Do you currently like your life?

[QUOTE="D_Battery"][QUOTE="aransom"]It's worked for thousands of years. Try it.

Life's okay. University is a letdown, it feels like more of a career-factory than a place of genuine learning; my love life is non-existant, but I'm starting to wonder if romantic love and a lasting relationship are really as fundamental to long term contentedness as societal conventions would have me believe... All in all, 'meh' seems very fitting.D_Battery

I think romantic love is over-rated to be honest. As for uni, I can somewhat agree. I've been at uni for 10 years. Having said that, I've got a BA, Grad.Dip.Ed and have just completed my Masters degree with a major in Special Education (so many Autistickids are die-hard gamers, gotta love them!).

I've been single for about 10 years too. It's a personal choice. I have a kid, so I've done my part for the continuation of the species. I am very focused on my career and I enjoy doing things on my own. I'm not entirely a people person (by not entirely, I mean not at all). I enjoy spending time with the kids I know who have Autistic Spectrum Disorders (including my daughter and most of my friends' kids), most of them are into games across platforms so it's good to sit down and talk with them (or be talked at) about games etc.

There is a societal expectation that people pair up and reproduce, but I don't think it's necessary for contentedness. I acknowledge that to many people, if not most, that it is a definite factor, but I don't think people should be forced to accept this social expectation as something that is 'right' for them. On an individual basis, humans should decide for themselves whether this is something that they want and need to conform to, or if they are content to live without a partner.

Having said that, you're still young, don't write it off completely right now. You're still working towards where you want to be. Once you get there, you might decide that you do require a romantic relationship to feel content. But don't feel like you need to find that right now. Enjoy the freedom that university life affords you; soon enough you'll be settled in a job...then you can worry about whether or not you need another person to complete you (a silly notion - my advice is be complete in yourself, and then find someone who complements you).

Oh! My life? My life is ok. I'm not goin to study anymore. Next year I'll be relief teaching to update my references and then going for more jobs in country/rural areas for 2011. Might be getting a dog in the new year. I want to focus on getting my daughter to a point where we can move and she won't regress. Bit more money coming in, I'll leave my current IT job (hopefully) and just spend some time working and exploring what I want from the rest of my life. I'm in a transition period, which is scary, but I think I need to suck it up and just keep going forward.

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[QUOTE="aransom"]

[QUOTE="D_Battery"] While I can see where you're coming from, that line of reasoning circumvents the actual issue at hand by bringing in a seemingly forceful yet ultimately irrelevant detail.D_Battery

There are a few choices I made in my life I would want to take back, but generally Ido like my life.

[QUOTE="D_Battery"][QUOTE="aransom"]If something works for billions of people, how is it irrelevant?

No. Really really no, I havnt made a good decision since i finished school, failed college twice, no girlfriend, no self estem, no confidence, my future is ******* terrible. I currently work in a fishing tackle shop that is going out of business in its first year, did i mention i hate fishing?

pete_merlin

Meh. i need to get out of the 8th grade. i have a really bad reputation...

i mean, no one hates me, but ive in sixth grade i was pretty much mute. and now im not, but nobody seems to want to accept that fact and they all ignorre me.

i hate being crammed in the middle. My social life sucks. i cant wait until i go to a diff school for 9th grade to get a fresh start. i keep on telling myself one more year...one more year...one more year of stella schola (the name of my school).

.................:cry:

one more year....

Darkmatter88

I had the same point of view as you back in HS.

I was like "Just a few more months....keep waiting..."

i love it right now:)

Yeah. Being a high school student is easy.

I hate my life. I use drugs to get away from everything that bothers my mind. Not hard drugs but alcohol, marijuana, and maybe a pill if its free and in front of me depending on what it is. I can't hardly concentrate on anything but what's bothering me. Nothing is going right with me and the person I love. I can't hardly eat anymore. College is started to drain me. I get no sleep. At this point I couldn't care if I live or die. Im not gonna kill myself or anything but if I found myself in a situation where I knew I was gonna die, I wouldn't freak out. I would just accept it. I mask this though, not even my closest friends and family know how I truly feel inside. Coffee_Blade

Yeah, but having a job and a girlfriend( well... assuming emotional drain was kept to a minimum) would be appreciated

Do you currently like your life?

I wish my life was better. Hopefully it gets better after I graduate from the hell known as "high school".:):lol:

gamerguru100

and btw for the ppl that think life will get better after High School are wrong...life will only get harder,srry im not trying to put anyone down but thats true,youll see ur self.

Why so many frowning faces?
Look at those from other places.
Lacking shelter, water, food;
Perfect spoilers of any mood.
Not true for us, the web have we.
Boredom-killing hilarity,
Ceaseless source of laughs and kicks;
And even browse for naughty pics.

