am i to old for my age?

Question

im 26 and have recently found myself wanting to stay in all the time when my friends are off partying
to be honest id prefer to have a drink in and watch a dvd with my man than get man handled by a drunken slob in a crowded pub who just wont quit i dont think theres anything wrong with staying in and i do go out from time to time am i normal or have i just grown up more than my mates what do others think

i do have 3 boys and worry that if anything happened to me when i was out that they wouldnt have a mom but my friends dont seem that bothered once there out

i only asked this question because i wondered if people think this way as some of my freinds think im acting like a grany lol

Answer 1

no you just grew up

Answer 2

I'm 27 and love staying in with my new hubby and a bottle of wine. We socialise together a lot going to other friends' houses, BBQs in summer etc.

I am also a mature student and love going out to the pub with my course mates (but the pubs where you can sit down and drunkenly chat away rather than not being able to hear yourself think with loud music). Although this is never more than once a month. I also do the odd nightclub very very occasionally,and in the right company I enjoy it too, but been out a couple of times with people I don't really like and I just stand there wishing I was at home in my PJs!!

Staying in is great but I think it is good to really make the effort and go out every now and then so you don't become a recluse. If you are with the right group of friends it should be better than staying in.

Answer 3

I think you're doing the right thing. I think you are past the partying stage..which is good because sometimes its just not safe out there. There's nothing wrong with chilling at home and enjoying yourself there. I think going out partying all the time is a little too overrated. Maybe once in a while is good because you do have to get out of the house sometimes. But if you feel more comfortable and happier at home..then do what makes you happy.

Plus you're kids might want to see you more often on the weekends anyway.

Answer 4

At 26 you know who are and see that you are too good for that... Im only 18 and could care less about going out with friends. Id much rather cuddle up with my husband and watch disney movies all night then party or anything else of the sort.... you can never been too old to know what you want

Answer 5

Thats funnt you ask because I am exactly the same way to the Q. Except I am only 21. I dont find it at all fun to go to clubs or bars. I am always home and I enjoy it. If it makes you happy then who's complaining. Its much safer to stay home and drink a little then be on the roads with people who've drank alot. Its a smart thing to be a home body and grateful you are one, I know I am.

Answer 6

It always puzzels me when people like you ask questions like these. As if you need the reassurance of being more mature than other people your age, like youa re proving a point. Everyone is different. I'm 24 and thats how i've been my whole life. It means you don't need to go out every night to have a good time or be with a crowed full of people. You're more relaxed than that.

Thats what that means.

Yeay you!

Answer 7

No you are not to old for your age you are very mature. Staying home and watching a movie with your man is the best kind time to spend with him getting drunk now only has consequnses for later in life. I't normal not to want some slob drooling over you man who will not stop. It's very responsible.

Answer 8

there is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to spend your time like this hun.
At your age - you've done the whole mad clubbing drinking thing when you were younger (I presume!) and now you're at a stage in life when you're quite happy and content to sit back and enjoy life in a way you see fit.
Im 30 - and like you I love those nice evenings in (unlike you I dont have the man or kids) by myself - or a quiet meal out with the girls - tastes change as we mature.
Granted I still love a few wild nights out during the month as Im sure you will start missing in time and head off out on the tear for a break.
Its nothing to worry about though - just enjoy it! xx

Answer 9

i dont think there's anything wrong with that at all. i'm the same pretty much and when i do go out i love it! (not getting handled by a drunken slob) having a laugh and a dance and that! your mates will prob be the same when they get a man.

Answer 10

Age and maturity are very relative. One's age does not automatically set one at any specific level of maturity. I have known aged people who haven't the least amount of maturity. By the same token I have known 17 year olds that demonstrate a very high level of maturity.

You mature at the rate of the advantage you take of the life situations that teach you something daily. Some people are faster learners than others. If you consider the social norm for maturity, you are at a level that expects adults to be more centered, logical and intelligent thus making you more normal than the people your age who still insist on making the clubbing scene their mainstay.

Don't consider yourself abnormal! Be proud to give others a good example of sensible, adult conduct. Kudos to you!!!

Answer 11

No you are not too old for your age. You are a mother for goodness sake - you cant just go out and get drunk and party like a girl who has not got 3 kids relying on her. And if you have a man, like you imply you have, then why on earth would you want to even consider going out and getting man handled!

I think you maybe need new friends who think like you do!