To not be social anymore?

[Mummytotwonow]

Does anyone else not enjoy it or can't be arsed going out anymore?

If I have to go to something social like meet up with friends or birthday/christening/wedding etc I just don't look forward to it and when I am there I look forward to coming home. I just like being at home, with my kids and hubby and in my comfy clothes. I force myself to go to things (unless I can get out of it) so I'm not rude but I'm not sure if that's normal or not. When I was younger I was a social butterfly and now with kids (primary) I just can't be bothered anymore.

I like going out and doing things with my family but just not socially with other people.

Anyone else feel like that?

Why do you like going out with your family but not other people? What’s the difference for you?

@FrankandWalters that’s a good point. I don’t actually know. The worse thing is, these people socially are nice, it’s me and the feelings I get. I just done enjoy it 😞

*don’t enjoy it

I’ve never really enjoyed going out much tbh. I spent a lot of my late teens and twenties really quite drunk actually and looking back I actually think it was a coping mechanism because I actually didn’t want to be there. I have a few close friends who I do like to see but it’s not very regular tbh and it’s more likely to be 1 on 1 certainly not a party. I go to things now more out of a sense of duty but I don’t really get invited to much.

Don’t underestimate how much energy family life takes up sometimes and maybe you’ve just got no social battery left for anything else.

It’s probably because you’re out of the habit. But equally if you don’t enjoy it, just say no. I often feel like I can’t be bothered to socialise but normally enjoy myself when I make the effort.