Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 21:01     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
What are you envisioning you should be doing? Hosting or attending elegant dinner parties every weekend? Going to the opera and theater?

I've done that. Now I Netflix and chill. I'm 46. Maybe in 10 years I'll do something else. I'd like to learn how to drive a horse buggy.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 20:56     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
You'd be a sad sack if you gave in to imagined pressure to forego the things/people that make you happy and content and did what you thought others would be impressed by.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 20:54     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
Anonymous wrote:Enjoy, soon you might have health problems and you’ll get out of the house more.


What's wrong with you? Wtf are you talking about?
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 20:40     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
Anonymous wrote:I feel like I'm getting to this point too, OP. I have a great group of friends, including many going back to high school and even earlier. But lately I just don't have the urge for socializing. The past year has been epically terrible for several reasons, so maybe I'll come out of it. Or not!


Me too....I often wonder if it is also has to do with this timeline....we are seeing how evil some people can be. It's nice to be at home.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 20:37     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
Anonymous wrote:Seems like the perfect life, actually.


+1
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 20:34     Subject: Re:At middle age, I am a sadsack
You turned out just like your parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. I suppose you could pretend to be a grasshopper instead of being a human. Hop to it! You will continue to exist until you cease to exist and whatever happens in-between probably does not matter.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 20:21     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
Enjoy, soon you might have health problems and you’ll get out of the house more.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 20:18     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
You're not a sad sack; you're an introvert.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 20:13     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
We all have.

What kind of puzzles do you like? Can I suggest fill-ins? 😊
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 19:57     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
I feel like I'm getting to this point too, OP. I have a great group of friends, including many going back to high school and even earlier. But lately I just don't have the urge for socializing. The past year has been epically terrible for several reasons, so maybe I'll come out of it. Or not!
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 19:56     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
Anonymous wrote:I like staying at home, watching movies and doing my gardening and puzzles. I have low thresholds for other people except my immediate family and a few close friends. I savor days without plans. I go to bed early. I have become a dullard.


Nothing is wrong with what you wrote! What kind of puzzles do you like doing?
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 19:52     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
Anonymous wrote:I like staying at home, watching movies and doing my gardening and puzzles. I have low thresholds for other people except my immediate family and a few close friends. I savor days without plans. I go to bed early. I have become a dullard.

You're living the dream. Enjoy it.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 19:50     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
Anonymous wrote:Seems like the perfect life, actually.


This.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 19:48     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
Seems like the perfect life, actually.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 19:45     Subject: At middle age, I am a sadsack
I like staying at home, watching movies and doing my gardening and puzzles. I have low thresholds for other people except my immediate family and a few close friends. I savor days without plans. I go to bed early. I have become a dullard.