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Is your life a bit boring, like mine?

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Imgoingbacktothestart77 · 08/02/2025 21:49

Mid 40’s, with a 6 year old Dc.
I live abroad, so life should be more interesting really…lots of beaches, sun, places to go, things to do. I work part time and have some nice friends and a Dh i’ve been with for years.
When I was younger, I was pretty wild from a young age and had lots of fun..90’s style…clubs, drinking, smoking, drugs and so on, they were incredible times.
I then got into my career and worked hard, travelled to a great many places then settled in one place abroad. We had Dd a little later and I stayed home with her and was v happy and fulfilled.
Now, I just feel this sense of ‘Meh’ and ‘What now?’ drifting in.
Everything feels very samey, I feel like we’ve visited everywhere near us and things and places I used to feel excited to go to, now I just feel like I can’t really be bothered.
The most exciting thing is cooking a roast or something nice at the weekend, I used to enjoy this and the small things..now it just all seems so dull.

How do you make your lives more interesting?

Does anyone feel like me?

OP posts:
User37482 · 09/02/2025 13:25

Similar to you, I’ve started hyper focusing on the lack of passion in my life. It is very very boring.

I2amonlyhereforTheBeer · 09/02/2025 13:31

Imgoingbacktothestart77 · 08/02/2025 22:22

I don’t find those things interesting now and barely even drink these days…but life held such excitement back then

It sounds like you enjoyed the recklessness of your younger days, so why not take up a challenging hobby that comes with some risk and might scare the shit out of you: paragliding, scuba diving, jumping out a plane, mountaineering? Get high on adrenalin.

RaraRachael · 09/02/2025 13:39

I've been retired for 2 years and was really looking forward to joining some clubs and meeting some new friends. But arthritis struck as soon as I left work and I can't walk long distances. Unfortunately all the clubs in our area are either walking or fitness related.
What I'd love is a female friend to go away for the day with or a weekend away but all mine are glued to their husbands and will only go away with them.
OH is still working so I'm at home during the day with no transport.
My life is a bit shit and I can't seem to sort it.

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