Oleg_Huzwog

and btw for the ppl that think life will get better after High School are wrong...life will only get harder,srry im not trying to put anyone down but thats true,youll see ur self.

xFL4WL3SSx

and btw for the ppl that think life will get better after High School are wrong...life will only get harder,srry im not trying to put anyone down but thats true,youll see ur self.

xFL4WL3SSx

Then your summary of our existence is "Life sucks".Right?

It's a bit more stressful than it normally is, but it's pretty easy. And good. :)

[QUOTE="xFL4WL3SSx"]

and btw for the ppl that think life will get better after High School are wrong...life will only get harder,srry im not trying to put anyone down but thats true,youll see ur self.

Desulated

Then your summary of our existence is "Life sucks".Right?

[QUOTE="Desulated"]

[QUOTE="xFL4WL3SSx"]

and btw for the ppl that think life will get better after High School are wrong...life will only get harder,srry im not trying to put anyone down but thats true,youll see ur self.

xFL4WL3SSx

Then your summary of our existence is "Life sucks".Right?

Those are good things to look forward to in my opinion. I wouldn't even say life is harder. More responsobility does not mean to me life is harder, nor does going to college, etc.

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[QUOTE="Desulated"]

Then your summary of our existence is "Life sucks".Right?

stepnkev

Those are good things to look forward to in my opinion. I wouldn't even say life is harder. More responsobility does not mean to me life is harder, nor does going to college, etc.

It could certainly be worse, but I don't really like my life. I wish sometimes that I could be someone else, be someone that actually matters to others around me in real life.Cloud_765

I feel the same goddamn way.

Yeah, but having a job and a girlfriend( well... assuming emotional drain was kept to a minimum) would be appreciated

DivergeUnify

Ha, good luck with that one.

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[QUOTE="JordanizPro"]

im sure my life will be really good as soon as i graduate high school sense i have loads of things i want to do

Desulated

That is a lie, my friend. HS for me was terrible. College was actually better (well for me right now anyways).

high school sucks

college is a tiny bit better

but when you are finally, completely done with school...that is when youre life starts. Kind of sad, considering youre 22 years old, but its true.

What do you know of life, really, outside of school? It is essentially all you have been doing youre entire life. When you graduate, get a job, and actually earn money for your hard work...thats when stuff gets good.

Eh, senior year has been a bit hellish. And there's a thing or two that I intended to complete, which I have yet to manage to do. Which is somewhat of a bummer.

Overall,yes.But there are definitely major improvements needed in this life of mine -_- Having the worse of luck lately.

Fmylife

In some ways very good, in others eh. As melodramatic as this sounds I'm starting to come to terms with the fact that I lost a big chunk of my childhood. I never went to highschool, and instead took college classes after junior high. This is obviously a good thing, but also meant I don't really have friends, am kinda socially uncomfortable, and have never partied or had alcohol or really lived I guess.. But besides for that depressing fact and a few others, life's been very good to me. A solid 7/10 I'd say :).

Nope.

I mean sure, i'm grateful for things. But i'm just ******* nitpicky.

I dont have a girlfriend (Believe me i have asked a number of girls out with no avail) Plus there's this girl i've known forever and wish i could be with her. I'm tellin ya, i cant and will not continue to live if im not with her.

2nd im doing bad in school this year. (Almost failing a class, and i have a ****** test on it tomorrow.......).

I would potray myself as a nerd. (Videogames is a passion) But Music is my main hobby.

There's this friend i know over XBl (sad i know) that i;ve known over a year. He lives in the states and i told him that i will visit him next summer. However i ask my parents and they said no. Like WTF.

Anyways i hate my life. I dont see myself living another year. Either that or imrunning away from home.

Trust me: Your life is going to be great once you finish high school and especially if you go to University. My life could be better. I have a lot of potential but I really want to get a gf next year because I have never had a proper one before but I don't know what qualities I have that would appeal to girls at this age (20+)biggest_loser

My life has taken a dramtic upturn recently. So, currently, I like my life.

I can't complain too much. I usually make just enough money to pay bills, hang out wiith friends, drink, and play video games. I would like to make more money and maybe start my own business one day.

I've got a awesome boyfriend, great friends but school could be a lot better.

I'm in a really confusing stage of my life right now. I have seem to lost interest in almost everything and i am tired of being so lonely. Right now i am not very happy with my life.

Could be better if I have some more free time to read and play video games. I have a lot of things to look forward to and it helps putting things into perspective

Mine is pretty meh right now so I'm neutral.

Given that life is pointless and it is what you make of it, I'd say I'm having a grand ol'e time. My only regret is that I know I could milk it even further if I really focused myself, especially with the long term in mind.

Yeah. It could always be better but I'm content with where I'm at.