Do you like weekends or do they get on your nerves?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (214517)
United States
October 12, 2025 6:37pm CST
Weekends are fantastic when you work a regular job. You really need the break, and it feels awesome when you have one. However, when you are (retired) it is not that interesting to have a weekend. Nothing is really happening, unless you make plans to go out, and that generally involves spending money. Yeah, they are good for baking and what not..but it takes up a lot of time. They aren't the greatest, especially when you live in a water based community..because alot of people are gone now. I find them rather boring, and sometimes lonely. All I can say though is they are better than they used to be, because there are more things around here now..so if you really want to do something you can, when you have a car that doesn't need repairs that is.
. Do you like weekends or find them a bit dull?
. Do you like weekends or find them a bit dull?17 people like this
21 responses
@AmbiePam (132370)
• United States
13 Oct 25
Unless I have plans, I find them dull. At my last job, I actually worked weekends. It made the time go by quickly, that’s for sure.
I was sure I’d make it to church today, but that didn’t work out. Football is fun, but I’d like to be around people more.
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@snowy22315 (214517)
• United States
13 Oct 25
Yes, football makes weekends good. I like to have social things to do on the weekends when possible.
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@snowy22315 (214517)
• United States
13 Oct 25
@LadyDuck It is quite breezy thus AM.The storm (joke) is gone.
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@LadyDuck (505310)
• Italy
13 Oct 25
@snowy22315 - The sky is grey today, my husband is napping and I feel sleepy.
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@snowy22315 (214517)
• United States
13 Oct 25
Weekends I distinguish, because nothing much is happening.
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@Deepizzaguy (126407)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
13 Oct 25
When I was going to school, I enjoyed the weekend. Now that I am self-employed, I do not like them that much.
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@jefferson126 (3663)
• Shenzhen, China
13 Oct 25
Weekend associated with being off work,if you work for youself,indeed weekend no more mean that.
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@snowy22315 (214517)
• United States
13 Oct 25
Depends in what all you have to do.
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@GardenGerty (170881)
• United States
13 Oct 25
I like the weekends, I just need the money from working or I would be retired. I like having more uninterrupted time.
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@FourWalls (90051)
• United States
13 Oct 25
When I worked, the three-day weekends were annoying because they screwed you up for three weeks: the week before you were anticipating it; the week OF the holiday you were off because Tuesday felt like Monday; then, the week after, the weekend was only two days instead of three so it felt shorter.
Weekends don’t bother me now that I’m retired. 
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@snowy22315 (214517)
• United States
13 Oct 25
It's a long stretch of time with not a lot to do.
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@snowy22315 (214517)
• United States
13 Oct 25
Wrll, you are working or playing music most of the timr. BTW, any particular reason you aren't working in osychology? That can be pretty lucrative.
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@Traceyjayne (15059)
• United Kingdom
13 Oct 25
I love weekends.
Every other weekend we have the Grandkids…football training then activities ….
Other weekends The Mister and I have to ourselves ….sometimes a day out, trip to the garden centre, visit to an antique fayre ….a meal out , and a visit to the local pub to watch a band.
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@snowy22315 (214517)
• United States
13 Oct 25
They are special for you because you can connect with family
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@sathviksouvik (23783)
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13 Oct 25
i really like weekends because they are the gateways when we can venture out. They give breathing space
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@snowy22315 (214517)
• United States
13 Oct 25
Yes, well you probably have a regular job.
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@LindaOHio (222995)
• United States
13 Oct 25
Weekends are always very lonely for me. The phone doesn't even ring.
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@snowy22315 (214517)
• United States
13 Oct 25
If anyone calls here on a weekend it is usually friend. I will sometimes get texts or emails though.
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@mytunemagic (276)
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13 Oct 25
You are right in your observation. Age, environment, conveyance and above all money matters when it comes to spending weekends after retirement. For those having jobs, it's something worth awaiting for, only if the weather permits and the environment is stable. I look forward to weekends because I get a lot of 'me' time.
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@RasmaSandra (102006)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Oct 25
My weekends just blend in with all my other days nothing changes,
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@jefferson126 (3663)
• Shenzhen, China
13 Oct 25
I love weekend now,i can have break on weekend,Friday is relaxing.But after retired,weekend is the same as weekdays,nothing special any more.
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@2ndchances24 (12489)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
13 Oct 25
"However, when you are (retired) it is not that interesting to
have a weekend. Nothing is really happening." your right
when you get retired things change from working all the time
to just doing your own thing when ever you want.
But when you get up in age the days just fly by & they
all blend into 1 another where you lose track of time.
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