Why do Men Socialize Less as They Get Older? .:. WorkerBee PH-Pool Week 268
While I was scrolling on Facebook in search of a good meme or a funny video (yes, that's the main FB use case for me 😂), I bumped into a post, or better-said question that could be a gold mine of funny memes and quotes in the comment section... To my surprise, most of the comments were actually serious and very well grounded, which worked oppositely, reflecting on myself and my "socializing."
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I don't believe in astrology, but in all my life, I have acted exactly as they would describe a "typical" Virgo... 😂 Trying to do everything perfectly, always thriving into perfectionism... If something sucks, I would criticize, trying to find a better solution, or doing things in "proper way" (at least I was thinking it's proper 😂)...
Now, when you know all that, it's not hard to imagine that as I'm getting older, I'm turning into that "old grumpy guy" from movies or cartoons... 😂 Which leads into exploring the question of today's post... Why do men socialize less as they get older?
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Time becomes more valuable...
When you are young, you have all the time in the world... When you get older, you realize that the "biological" clock is ticking, and there is no time to be wasted... Because of that, many other things get OFF the list!
I remember I had a lot of patience in listening to people... Listening to their problems, issues, being there for everyone, trying to help out... Today, I do the same, but ONLY for certain people... I have no time to listen to someone complaining about the left or right, BMW or Mercedes, red or blue, that's just stupid... It's a waste of time for BOTH parties... I talked today with my mom, which went in that direction... Abruptly, I cut the topic and moved to something more valuable for both of us... I have no time to talk about corrupted, stupid politicians, or greedy bankers...
My mom knows my intentions, so she understands it, but someone else doesn't, and those people would like to continue talking about shit... Well, for them, I'm probably the guy who "socializes less" 😃... And I'm fine with that... Which leads to the next reason...
Don't give a shit...
This needs a bit of explaining... 😃 It's not that men don't care about anything when they get older, it's that they KNOW exactly what they care about! 😃 I heard so many stories, truths and lies, authentic and fake people, and with age, it's easier and easier to read between the lines... To see through the bullshit... 😃
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How many excuses did I hear? Oh, man... Especially in days when I was working with many clients... Or even with some "friends"... When you are younger, you try to change them, to get their respect, to make them better... But when you are older, you learned that it's impossible to do it... Some people are like that, they are likely to be negative, or it's their way of handling life... Investing our time in them is a pure waste of it... It will change nothing, and it will not benefit anybody... Instead of doing that, we should invest time in those people who appreciate it, who help us grow, and to whom we CAN help! Which leads to the next thing...
Honesty...
I was struggling to be honest with people in my younger days... Not because I was a liar, but because I didn't want to hurt their feelings, or to make myself enemies... Until the point when I realized that those people who are worth our time do appreciate honesty, and don't mind getting the "wakeup call"! I would say that we are back to the main point of using our time wisely... Being honest with friends makes your relationship stronger... Being dishonest is a waste of time...
I suppose I could write a lot more on this topic, but you get the main point of all this... Quality time spent with friends! That's what counts the most... Because of that, from the "outside" it looks like we socialize less as we are getting older, but in reality, we do socialize, but only with people we care about...
How about you? Did you notice you are changing your social habits as you are getting older? Pardon, getting more experienced... 😃
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I think for myself, I socialize less due to the kids being grown and out of the house. You no longer have those kid centric activities that force more socialization due to their involvement. I find we have a smaller friend group, and it's those few friends that we tend to socialize a bit with. Couple of that with being self employed with less "work friends" and you have a scaled back social world view I believe.
I lost contact with many people that i would have called friends, if you are in trouble you learn your real friends and often find out that even family is something you just can't count on . So why socialise if people keep dissapointing you.
Well, you mentioned "men", I don't know if it's so for women. I haven't been that much of a sociable person right from childhood, so it won't make any difference now that I'm getting older. 😂
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I can relate to this, and I'm Virgo too. :)
Good evening @ph1102 ... the topic of socialization is certainly interesting. I’m 57 years old, and I definitely notice that I socialize less and less every day. While I can't generalize my experience to everyone, I do feel that—with age—I’ve lost that eagerness to meet new people that I had when I was young. If I happen to meet interesting people, I’m happy about it, but I no longer actively seek it out.
Furthermore, I admit that I’ve become less tolerant of others. You could say that, in my case, I’ve truly turned into a "silent grump" (I don’t complain; I simply distance myself from whatever doesn’t interest me).
By the way, I have absolutely no idea what "PH-Pool" is.
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