To ask what age you stopped enjoying going “out out”

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Just that really. I’m 29 and living in the city as a working professional. Up until the last 6 months or so, I guess you could say I’ve very much lived a ‘work hard, play hard’ sort of lifestyle involving a lot of socialising, drinking and late nights out. Over the past few months it’s as though a switch has been flipped and suddenly it’s just no fun anymore. The idea of a cosy night in, or a nice meal out with a couple of drinks and being back at home and in bed by 12pm is far more appealing!

The majority of my friends here in the city around my age are still very much in to the party way of life and are showing no signs of slowing down… so I wondered, when did the switch happen for you?!

34, just got tired and wanted a family. Now my kids are older I’m back out there like it’s my 20s!

I think I was bored of 'going out' by the age of about 15 🤣
I never enjoyed it.
Pubs, clubs, bars... just boring. Utterly boring.

For bars around 34.Im 42.now.and still live a party or wedding,Xmas do etc but don't go out drinking for the sake of it anymore as we prefer restaurants.
30 yr old me would be horrified.

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I'm 38 and still enjoy a night out-out but not as often as I used to. I'm slightly more discerning with my nights out now though, I go with good friends to decent places with music I like and I drink nice drinks rather than downing shots and racing to get drunk. I think I've grown up a bit, as much as I try to deny it.

Probably about age 27 for a proper night out, I'm 36 now and still love going to the pub to see friends but more of a Saturday afternoon thing, I'd like to be home by around 9

Probably early/mid 30s? Although that coincided with friends starting to have children and us all buying houses, so fewer people out and less money to spend. Now early 40s and can't face going out out at all! I love going for a meal but absolutely no desire to drink in bars or go dancing.

Same.
When I had DS1 at 19 so many people mentioned how much I'd miss "going out". I didnt. I loved being at home with a baby!

Probably around 30.
We bought our forever house that needed a shed tonne of work so all of our time, money and energy went into that closely followed by our children arriving so that was that.

I used to go out alot but stopped drinking a few years ago so night's out are a bit of an eye opener now. I think since covid I have realised how valuable my time is and don't want to spend it on nights out. I'm early 50s

About 28

I just started to realise that most nights out are waiting in queues, stilted conversations and people trying to break up the monotony by either moving bars, moving seats or going to look for someone who's 'disappeared'

I’m 48 and love the occasional ‘out out’. I love seeing any sort of live music from well known headliners to pub bands. Just a pub crawl down the main drag leaves me cold these days. A proper pub with live music makes me happy. Always stay late with a pint chatting to randoms after the band has finished.

I knew I was ready for kids when aged 30 or so I got bored with the Friday or Saturday clubbing routine but I’m back in a different way now they are teens.

Around 25/26, pretty much when I met my husband. Didn’t see the point in going out anymore, didn’t particularly enjoy hangovers either.

48 and can still be tempted to a big night out every few months. However, covid converted me to day drinking and it’s been hard to go back. I usually prefer going round to people’s houses than out in town.

50 in Feb and still loving the ‘out out’ a few times a year.

Mid 20s with young DC. Rediscovered it late 30s. Lapsed again around age 42 when experienced a decline in energy and considered myself past it.
Back on the horse again for my last hoorah at 50 and barring the enforced covid break, still going at 53.
My only problem is that my same age friends now think they're too old and won't come out as often as I'd like.

I was 25 when covid hit and tbh the more I was forced into drinking in the kitchen with my housemate, and eventually friends, the less I wanted to get all dressed up and drink in a club 😂 shortly after the lockdowns/restrictions lifting in 2021 I met my (now) fiancé and never really looked back!

Never.

Mid 30s for me. Just couldn’t be bothered with it anymore. All felt a bit fake and forced and I’d met dh and settled down and had another dc and just enjoyed being at home. I was at my wildest in terms of going out between 18-21 and then I had dd at 22 so calmed down a bit and then split up with her dad so went wild again for a bit around 26ish. My socialising is definitely linked to me being single or not… well night time anyway. Which is probably weird but there we go. I’m a real homebody really.

About 38. I’m now 39! Still like the occasional drink or random night out if the fancy takes me, but I don’t drink often anymore, I don’t want to waste time on hangovers, and to be honest, partying, drinking spots, clubs, pubs, bars, etc. just don’t hold the same allure anymore. I’d rather do something in the morning or daytime or go for a nice meal. Still love a festival tho.

I'm 40 and still not tired of being out out. I've been on three big nights out in the last week or so.

I have a lot of friends but I very much need time alone afterwards more than I used to, however. If I spend too much time with people now, I get really stressed.

I was still enjoying a right good rave up well into my 30s, but by 40-ish I stopped enjoying late nights out.

Probably off the back of perimenopause, quitting booze and my career amping up. I just don’t have the interest or energy now at 45.

Clubs and bars - late 20s. But even now in my mid forties I love a night in a good pub with friends. Sitting down, obviously, with a fireplace and the music not too loud 😂

I actually tend to have friends over to my house (and vice versa) rather than going "out out".

I’ve not been bothered about going out out since I was about 24, much prefer a nice meal and an early night.

I love going out still, but stopped enjoying clubs at about your age OP.