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AIBU to think we simply don’t socialize like our parents did?

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Enchanted82 · 19/05/2024 22:11

I have been thinking lately about how much more insular and less social people are now compared to my parents era. I’m early forties, young family, lived in different places and always put friendships and making new friends/acquaintances a priority and I love hosting but I do feel lots of other families don’t seem to want/enjoy having people round or meeting up much at all!
in the 80’s my parents and friends parents were round each others houses, enjoying their company regularly but I don’t feel my husband and I have this despite being sociable people.
what’s changed?

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TypingoftheDead · 19/01/2025 12:33

StripedTomatoes · 19/05/2024 22:18

I'm in my early 40s and socialise exactly like my parents did i.e. not at all - they were anti-social buggers too! So it depends on your family.

Agree - my parents were fairly insular (ironically, even now my mum complains about being lonely, but also complains that visits from friends are “too much,” even if they only stay half an hour or so. She never complains about me or brother visiting though!)
I wanted friends when I was in school, but mostly just got bullied. As an adult I’ve mostly given up on trying to forge deep friendships. I have one “ride or die” friend I’m not likely to ever see again in person unfortunately, from my much younger days, but that’s about it.

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