Why do some people like staying in on the weekends?

I am 32.

I work 75 hours a week at a law firm.

I run as much as possible.

On Saturday night all I want to do is watch a shitty movie and have sex with my wife and pass out in roughly the same position.

the hangovers

As an abnormal 20-something, I never understood the appeal of going out to bars or clubs. Those kinds of social situations make me nervous and uncomfortable. I'd much rather do something with close friends where I can relax a little bit more.

well I'm in jail.

soooooooo there's that...

I use the think of it as recharging as opposed to spending the last reserves of mental energy worrying about anything at all. Decompression is the best.

I'm tired and around people all week. During the weekend I like to relax and get away from it all.Besides I don't have that much fun going out anymore. Stuff like drinking and partying gets old after awhile.

It really depends on the person. some people like the weekend to just relax and wind down while others like to go out/party, etc. I am 31 and have a very physical job-am literally on my feet 10 hours a day and having to think the entire time too. So on the weekend, I want to relax as much as possible. If I were sitting in class all day, I would probably want to get out and do things on the weekend. Depends on each person's lifestyle and personality traits.

We're all wired differently. To you staying in on a Saturday night is "wasting away" to others going out and getting drunk with your friends is "wasting away". Everyone enjoys different things.

To be honest, I'm one of those who absolutely hates hanging out with people especially ones I don't know well. I used to think there was something wrong with me. When I was younger I used to go out to parties, tried to fit in, drink, "socialize" and pretended to "be cool" but didn't enjoy it. I more considered it a chore to do so. Then as I matured, I told myself to just do the things I really enjoy and the things I feel comfortable doing. I told myself to not do things to please others or to fit an image, especially if it made me feel uncomfortable. Most Friday nights or Saturday nights I stay in, read, go to the gym or watch a good movie. I just want to get away from people. Honest to God, this is what I enjoy. It makes me happy. Some of us weren't meant to be social, but live better independently...and I'm more than ok with that.

I've been spending ten years of weekends on mastering "my game." So that I may run, dance, make whoopie, productively and yieldingly.

It costs too much to go out and drink every weekend. Especially as a broke college student, to be an efficient alcoholic, one must either steal/mooch drinks at bars or drink at houses. I made the moral choice to do most of my drinking at home.

I also think a lot of people misconstrue the relationship between going out/partying and being an introvert or extrovert. Personally, I consider myself slightly more of an introvert. While many of my close friends consider me to be a pretty social/outgoing guy, I can be very self conscious and anxious at times. I'm also someone who loves going out and being in highly stimulating environments which a traditional extrovert would crave. However, I use the other 5 nights every week to recharge my battery and then really burn all of my pent up energy on the weekends. I find it strange how some people don't feel this need to release their extra energy on the weekends. Maybe I just don't work hard enough lol

When I was in college, going out to parties or bars was the last thing I wanted to ever do. Sometimes I went because friends bugged me to go so I obliged, but hate anything with alcohol or dance music involved.

I spent my friday and saturday nights listening to my records usually. I love music. Or I would spend quality time with just one or two friends. I'm married now with 3 grown kids, and I still spend my evenings the same way.

Drinking every weekend looses its appeal sooner in life than you think. By your late 20's its mostly losers that still get wasted at the bar. You'd be surprised how old you feel at the club even by 23

bruno mars is better wrote:

Drinking every weekend looses its appeal sooner in life than you think. By your late 20's its mostly losers that still get wasted at the bar. You'd be surprised how old you feel at the club even by 23

I'd say by after 25, you notice the change. Do I still like to get hammered on an occasional weekend night at a few bars? Yup. But most of the time I'd rather unwind at home.

ziggy pixel dust wrote:

I also think a lot of people misconstrue the relationship between going out/partying and being an introvert or extrovert. Personally, I consider myself slightly more of an introvert. While many of my close friends consider me to be a pretty social/outgoing guy, I can be very self conscious and anxious at times. I'm also someone who loves going out and being in highly stimulating environments which a traditional extrovert would crave. However, I use the other 5 nights every week to recharge my battery and then really burn all of my pent up energy on the weekends. I find it strange how some people don't feel this need to release their extra energy on the weekends. Maybe I just don't work hard enough lol

Sorry to break it to you, but you seem to be one of those people too.

Being self-conscious and anxious don't really relate to whether you're an introvert or extrovert.

You don't have a bunch of pent up energy from recharging. You're likely just an extrovert. Recharging gets us back to normal functioning levels. Most introverts I know would crash hard if they went out once a week. That's why we don't feel the need to do what you do.

Like most extroverts, you don't know what an introvert is, so you start threads like this that show your confusion about something an introvert would understand. That said, it is a spectrum, so maybe you're not at the far end of the extroversion side.

lover of nasty nate wrote:

well I'm in jail.

soooooooo there's that...

Nobody in jail writes 'sooooo'

Doclove wrote:

lover of nasty nate wrote:

well I'm in jail.

soooooooo there's that...

Nobody in jail writes 'sooooo'

guess you're not in jail then either. LOSER.

Good responses here. The reasons:

- Money

- Hangovers get worse as you get older

- Have a spouse so not on the prowl any more

- Doing more daytime activities so you want to get an early start and not be hungover

- Having kids

- Working more hours, commuting leaves you tired by end of the week

why do some folks troll LR???? The world my never know.