Talking to my single friends is depressing

[charlielove]

They are such one sided conversations. I just got off the phone with my single BFF that just moved away, and I feel like I have nothing of interest to add to the conversation. All I have to talk about are my kids and work, which is all fine and good when I'm talking to another mom friend. But, she talks about jetting off to New Orleans for New Year's Eve and meeting celebrities and going on dates. And I'm like "So, Charlie learned to clap?" It's lame. She probably wishes she had my life though.

[hass2001]

I know what you mean! I find that when I talk with my single no kids friends the conversation always gets steared to topics like high school, remember when, gossip about old friends, etc. We never talk about the present.

[nilex0102]

I feel your pain but you are probably right that she wants your "boring life". To an extent at least. I have a hard time with some of our childless married friends some time as well just because priorities are so different, if that makes sense. One of my childless friends is the hardest to schedule time with and I feel like if she does not have any time how the heck am I supposed to have any. Lol

[TrudyCampbell]

I know exactly what you mean. I feel like they think I'm so boring.

[charlielove]

I don't think it helped when she asked, "Anything new?" and I paused and she answered her own question my saying "probably not". lol I mean, I know she didn't mean anything by it, but yeah. She knows I'm boring.

[mikehoncho]

I totally know what you mean. I think every time I talk to people I tell them what Liam ate most recently. So fucking strange, and I know it is but I can't stop it coming out.

"Hey, what's up?"
"Oh not much, Liam just ate a grilled cheese.."


Is this real life? What is wrong with me

[gmoneymommy]

I feel like I am boring. Like it's just happened to me. There was a time I was fun and interesting(ish). Now, even if I had something exciting going on, I'd probably feel too exhausted to really act excited. Ha!

[Deleted]

Yep, I totally get you. I actually only have one close single friend - well she has a boyfriend but no kids. She's my bestie from High School and we don't talk that often. We can pick up like we just spoke yesterday, though, and usually the convos consist of me updating her (as briefly as possible) about the kids, DH, work, our house plans, and the rest of the time we gossip about her various exciting dramas.

I think that's just life! But with my Mum friends, gawd, we can carry on for HOURS about kid-related stuff. And lots of other things too, amazingly enough. I think it's hard to have single/childless friends after a certain point.

I should add my HS BFF lives out of state so we don't catch up often, not that I bore her to tears - or I hope not, anyway!! ha

[creamsiclechica]

Jan 11, 2013 17:55:48 GMT -5 mikehoncho said:

I totally know what you mean. I think every time I talk to people I tell them what Liam ate most recently. So fucking strange, and I know it is but I can't stop it coming out.

"Hey, what's up?"
"Oh not much, Liam just ate a grilled cheese.."


Is this real life? What is wrong with me

Hahahahaha, we're so soulmates. I do this too. In fact, I just updated my facebook status to tell everyone Bella had chicken soup, simply because the box for a status said "what's happening?"

[ruby412]

I totally understand. In fact, sometimes I think my single and childless friends avoid me because they aren't interested in my baby-centric life. I feel like saying, I'm still interesting, I still have things to add! But, realistically I don't have that much to add aside from TV and books and babies.

[kandrze1]

I can understand how you feel. I just got back from visiting my best friend and I felt so boring. She was telling all about her work, her new job, the new guy in her life, and all I had to talk about was Emerson. Which is okay. We still have fun, but I'm really looking forward to when my one friend has her baby this summer so I have a friend to talk babies with.

[browneyedhunni85]

Jan 11, 2013 17:55:48 GMT -5 mikehoncho said:

I totally know what you mean. I think every time I talk to people I tell them what Liam ate most recently. So fucking strange, and I know it is but I can't stop it coming out.

"Hey, what's up?"
"Oh not much, Liam just ate a grilled cheese.."

Is this real life? What is wrong with me

You crack me up! I feel this way with my coworkers that are childless.

[bebeetmoi]

Yeah, welcome to my life. Basically all my good girlfriends are childless and half of them are also single and/or in low-key relationships. I try to keep up and seem likeI have stuff to add when we speak but when push comes to shove, all I want to talk about is baby poop, baby food, baby terrorist antics and baby clothes.

[charlielove]

Jan 11, 2013 18:01:48 GMT -5 gmoneymommy said:

I feel like I am boring. Like it's just happened to me. There was a time I was fun and interesting(ish). Now, even if I had something exciting going on, I'd probably feel too exhausted to really act excited. Ha!

YES!