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What do you find yourself avoiding more as you get older?

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randomgoogleimages Thu 23-Apr-26 18:14:18

People

Paulamel Sat 25-Apr-26 00:03:33

People. Simples...

travelsafar Fri 24-Apr-26 22:43:14

Having to attend events i don't really want to.
People apart from family and close friends
Driving at night or even in the day....far to much traffic that's always in a hurry.
Going out at night .....I like my evenings at home.
Entertaining ....far too much hassle
Christmas.....too false
The news....depressing
I'll stop now but there is more!!! 😳😳

Allira Fri 24-Apr-26 22:10:56

Trolls.

M0nica Fri 24-Apr-26 21:22:35

I love people and I am busy starting to build new social networks in the town we moved to last year. It is 70 miles from our previous home, so no carry-over.

Deedaa Fri 24-Apr-26 20:52:23

Escalators going down. I don't know if it's my age or my glasses, but I can't cope with stepping on to those moving steps. I'm fine going up.
Also driving at night. I just get blinded by the headlights.

harrysgran Fri 24-Apr-26 20:38:58

Night driving
Driving long distance
Cooking
Socialing in darker evenings

Susieq62 Fri 24-Apr-26 20:37:22

Crowds
People
Housework

narrowboatnan Fri 24-Apr-26 20:34:15

Going out after seven o’clock. Steep downhill slopes. Company in the evenings. Large meals. Cleaning and polishing the outside of my boat (it needs re-painting, it looks dreadful 😱). Going shopping - something I used to love and could ‘shop ‘til I dropped’ but now I’ve had enough after half an hour 😆. Goodness, that’s quite a list!

FranP Fri 24-Apr-26 20:29:22

Travelling during peak times. Shopping on Saturday.

Jockytaff Fri 24-Apr-26 19:31:08

Random Google images - me too. Perhaps we should form a society, but then again....!

Rocketstop2 Fri 24-Apr-26 18:41:40

Oh and Doctors !!!

Rocketstop2 Fri 24-Apr-26 18:41:21

ViceVersa

randomgoogleimages

People

Same!

Same here too ! excepting family and friends !

Mauriherb Fri 24-Apr-26 18:14:38

Driving at night for me,

Frenchgalinspain Fri 24-Apr-26 18:12:02

Mojack26

Same as you and I used to be such an extrovert! Not anymore...Much prefer dogs to people.

I adore Eduardo, our Fawn French bulldog with a black mask. He is going to be three years old in December.

Frenchgalinspain Fri 24-Apr-26 18:10:15

Negative people, phishers, bullies, smokers and bossy people.

Mojack26 Fri 24-Apr-26 18:01:46

Same as you and I used to be such an extrovert! Not anymore...Much prefer dogs to people.

undines Fri 24-Apr-26 17:24:24

Showing my arms - ugh!
Socialising for the sake of it, having to talk to people with whom I have nothing in common
Worrying so much about my figure - just gimme the chocolate!

aonk Fri 24-Apr-26 17:21:01

It sounds as if some people are avoiding so much they will have no life left at all. I no longer drive at night due to an eye problem which has worsened over the years.
Otherwise I love airports, social events, being with others, doing different things and all the things so disliked by others. I get more than my fair share of peace and quiet at home.

Grandma70s Fri 24-Apr-26 17:07:37

Jodieb

Background music on tv programmes.

Yes! My brother calls it foreground music.

Bazza Fri 24-Apr-26 16:58:05

Very nearly all of the above, but also any new kind of technology. It seems just as I have mastered something, up pops another piece I can’t understand. I guess we will be the last generation to be bothered by new stuff.

Whitewavemark2 Fri 24-Apr-26 16:51:43

Oh yes! Parking needing an app. It never ever works.

Marydoll Fri 24-Apr-26 16:48:31

People who manage to suck the joy out of any occasion.

GG,I am with you one this one. However, I suspect I may fall into that category at the moment. 😉

Jodieb Fri 24-Apr-26 16:44:46

Background music on tv programmes.

friendlygingercat Fri 24-Apr-26 16:43:55

Anything to do with neighbours.

Anything which involves queueing (I am a life long queue jumper)

Opening the door when I dont know who it is (and I dont like the look of them on my ring door bell)

TerriBull Fri 24-Apr-26 16:36:06

Sp. diminsh