Honestly, just moving into a semi-walkable 120k pop city did wonders for my social life. Its literally just the convenience of being able to just go and socialize on a dime basically whenever.
People moving into suburbia and rural areas are insane. Just asking for mental illness.
These kinds of experiences aren't only in cities, but they do become a lot easier if you're not living in a cow pasture.
I feel for the new generation.
Some were born in recession, grew up in covid lockdowns, studying with AI slop, and the the job market is shit. And some losers are trying to create unending wars.
The world is now on hard mode by default.
The world is now on hard mode by default.
That sucks!
I'll just leave this here
Between rent, school loan, car payments and groceries I was pretty much tapped out. Pulling 60hr weeks I didn't have social time even if I wanted to.
20 years later I never made new friends but at least I'm working a normal 40hrs. Still paying all the same bills and still no time. But I do see the same parents at all the kids activities. That's close enough, right?
I do see the same parents at all the kids activities. That’s close enough, right?
that's pretty much how my parents socialized, so...
Agreed. Just depressing how the moment your kid moves up to a better or different team and poof, your "social network" is gone and needs to be replaced.
yeah. the trick is, finding the parents in the groups that you are actually real friends with. not just acquaintences. having a small regular gatherings with those close friends, the ones you want to keep in touch with. it takes more work, but it is worth it.
this is advice coming from the outside so take it with a grain of salt. it's like, hey, shit shoveler. shovel more shit. you have too much to do already.
Yeah I think we all get the concept. The issue comes down to time and resources. My "free time" starts around 1AM after all my adulting responsabilities are done. At that point a movie or a book and sleep is all I have time for. Next week is a mild week with 5 days of kids activities, 2 birthday parties, and hopefully finding time to mow the lawn.
yeah, my wife and i don't have kids and even we are going on dates buying groceries. i don't know how y'all get it done.
Instead of drowning, you learn to hold your breath. Doesn't mean it is fun, just keeps you alive.
How I Met Your Mother is so interesting to me because the best parts about it stem from the fact that it's characters are all horrible people. Yet the writer's clearly don't realise this very obvious fact about their own show.
Also, it wholly erased it's own place in the culture by having an absolutely trash final season.
It's also deeply, libidinally, transphobic. Like, holy shit it's so bad
The best parts about the show is that people with clearly different values and personalities can still be friends. But i guess it hits differently for echo chambers.
It's been a while since I've watched the show, why are Robin and Marshall horrible?
I would not have guessed I would have quit drinking in my 20s, pretty sound financial decision.
You mean you own a house? Wow man congrats!
And he has time to watch TV.
I spent my 20s in college and LAN parties. Try them... it's a blast!
and here you can see the electric meter for the house.
Where'd you get that picture of me and the boys?!
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