Are you a go out or stay at home type of person?

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I've always been firmly in the go out every day camp, love being out and about in coffee shops etc but recently I've found myself more and more enjoying home and even thinking about getting a fancy coffee machine for home. Which type are you? Can you amuse yourself at home? I always used to worry about being isolated as I live alone. But now I'm loving it!

Same as you. I used to love being out and about, I couldn't bear the thought of staying in on a Friday night when I could be out having a laugh down the pub.

Now I'm 60 I can't think of anything worse than having to get dressed and head out for the night! I love staying in, pottering about, lying on the sofa in pjs and reading.

I'm less interested in going anywhere these days.

I do like going out, but love being at home. Pottering about is my favourite way to spend a Saturday or Sunday. I also have hobbies that can be done at home. I can amuse myself for hours. The best one is if a friend has to cancel a day out at the last moment. All that free time instantly handed back to me is just wonderful!

Third option - a mix

Loooove being at home. When I’m out I do enjoy it but I find it so peaceful and restorative being at home on my own, pottering about and doing whatever I fancy

I think I need to make myself a creative area at home as I often go out to write, or to study. I find it too hard to do those at home as I'm slumped on settee or whatever so I think I need a little creative desk or something

Always prefer being at home but happy to go out sometimes to see people

When I’m at home I desperately want to go out.

When I’m out I desperately want to go back home.

I love being home.

I'm a home body. I've never really enjoyed going out much.

I'll go out and do things on my own, like shopping etc., but to me they are not social activities.

I've never been one for going clubbing or partying (both are hell on earth to me, can't think of anything worse). You can keep those.

for me there is no better feeling than being at home with no obligation to go out.
My home is my sanctuary, I couldn’t be happier than when I am
here.
This wasn’t always the case, but now I’m mid fifties and loving life and have absolutely no fear of missing out on anything

It’s not either/or for me. I’m a writer, so work is solitary, but my friendships are hugely important to me, I see friends often, like film, theatre, art stuff, go away to stay with friends at a distance, and like entertaining at home, too.

Stay at home!

I do enjoy it when I do go out, I’m very sociable, but the “getting myself to go out” is hard work!

I adore being at home. I’m ND so often find the outside world too over stimulating so small trips out then back home works for me every time.

A mix! I like being at home, but also seeing friends so … low-key going out for me these days.

I go out during the day to drink/ eat. Rarely in the evening

I’ve become a homebody with age. Hard at the moment as I have a toddler that needs exercising like a dog so I have to force myself out at times, but usually enjoy it once we’re out. In terms of adult socialising it’s fine in small doses but I prefer to be out in the day / early evening. Thankfully the friend I meet for dinner most often is the same, we take advantage of some early bird menus and are rarely getting home later than 8pm.

I'm a homebird. I used to love coffee shops and going out for meals but the prices have gone up so much, I can't justify it anymore. I can't be bothered to look for a table either. These days I much prefer buying a decent cake in a supermarket and taking it home to eat with a cup of tea.

I still go out for meals but only once a month, if that. I've stopped having dessert. I usually look on the menu and buy the equivalent in a supermarket. There's something satisfying about saving ££££s and having second helpings!

I used to be a party girl, out every night. Huge Fomo. FF to now ...51 and I love being at home. I can potter all day. I have my house set up with everything I need, inc WFH 3 days a week. I don't need to leave the house. I do leave the house for lots of things and I do go out out but I prefer out out to be at a minimum. I have DH at home. Sofa nights with DH are my fav nights.

I find the world too overbearing now. I dread going to a shop and avoid as much as I can.

Why do I have to pick? Just depends on the day and my mood. I've always been happy with my own company so cinema, dinner etc alone is lovely, enjoy a nice day out with the kids or a night out with mates or a quiet one in the sofa with dh

Home. I find great joy in being able to explore my hobbies in peace and quiet. I luckily was able to arrange a wfh job.

which is good because I developed a disability later in life that makes it dangerous every time I have to leave the house. I’m still recovering from taking dd somewhere a week ago. It was a necessary trip and it was fun, but I had to take so much medication to get through the day and I’m still dealing with the lingering symptoms.

I hate the outside part. Can't stand 90% of weather, traffic noise is awful, insects freak me out, don't like being assaulted with random smells, don't really especially like moving. Prefer being in a climate controlled box. Yes I know that sounds completely wet and ridiculous, but there you go. If I could drive it would be better as I could go from house to car to building but I can't, and it's too expensive to justify learning now so I am stuck with the outside part. I often like the experience of being out dong stuff, but I struggle a bit with the way that it then takes forever and all my energy to gather us all up and get home again when I get fed up, and I'm not very good at anticipating this in advance.

I love having the company of others so I do like going out but I also need a lot of time on my own to do my own thing in comfort without worrying about what people think of me as well. If I didn't have DC, my perfect home would be one of those tiny houses where I could hole up in a duvet at all times - as long as I have my computer with a few games on it, some books or a kindle, the internet, a way of playing music, heating, and a bit of space for whatever random hobby I get into at a time (currently puzzles and paint by numbers) I'm happy.

But I do like to go out and socialise, and I can't decide whether it's better to go out for that so I don't have to tidy up, or invite people over so I don't have to go outside

I have always wished I could have Bernard's Watch or similar so I could pause time and then it wouldn't matter so much when I go into a months/weeks-long obsession with something and block out the whole world. Though I suppose a lot of my favourite things (internet, music, games) wouldn't work in frozen time. There are things that would work in frozen time though so maybe I could use the frozen time to do those and sleep.

When I go out these days it’s usually lunch with friends as opposed to a night out. Even theatre / cinema I now prefer daytime showings. Been there and got the Tshirt when out clubbing etc in my younger days. I’m usually worn out by 9 pm nowadays!

Yep, this

Laugh and have a good time at home. Enjoy time alone.

I'm 60, not long retired and love pottering about at home.
I've got a lot of crafting projects to start and I'm in the middle of the Swedish Death declutter.
I suddenly realised today that I've gone back into lockdown and hardly leaving the house!
And I'm perfectly happy on my own all day, speaking to no one & seeing no one until DH comes home.
It's not good for your long term health though