When you age, it's natural to change your viewpoints on certain behaviors and habits you used to do when you were young. Luckily, a lot of people agree. When Reddit user ompossible asked: "Women of Reddit, what’s something you *stopped pretending to enjoy* after turning 30?" so many women shared their honest answers. Here's what they said below.
1. "Staying out late. I love being home at a reasonable hour."
2. "After-work functions. I'm a homebody, and I like being with my family more than my colleagues. Having kids means I can get away with saying I've got something on with them and no one thinks I'm being rude."
"Yes!!! Like, no, I don’t want to voluntarily spend more time with my coworkers. Also, at my job, they all go get drunk until 2 a.m., and I stopped drinking two years ago, so it is pure torture for me."
3. "Books that I'm not enjoying. I used to force myself to read at least half of a book before deciding it's not for me, but who has time to waste on something they're actively disliking?!"
4. "Probably realized this more around 35, but I stopped pretending to enjoy spending time with people I don’t click with. A lot of my husband’s friends are nice people, but they’re not MY people. I feel drained hanging out with them. So I’ll still go every now and then, but I stopped feeling obligated to go out for every single event."
"Yes! I started saying no to more things and being realistic about them, too. It feels good to tell people no, LOL."
5. "Alcohol! I never enjoyed it or the effects of it. After 30, I just stopped drinking unless I really wanted one, not because it was the 'social' thing."
6. "Being 'chill' about things that truly bother me. I speak up for myself now more than I did when I was younger."
7. "Other people's kids."
8. "Talking shit about people. I used to nod along, but now I shut it down. It’s not that there isn’t shit to be talked, I’m just not interested in doing it. We all generally pick up on the vibes of a person or couple, we don’t really need to discuss in hushed tones."
"Same. At work, I stopped taking my lunch breaks in the staff lounges to avoid hearing gossip. I’ve also distanced myself from 'friends' who only want to talk about other people."
9. "Male attention."
10. "Investing in people who don’t reciprocate your energy."
11. "Staying for the full duration for social functions. I used to never leave things early unless I had somewhere else to be, and even if I was tired or not feeling it, I would still hang around to appear polite. Now? When I'm not having fun anymore, I peace out. I can get tired and overstimulated pretty easily, even among people I enjoy, so now I have no problem calling it a night when I reach that point."
12. "Sleepovers. I want my own bed and my full skincare routine at my disposal."
"I love my house, I love my dogs, I love my husband — as much as I deeply love my friends, I really want to end the night in my own bed."
13. "High heels. I’m not fuckin' doin' it."
14. "Fashion over comfort. Give me an elasticized waist or give me death."
"Flat front with elasticated-back waistbands are life.
On a similar note, underwired bras can go burn in hell."
15. And finally, "Dating! I used to make an effort to go on the apps, etc. Took a break because of the pandemic, and then one year later, I decided it was going to be 'the year' where I committed to finding someone. My goal was to go on one date per month. I went on three dates and was so burnt out after each of them (like would come home and crash on the couch from having to be 'on' so much), and finally, I realized...why the fuck am I even doing this? I'm enjoying literally nothing about it. And if that means I'm going to be single for the rest of my life...then honestly, that is completely fine with me."
