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Simply bored

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Horti Mon 28-Jul-25 20:02:25

Been married many years
Both retired about ten years ago
I’ve always been very active and had an exciting difficult job
He’s always gone the easy route in life and was not ambitious and not very social
We have GC duties now that are quite exhausting
He’s happy just to sit in front of the TV every night and is totally absorbed in that
I’ve never been that way
Feel like I’m missing out on variety
I’ve put a lot in place and joined things to offset the boredom/routine but sometimes don’t have as much energy these days after childcare etc
There’s a miss match here I’m getting rather fed up with
I do a lot on my own these days but can miss out on adult conversation
Any ideas welcome I guess we are unlikely to change in our preferences

BridgetPark Sat 06-Dec-25 17:20:51

Just wanted to thank Madeline45 for her inspiring advice, which I have just read. It really is very sensible advice, and so genuine and heart-felt. Very relevant for me at the moment, struggling in a stale marriage.