re: Almost Half Of Americans Say The Fun In Their Lives Has Disappeared

BabyTac incoming to tell everyone he still has fun even as a c suite exec that jogs around his affluent neighborhood

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The biggest challenge I think is how antisocial and busy everyone is. That's the thing I've noticed as I've gotten older, before 2 of my best friends and I could meet up with a day or two notice. Now it's like at least a week if not 2 weeks notice to put aside time to meet up. Another one of my friends is even worse. They put stuff in their calendar on their iPhone. I feel like a lot of the time I need to give them like 2-3 weeks notice to hang out and do something.

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This. I'm 42, married with two kids. I've noticed as I've gotten older that having a social life has become harder and harder. Everyone is busy, things never line up, and it becomes easier to just skip things. I've mentioned to my wife that our lives are hectic with work and kids and we're constantly on the go, but I've never felt lonelier from a friends perspective. We text and have group chats, talk sports and send dumb memes still. But actually getting together is almost impossible it seems.

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Even more jarring, 12% say they can’t even remember the last time they had a full free day to enjoy themselves.

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Relatedly, 88% of survey respondents reported having jobs and/or kids.

This is what happens when you sit around, staring at a phone screen all day. People need to get their arse outside and do things.

Appropriate user name you have there. Congrats.