family.

Much, much happier now.

2000 to 2009 was shit for me personally.

2010-2019 has been great, personally.

Politcally it's another story though.

I spent most of 2000-2009 feeling hopeless and often suicidal.

2010 to 2019 has been about a thousand times better, despite having had to face some serious issues like bereavement.

In the last decade I did 2 years of 6th form and 4 years of uni, including a year abroad, met my now husband, moved 250 miles, bought our first house, and got married. This decade we've mainly been working, bought a bigger house, travelled more and had a baby. Not sure I can compare them!

Much improved. My 3 DS were born in 2002, 2004 and 2008 so that was bloody hard work.

So much easier now they are older generally

Serious highs and lows in both of them - new home, new job, babies, divorce, new love, bereavement, new love.
I couldn't call it.

2000-2010 I was early 20s to early 30s. I did the career London thing then left London. Met dh. Big big changes.
2010-19 I got married and had babies so I guess it was my “settling down” decade though still life changing in its own way.
This next decade I guess our parents will all get properly old (If they’re lucky) or not 😢 I’m dreading it.

Much happier
I was ill so much in the previous decade

Fingers crossed I haven’t jinxed that but I seem to be better now though I still have chronic health issues

I also used to care about people’s opinions of me wanting to be single and childfree

Now I have ditched those interfering gits!

I’d also say social media has massively improved my life. Controversial I know!

I’ve made all my considerable life achievements thus far in 2010-2019. Life is getting better as the years progress.

2000-2010 were my childhood and early teenage years and were awesome looking back

2011-2019 went rapidly downhill for me transitioning into a young adult but I can finally say this last year has been the best year I have had in a long time so my hopes for the new decade are high!

2000-2010 were tough in a lot of ways. My DS was DXed with ASD and my dad died. Looking after 3 DC was a struggle and I was initially a SAHM then worked very P/T during school hours. My H’s career took off, though, so we were financially doing quite well.

2010-2019 have been very different. My exH had an affair and left in 2011. He couldn’t handle mid-life and a disabled child. It’s been lonely at times but I’m proud of my DC and the way I’ve managed to bring them up alone. But my mum died. And the country has gone politically very far from where I’d want it to be.

So, I’m poorer but personally happier at the end of this decade than I was at the start. But in 2000 I had a stable and happy marriage, 2 lovely DC, one a newborn and everything was looking rosy.

2000-2009
Was a very happy time for me.
2010-2019
Has been the worst of my life.

My Dd was Murdered in 2015, part of me died with her.
I watched the evil bastard who murdered my Dd walked free on a NOT PROVEN verdict.
2015 is very bittersweet for me 2mths after dd died I gave birth to Dd2.

2017 My mum died after a long battle with dementia.

2019 We were informed the evil bastard who murdered my Dd had died of a drug overdose. I had NO sympathy for him.

2010-2019 was actually seriously grim. And now I look at it, it’s just been 10 years of grim. Which is fucking depressing.

I graduated in 2000 so adulthood essentially started for me at the beginning of the last decade. In 2000-9, I worked my way up in my job, met DH, moved in together and married in 2009. In this decade, we've had children. I'd say overall, last decade was more eventful and career focused, whereas this one has been a lot more family orientated. But I'm definitely ending this decade more content with my personal life than I've been at any other stage in the last 20 years.

The wider political scene is a very different story and for the country as a whole, this decade feels worse than the last. We seem far angrier and selfish as a nation now, and definitely more divided.

2000-2009 was my twenties and while there were some highlights, overall it was a struggle and I wasn’t very happy.

2010 - 2019 has been my thirties and has been great. I met my now DH in 2011 and I’m married with 2 kids, a nice home and I qualified in my profession. I honestly never thought I’d reach this place and I’m just so thankful for my life.

I will turn 40 in January and am just hoping that my forties are as great as my thirties.

2000-2009. 15 -24yrs. Started miserable but got better towards the end. Just needed to learn how to have fun (and move out of home)
2010-2019. 25-34yrs. Gets better each year. Looking forward to the next decade.

2010-19 was worse than we could ever have imagined. Especially in comparison with the decade before.
That said, I reckon the coming one will have to be better, it could only be worse if the world actually ended...

Overall this decade has been better, but there's been good and bad in both decades tbh.

I had a baby in each decade, have dealt with family illness in each decade, have dealt with chronic illness of my own in each decade (2 different but related illnesses). But 2000-2009 had a lot more changes, going to uni, getting jobs, moving house a couple of times, etc. 2010-2019 has been more stable, I've been living with dh all decade, lived in the same house, kept the same job, etc. The big changes have been to do with DC growing up and their challenges rather than mine if that makes sense.

Actually genuinely shocking in comparison.

I had a pretty good time in the early 2000's university, and some early career success

My spell of the worst kind of luck began over 10 years but really kicked up a notch from 2010 onwards

But thank you for this thread as it has made me think, maybe just maybe

New Decade, New Beginning

I think I’d struggle to call it because the join between good and bad is in different places. Early 2000s were good generally; my children were very young and I had lots of happy times and a job I enjoyed. From about 2005-2011 was pretty shit. My marriage was In trouble, I had fertility issues, lost a pregnancy quite late after expensive IVF, struggled financially.
Generally, after then has been much better but I’ve had a couple of major blips with my health in this decade; a battle with anorexia and a couple of years later coming close to losing my life to undiagnosed coeliac disease (was the best part of a month in hospital and in and out for some while afterwards). I’ve also had to cope with my children growing up and leaving home in very recent years, which has had good moments but hasn’t always been easy.
Overall, despite the health worries and empty nest sadness, I’ve been happier this last decade than the one before. There’s been tough times but much brighter times. 2018 was an amazing year. 2019 has been less good but I’m really hoping it’s onwards and upwards!

This decade has been far, far better.

I was a single mum in 2000-2009, struggling on benefits and had the responsibility of running a council house on my own, in my 20s. I got through a degree but it was a huge struggle, although I had some fun times socially with being single, taking up hobbies and travelled a bit. My DD had undiagnosed SEN and was struggling at school.

In 2010-2019, I started off still on benefits but I got extra disability components which made a big difference to my finances, plus I got out of debt and later got married so my finances have improved massively. DD's SEN was diagnosed, she got an EHCP and a place at a private special school which eased the pressure a lot. Had another DD last year who is just amazing. This time around I have the support, time and financial cushion to really enjoy being a parent, instead of just struggling through it.

2000-2009 was my childhood
2010-2019 was a mixed bag, I struggled a lot through early teen years but managed to get into uni and I’m better now so hoping 2020-2029 will be my decade

Although rose tinted glasses are completely a thing I recognise, I'd choose to relive 2000-2009 in less than a heartbeat. Despite the shit of hitting adulthood with crippling depression, finding out and becoming who I was were the best times of my life.

The last 10 years have just... passed. Punctuated by really good stuff (like getting married, buying the house etc) and utter utter shit (DM dying, developing and beating a gambling addiction, becoming so socially anxious and misanthropic if it wasn't for work I wouldn't leave the house.)

Meh. Onwards and upwards I guess. I'm not in a great headspace at the moment, I'd kill for the opportunities I had at 15 again.

@ParkheadParadise I am so sorry to hear about your daughter 🙏💐💐 the vile man is no longer on earth anymore and I hope he is punished in the after life.

On balance this decade is better than the last. Both have had their up and down moments with regards to bereavement and relationship breakdowns. However, I left teaching in 2010 so this decade wins hands down!