Is my life really boring?

LegacyUser

Probably seems like a strange title for a thread but it's something that's kinda getting me down. I'm 23 and in final year of college, have always lived 5mins walk from campus so I'm still at home with the parents. I tend not to leave my house much, if at all during the week and only go out usually once at the weekend. I've never been the overly popular type and only have a small group of people I'd call friends. I have become obsessed with this idea that my life is pathetic in comparison to most people my age. I kinda went through a few years without getting involved in any hobbies due to being loved up with a guy (sad I know). I go on facebook and see people getting 50+ likes on nearly everything they post. I know people might argue that's not a good way to gauge how fun someones life is, but simple fact is it means they have way more friends than me - and thus most likely have more to do. The friends I have tend to be busy during the week. If I don't have a decent amount of friends what can I do to make my life more fulfilling? Kinda feel like i've a terribly unexciting life compared to others my age

Daisy M

Are you happy with your life, do you want things to change. Imo facebook does a very good job of making lots of people feel inadequate, only change your want because you want it to change not because you think you are inferior to your facebook friends.

mashedbanana

You haven't a boring life! Your just feeling a little bit down at the moment! You most likely have what I call a 'reserved' personality, a quite person. You know, you are better off with just a handful of REAL friends then 20 ishy wishy ones. Alot of people on Facebook can be as fake as anything! Full of themselves, what they have (advertising it) and where they went at the weekend, who they went with blah blah blah! Take no notice of the ones getting 50 likes for this that and the other! Chances are they don't even know half of the people they have added as so called friends, and they would probably pass the other half on the street.

You don't have to have a load of friends to make life fulfilling, but I know that it will take you a few more years to fully understand that.

Take no notice of Facebook, peope only post the fantastic stuff in their life not the stuff that realy matters! Chin up! :-)

LegacyUser

What you posted pretty much describes me down to a tee. I also 23 and I'm in my final year of college, I'm going to college in my home town so I'm living at home. Like you I'm fairly quite, wouldn't be very popular or well known, but have a small group of friends who I usually meet up with at the weekends. I guess what I'm saying is that your not the only one in this position. The one thing I would advise you on is to maybe try ignore facebook or limit the amount of time you spend on it. It can really get you down at times and I find the best way to deal with it is to just take a break from it for awhile just so you don't have to hear about other peoples lives.