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DINK life is nice until your social circle is filled with people with kids. You can hang with younger couples, sure, but it wears out fast. The opportunities to
by gdilla 9y ago
DINK life is nice until your social circle is filled with people with kids. You can hang with younger couples, sure, but it wears out fast. The opportunities to hang with people your own age at some regular frequency greatly diminishes (cuz they are tired and have to deal with kids). There is nothing wrong with this - you can splurge on travel and self-development, retire way earlier, or what have you; totally fine and rewarding. It comes down to what you value (I like playing sports and video games with my son more than hanging out with grownups).
- nunez 9y agoGoing through this right now. Finding childless couples in our area (b/w Dallas and Fort Worth, TX) that are our age (early 30s) is TOUGH.
- ixacto 9y agoJust hang out with people that have kids. Better yet bring the people with kids dinner or something, they will like the change of pace especially with young children. I will probably end up doing this myself, as I have significant anxiety and depression which made having kids a no-go.
- gdilla 9y agoyeah, that's fine. I was just saying it's gonna happen way less than you think. Kids have routines, are picky, need attention, and parents can't always tolerate guests often because of that. Every family is different though.
- mnm1 9y agoThe solution is to hang out with more single people who have no kids, regardless of age.