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re: Why do men become so non-social as they age?
Posted on 4/19/22 at 10:36 pm to Daygo85
Posted on 4/19/22 at 10:36 pm to Daygo85
There are some couples (not just men), who basically only rely on themselves as friends.
It’s fricking weird, IMO. I have friends, my wife has friends, we hang out with friends together.
I couldn’t imagine going through life without friends.
(I’m in my mid-30’s and I’m still gaining new friends along with the guys I’ve been friends with for 20+ years).
It’s fricking weird, IMO. I have friends, my wife has friends, we hang out with friends together.
I couldn’t imagine going through life without friends.
(I’m in my mid-30’s and I’m still gaining new friends along with the guys I’ve been friends with for 20+ years).
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Posted on 4/19/22 at 11:02 pm to Globetrotter747
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I think as men age we generally crave freedom and a peaceful existence. To be left alone with our hobbies after years of hard work and the stress that comes from leading a family. That's not to say anti-social but a preference for the quiet life.
In todays age, it seems most of us are torn in about 30 different directions. Typically when this happens “our shite” gets put on the back burner. Then it waits for FOREVER until you can make time. Which usually has time obligations already ranging from friend hangouts to holidays to vacations, then you have the other football/baseball/basketball/dance/cheer/tennis/golf etc. stuff. It’s kind of natural to assume this is the route most men are choosing later in life.
Posted on 4/19/22 at 11:07 pm to Daygo85
Great thread. I’ve enjoyed reading the opinions.
I’m retired, my wife and I live out in the sticks on the river, and I love the quiet, beauty, and solitude. We have a condo at the beach where we spend about 2 months out of each year and between home and the beach… those keep us busy.
I have had to deal with social anxiety for many years but take no meds. I hate crowds, much rather watch a game on tv or a movie. My wife and I go places, eat out, and enjoy life. My two sons, DILs , and four grandkids are all I really care to be with. My wife is my best friend and we do everything together.
As I’ve aged… my BS detector is now very sensitive, I hate politics with a passion, and don’t watch news anymore after the 2020 election. I also hate drama and try to avoid drama queens. Life is good but it saddens me to watch our country go down the wrong road. I hate it for our grandkids’ future.
I’m retired, my wife and I live out in the sticks on the river, and I love the quiet, beauty, and solitude. We have a condo at the beach where we spend about 2 months out of each year and between home and the beach… those keep us busy.
I have had to deal with social anxiety for many years but take no meds. I hate crowds, much rather watch a game on tv or a movie. My wife and I go places, eat out, and enjoy life. My two sons, DILs , and four grandkids are all I really care to be with. My wife is my best friend and we do everything together.
As I’ve aged… my BS detector is now very sensitive, I hate politics with a passion, and don’t watch news anymore after the 2020 election. I also hate drama and try to avoid drama queens. Life is good but it saddens me to watch our country go down the wrong road. I hate it for our grandkids’ future.
This post was edited on 4/19/22 at 11:15 pm
Posted on 4/19/22 at 11:43 pm to Epic Cajun
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(I’m in my mid-30’s and I’m still gaining new friends along with the guys I’ve been friends with for 20+ years).
Give it time. You're not old enough to really know what's going to transpire in your life in the next 25+ years.
You're basing your opinion on how you feel now. Believe me, that will change more likely than not.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 12:15 am to Legion of Doom
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confess. I’m about to turn 53 and I get more cranky as the years go by.
53 here and I am actually more laid back than I have ever been. But my tolerance for fake people and bullshite is higher and my filter to call ppl on bullshite is much lower.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 12:18 am to NPComb
Posted on 4/20/22 at 12:23 am to Ponchy Tiger
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But my tolerance for fake people and bullshite is higher and my filter to call ppl on bullshite is much lower
Lower…higher.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 12:24 am to Daygo85
The degenerates are procreating at a faster pace than the good ones and we get tired of their shite
Posted on 4/20/22 at 1:00 am to Swamp Angel
Posted on 4/20/22 at 1:06 am to Daygo85
People at work will ask me, "What did you do this weekend"?
Nothing.
"Really, nothing"?
I power washed the house and drank Scotch.
Nothing.
"Really, nothing"?
I power washed the house and drank Scotch.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 1:25 am to Daygo85
I have made friends in my 40’s (coworkers, guys in the neighborhood, husbands of wife’s friends). With the exception of one coworker friend, I don’t have anyone locally who would bail me out of jail. And I wouldn’t bail them out of jail either. There is something different about friends you grew up with in elementary school, high school, college, vs. friends you’ve made in you 30’s or 40’s. You can bust their balls about them being pussy whipped by their wife or how their new shirt makes you question their sexual orientation, without worrying about anything (besides them hazing you back).
It’s hard to truly bust balls with adult onset friends. Some of the best times in college were sitting around the couch hung over on a Sunday morning with friends talking shite about stupid shite we did the night before (“you fricked that fat chick last night”, with a retort of “after fricking your mom, I kind of like the feeling of a fat sloppy pussy”).
It’s hard to truly bust balls with adult onset friends. Some of the best times in college were sitting around the couch hung over on a Sunday morning with friends talking shite about stupid shite we did the night before (“you fricked that fat chick last night”, with a retort of “after fricking your mom, I kind of like the feeling of a fat sloppy pussy”).
Posted on 4/20/22 at 5:52 am to Daygo85
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Why do men become so non-social as they age?
I don't do drama or bullshite and while I rarely try to be rude or insulting, I never sugarcoat it.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 5:54 am to Daygo85
Because people are annoying to deal with
Posted on 4/20/22 at 6:20 am to Daygo85
Tired of dealing with ignorance is the main reason. Leave us the frick alone.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 6:32 am to Scars of Old
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Because people are annoying to deal with
Yep. I once loved having folks over. Now I intentionally avoid it.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 6:58 am to Daygo85
Y'all were social?
I've always been a hermit. As time goes on it gets stronger and stronger for me. All of my old friends have moved away, and I'm terrible at keeping up communication. I have a couple of coworkers I'm friendly with, but rarely see them outside of a work setting.
I'm totally fine with simply spending time with my little family, or when I needed a break from them I go hide out in my home office to play my guitar or some video games, or go fishing.
I've always been a hermit. As time goes on it gets stronger and stronger for me. All of my old friends have moved away, and I'm terrible at keeping up communication. I have a couple of coworkers I'm friendly with, but rarely see them outside of a work setting.
I'm totally fine with simply spending time with my little family, or when I needed a break from them I go hide out in my home office to play my guitar or some video games, or go fishing.
This post was edited on 4/20/22 at 7:11 am
Posted on 4/20/22 at 7:08 am to Daygo85
Cynicism. It builds up with experience over the years, and never goes away. Just gets “worse” with each passing year.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 7:44 am to Ric Flair
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adult onset friends
Posted on 4/20/22 at 7:45 am to Daygo85
I dunno, but get off my lawn...
Posted on 4/20/22 at 7:53 am to Daygo85
I am 36 and honestly have two good friends. One lives five hours away so I only see him and his wife a few times a year. Their kids are a little younger than me and he and his wife are in their mid-late 50's. My other friend lives close by and we have been friends since kindergarten, but never hang out much. Other than that, I have two or three more friends I don't do anything else with but go fishing. We meet at the boat launch, go fishing, then part ways until the next fishing trip. I don't think i'm non-social, with kids, work, yardwork, all the other BS that goes on with life there is no time.
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