Any DCS flying ?
How do you spend your evenings in your 30s, 40s, and beyond?
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Any DCS flying ?
Chief Victor Meldrew right here folks.
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I will be retired soon so I watch allots of Netflix, & Disney plus, and much less with social media
In the 20s I worked hard and drunk a **** ton.
30s I've had a kid. This has changed us a lot. No longer go out as much if at all and drink a **** ton. But now everything I do serves an additional service, to my child.
40s ...I started playing golf and racing RC cars over the last couple years. RC cars are very rewarding in many ways. They are toys and not toys at the same time. The lad is getting in to them too now.
30s I've had a kid. This has changed us a lot. No longer go out as much if at all and drink a **** ton. But now everything I do serves an additional service, to my child.
40s ...I started playing golf and racing RC cars over the last couple years. RC cars are very rewarding in many ways. They are toys and not toys at the same time. The lad is getting in to them too now.
Never wanted kids, the time I thought about, I was in no state to afford.
Nowadays, I am older and there is a catch when you declare that you don't want kids. It (and still does) limit the relationship side. There is a taboo element when going out and having had no kids, nor settled down - The social expectation for a man of my age is to have done so and be settled down.
Does it change my mind? No, I would rather be in my position, than my best mate who has four kids with two different girlfriends, the kids are lovely but with a part time Dad. Drawbacks, I get melancholic at times, Christmas, families who have met their soul mate, and have kids.
On one hand I am very fortunate and in the evenings, no commitments, financially good, impulsive, going out, hobbies, working etc. I do tend to waste time when I should break the cycle of humdrum, and do something more productive in the evenings, reading this thread is good inspiration.
Nowadays, I am older and there is a catch when you declare that you don't want kids. It (and still does) limit the relationship side. There is a taboo element when going out and having had no kids, nor settled down - The social expectation for a man of my age is to have done so and be settled down.
Does it change my mind? No, I would rather be in my position, than my best mate who has four kids with two different girlfriends, the kids are lovely but with a part time Dad. Drawbacks, I get melancholic at times, Christmas, families who have met their soul mate, and have kids.
On one hand I am very fortunate and in the evenings, no commitments, financially good, impulsive, going out, hobbies, working etc. I do tend to waste time when I should break the cycle of humdrum, and do something more productive in the evenings, reading this thread is good inspiration.
Soldato
Usually something like gym, gaming and/or watching tv. Still have a few work meetings in the evening which is a bit of a hangover from the WFH days. Those should hopefully go away and I can fully switch off from work.
I wanted kids - four would have been nice - but never had any luck at all with the ladies. Sometimes it's just not meant to be. I'm comfortable in my own company. I'm retired now, so that's that.
Strangely I barely turn on the TV.
Caporegime
Go for a walk/hit the garage gym
Eat tea
Watch TV
Bed
Rock N' Roll.
Eat tea
Watch TV
Bed
Rock N' Roll.
You're not wrong!
I've always been in to computers all my life. Started in the 1980s when computers were a single persons hobby. It feels like I've gone fully circle now I'm in my 40s as I'm back in to computers for most of my time.
I don't have any kids (that I know of!) and though I'm not in a relationship, I'm in the "it's complicated" bracket. But I mainly play with her on computer games.
I don't have any kids (that I know of!) and though I'm not in a relationship, I'm in the "it's complicated" bracket. But I mainly play with her on computer games.
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You don't understand - Ricky Gervais should be funny... but he isn't.
To be fair to the guy, he is from Reading and all you can say regarding anything about, or from, Reading is what it should be, but isn't.
I personally find his stand-up a lot better than his sketch/mockumetary shows.
Soldato
I was the same when it was just the Office/Extras, but i actually really enjoyed After Life.
Soldato
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Not really watched any of the Gervais stuff since The Office. But decided to give After Life a go during lockdown. It was utterly fantastic but an absoloutly gut wrenching watch. It took me days to get over it. I saw so much of myself in Tony it was frightning.
Caporegime
IN THE EVENINGS IM PROBABLY STANDING OR BANGING (MONDAY TO THURSDAY, FRIDAY IS BRIDGE AND DONT ASK ABOUT THE WEEKEND, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN YOU LITTLE TART!) BUT RARELY STANDING AND BANGING (CHRISTMAS AND OTHER STRESSFUL PERIODS/HOLIDAYS NOTWITHSTANDING) BUT OTHER THAN THAT ITS ALL ABOUT BEING ALPHA+ (ALPHA BUT BETTER THAN THOSE ALPHAS WHO ARE ACTUALLY BETA *****) AND JUST GIVING LIFE ANOTHER GAPING HOLE TO DEAL WITH BECAUSE - AND I KNOW IVE HAD A COUPLE, RIGHT, BUT I WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU STEP EVEN ONE BIT CLOSER, DONT MUG ME OFF YOU LITTLE - I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE SO LETS CELEBRATE THAT YEAH, ALRIGHT, NINJAS IN ME GARDEN NEED TO DASH.
This is a direct copy* of my inner monologue every night. My name is magnolia and I am 49 years old (this will not age well).
* it is not
This is a direct copy* of my inner monologue every night. My name is magnolia and I am 49 years old (this will not age well).
* it is not
This is a forum of tired, old, bored, disgruntled men.
I only come here when I'm bored.
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You can do all of those things with kids.
This essentially sounds like a thread where either you don't want to give up things therefore are forfeiting having kids. Or you don't actually like kids therefore don't want kids.
Someone else's kids can never be compared to your own. And I do pretty much everything I used to before apart from sleep right through the night with a young baby. But after 2 years that should go back to normal and tbh I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world.
It sounds like you are saying you have money to spend but don't know what to spend it on as it's just the same old boring crap you are doing every day, week, month, year. I could easily spend an unlimited pile of money. You just need to up your game. Get yourself a set of new golf clubs, all 3 new consoles, an RTX 3090. Once you have that we can discuss your new car, personally I'm thinking electric is a no brainer. Still got money left over? A trip to vegas, vancouver and new york will sort you out. Then start taking up new hobbies, the more expensive the better. I hear yachts are fun.