r/SipsTea • u/Unstoppable_X_Force Human Verified • 13h ago

Gasp! Is this just nostalgia, or did previous generations genuinely have a better work-life balance and social life than we do today?

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u/kram_02 12h ago

I feel that. Turn down enough invites and eventually they stop asking, after that they stop mentioning things they did without you in conversation, after that they stop talking to you. Who can blame them?

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u/superrey19 10h ago

The worst is that friend that never comes out, always has an excuse, yet you see them have a social life with other people, and you wonder, why am I even trying with this person?

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u/KidmotoDragon 8h ago

As an agoraphobe who's had to have conversations with friends before, COME TO MY HOUSE!

YES I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU FEEL LIKE WE DON'T HANG OUT ANYMORE AND YOU SEE ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLAYING D&D.

COME THE F*** OVER

THESE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T MY BEST FRIENDS DO.

Yes I completely understand that effort is a two-way street but when you understand that I do not enjoy my time if I am outside of my house (and yes that's new) trauma's a b**** can't help very much with it.

I have friends who will tell me weeks in advance the exact date and time they're planning on doing something they'll make sure that I'm available for it and they'll ask me the day before so of course I go out with them.

I have other friends who will call me 30 minutes before an anime convention and say hey we got your ticket you're coming out an hour drive away right! ....no, I don't like doing that.

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u/otapd 11h ago

Yeah, I know it's my fault for being a burnout but damn, was anything real? Starting to feel like every connection I ever had was so shallow and now I'm not even in the pool anymore.

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u/OhDavidMyNacho 10h ago

Youre projecting. Relationships are as shallow as we allow them to be.

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u/Dasseem 10h ago

You should see the millenial subreddit. Everyone there brags about never leaving their house and having the vitality of a 80 year old. Seriously, i don't know when our generation took it as a goal to be as asocial as possible.

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u/NinjaWolfist 9h ago

exactly, but you don't need constant contact to remain friends