Casual Conversation

1622 readers

383 users here now

Share a story, ask a question, or start a conversation about (almost) anything you desire. Maybe you'll make some friends in the process.

RULES

Be respectful: no harassment, hate speech, bigotry, and/or trolling
Keep the conversation nice and light hearted
Encourage conversation in your post
Avoid controversial topics such as politics or societal debates
Keep it clean and SFW: No illegal content or anything gross and inappropriate
No solicitation such as ads, promotional content, spam, surveys etc.
Respect privacy: Don’t ask for or share any personal information

Casual conversation communities:

Related discussion-focused communities

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

Blaze@lemm.ee

shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee

orangeNgreen@lemmy.world

neidu2@feddit.nl

I'm fast approaching the big five-oh (feddit.uk)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by WanderingSoul@feddit.uk to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee

38 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Everyone is now asking me what i want for my birthday, there's this strange pressure that because it's a milestone birthday, you have to have something lavish, people say "you're only 50 once you know!" but you're also only 49 once too! and the truth is, i dont know, i haven't got the foggiest idea of what I want.

To be honest id be happy with a couple of bottles of rum, maybe a bottle of red wine, and the obligatory things you'd buy your dad on father's day, things like socks, pants and some Lynx toiletries!!

It's just another birthday.

Edit: i was mainly referring to the presents that some people want to buy me, rather than things to actually do. I'm having the usual birthday bash, so don't go thinking I'll be moping around the house!!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] stelelor@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As a SO that is terrible with hints: If it's important to you, screw hints. Tell your SO in advance, book the time off, and buy the tickets yourself if you must. Just go out there and enjoy yourself!

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Perhaps I will. Things have just been Really Expensive lately.

[–] WanderingSoul@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I hear this, and im in the same mindset, friends of ours have asked if we wanted to go on holiday with them in a couple of months, grab a bit of sunshine aboard before winter sets in, and i cant really justify it (id normally save up over 6 months or so to pay for it), especially what with Christmas soon to follow.

Literally everything is more expensive these days.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I bought oat milk yogurt this week for the first time in a bit, and it's gone from 5 to 7 dollars a carton. How can anyone justify this? I had to buy a new car and the dog needed expensive surgery earlier this year. I'm grateful for all I have but it sure is hard these days.