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?!

As soon as I had DS so was 36

For me the change occurred during lockdown (I'm 31 now). During 2020 I couldn't wait for clubs to re-open. Then they did and I had absolutely no interest in going. I forced myself to go out just recently for NYE, and there were elements of it I still enjoyed, but the negatives outweigh the positives, and my favorite point of the evening was getting home and eating McDonald's in my PJs!

I still enjoy going out to a cosy pub for a couple of drinks, but I no longer enjoy starting my evening at 10pm.

I'm 46 and still like to go out for a few cocktails. More than happy to call it a night by 9.30-10 though

Stopped doing late late nights mid 30s probably.

I've been happy with a couple of cocktails and a meal since my early 20s. I forced myself to go out out until I had my first aged 24 but watching people get drunk is just gross to me

I started going out at 14 so by 25, I was over it really but kept going out due to the job I did.
You are probably, subconsciously, wanting to settle down etc.
Now I'm officially old, and have had kids, would be good to have some nights out, also not having to depend on alcohol to have a good time is a bonus.

I never enjoyed 'out out' even as a teenager or young adult (a combination of poor executive processing and damaged hearing in my early 20s means I've always struggled to follow conversation in loud spaces and, well, I just don't really like strangers in my space, TBH).

However, I LOVE throwing parties, hosting etc, so I'm all up for 'in out out' (i.e. the wine is flowing and bedtime is around 5am, as long as it's in my house and I control the stereo volume). 😄

About age 28.

I was getting more responsibility at work and had been in a relationship for years, and realised i wanted the day time on the weekend more than queuing/struggling to hear anyone talk over the noise/wakimg up hungover

Early forties. I was still going strong at 40 but then about 43 I was just suddenly completely over it and it didn’t help that my hangovers became so strenuous I couldn’t function for two days sometimes. Only happened twice, gave up after that as I didn’t feel it was fair on my children to have a disengaged mother for several days, due to alcohol consumption.

I never liked clubs and always hated dancing! Always preferred pubs or a house party. I went off going 'out out' when I hit 30 or just before, I guess.

Still waiting to get bored of going out out, drnking, dancing, talking to randoms and having a great night. And I'm way past my 20/30/40's....🤣🤣🤣🤣

46. The retrial followed 30 years of out out when possible with 3 dc's thrown in. Now just have little tolerance for taxis, drunk people, shouting etc.

I'd had enough of loud, late, clubby nights out by the time I was 19/20. I much prefer walking to the pub and sitting in a quiet corner.

I never enjoyed it. I went out clubbing a handful of times when I was 18 or 19 but never really enjoyed it. I don't like being drunk, I didn't feel safe and I didn't like being in crowds of drunk people. I had to be the responsible one as all my friends were too pissed to even walk straight, so I had to make sure they didn't stumble into traffic or go home with some dodgy guy or get in an unlicensed taxi. It just wasn't fun.

I would much rather go for a meal, cinema or escape room or something and be home by 11 🤣

Only boring people are bored!

Mid twenties, we were becoming a proper couple and realised that actually we'd like to go to the cinema/theatre/restaurant on our own and not as part of a group. Also staying in together was fun, even if all we did was watch telly.

We still went out with our friends just not as much.

I'm 43 and still enjoy it, although I do have to build myself up for a big night out and it takes longer to recover these days!

I've never stopped enjoying going out.

Never liked the club/bar nights out but always preferred quieter cinema, meals, theatre evenings. Luckily my friends and DH are the same.

35 when I had my eldest! Although still like the occasional night out (very occasional).

Probably about 28.
Never enjoyed the whole pub and club scene.
Now in my late thirties and like nothing more than a cosy evening in. Don't care if that sounds boring.
I have neighbours in their fifties who are out out every weekend and I can't think of anything worse.

Never. I have had a few big nights out in my late teens/early 20’s but have always preferred to go out for a meal or to a really good pub garden for an afternoon drink. Anytime after 10pm feels a bit late to me and always has done. It’s one reason I barely ever went clubbing at university - people headed out at 9/10pm and I just wanted to go to bed/chat at home. I’m really not boring 😂 I just don’t like sticky bars and as a pp said, nights out often seem to be loaded with moving from one place to another, “looking for friends” etc. Boring for me.

Mid 30s I think. Coincided with having children but I was already tiring of big nights out. I was a party animal before that. The last one standing but suddenly I just started to prefer cosy nights in, getting good sleep and not being hung over.

27 when I got pregnant with my eldest. I'm 33 with 2 kids now and my idea of heaven is going out for dinner or something during the day but having my evening at home.

25/26 was my peak 'out out' time, loved going out to bars and also uni 18-21.

I'm teetotal now so life has definitely changed!

When the hangover/tiredness was more hassle than the fun was fun.

Coincided with small children. I had a girls night out once with two kids in tow and husband out all day and it was absolute, total and utter hell.

Now they're older I can do nights out again but I can't be arsed.

early 40’s. Went out out the other night after a family party and stayed out til 4am with my SILs who are older than me, outlasting all the 21yo’s we were with

I think it’s because I go out less often, and because unlike a lot of the 21yo’s I’ve racked up enough years to learn my limits. Life at my age is much more humdrum so I think I appreciate the moments of opportunity to have fun.