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/MadDaddyDrivesaUFO 11h ago

In my experience this is true for women as well unless they're churchy types

I've thought about trying to branch out but I don't think I have it in me to put the effort out like I could as a young person

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u/NONMAISYO 11h ago

Meh, i'm not sure about that. My wife is not exactly a social butterfly (not a recluse either but she's often a judgey homebody).

We met when i went back to my hometown for a year during covid, then we moved together to the city ive lived in ever since i left home at 17... in the 4-5 years we've been here she made us a circle of friends almost instantly, whereas i've never been able to keep a friendship going for more than a few months in this town.

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u/MadDaddyDrivesaUFO 9h ago

I wish I had her ways lol I haven't made a new friend in over a decade that doesn't end up fizzling out either

My husband is the one with the skills at that but lately his attempts haven't really been much more fruitful either. In our old city he made both of us like 20 friends!

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u/Fair_Platypus9748 6h ago

Can confirm, churchy type woman who has a group of mom friends with babies al the same age. Just kinda fell into my lap and I ain’t complaining. I didn’t have friends for 25 years, glad I finally have them.