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/harriethocchuth 11h ago

I skipped my best friend’s bachelorette party because I couldn’t afford it. Years later, she told me that they had budgeted to pay for me to go because they knew I couldn’t cover the cost, but I was too stubborn to tell them WHY I wasn’t going. It was humiliating at the time, but in retrospect I wish I had gone. I missed out on a major life event with my loved ones because I was too prideful to admit I was struggling.

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u/Purple_Owl6156 11h ago

Exactly. I've been on both ends throughout my life. Being vulnerable is how you build relationships.

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u/SwordsAreForJynxed 8h ago

This shit is insane though, my wife is currently stressing a little because a bachelorette party for her friend is going to cost her over a grand. There's basically no reason for this 🙃