Is retired life much better?
By Notlilie
@prinzcy (32305)
Malaysia
August 30, 2021 9:53am CST
My aunt was laid off from her work last month. She's almost retired anyway so she just took the compensation money that they offered.
I told her I was envy of her.
She told me she's really bored now.
Maybe she's used to working all her life that she has no idea what to do now. Her daily routine would be jogging, cooking, playing with her cats and watch drama. She also started making random videos for TikTok.
She was pretty excited to be retired. Now she seems to be regretting it a bit.
Is life not exciting anymore after you retired? I thought you can finally rest and take your time for everything.
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@Marilynda1225 (82598)
• United States
30 Aug 21
I'm retired and love it. At first it was hard to adjust to not having to go to work every day but that didn't last long 
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@Dena91 (16576)
• United States
30 Aug 21
Mike has been retired since the end of August 2014 and has loved every minute of it. We are on our own time schedule now, we can do what we like when we want to. Some people have a hard time adjusting but this is what we worked hard for. I hope you aunt will enjoy her retirement and not be so bored.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
31 Aug 21
People really feel bored after retirement..I have seen them in my family...
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
31 Aug 21
@prinzcy yes .they have to figure it out ..what's best for them ..but some fail to do so...
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@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
31 Aug 21
@prashu228 You can't speak for everybody. You can't generalise this. I'm retired but not bored.
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
1 Sep 21
@MALUSE Lilie actually the flower Lily. I like the sound of it but not the flower. Also Lilie or Lily is not my real name. So combining the two, it's like saying that's not my name, but I like to use it.
It doesn't have deeper meaning than that.
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@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
31 Aug 21
@prinzcy I've wanted to ask you for some time what your user name means in English. Which language is it?
I'm German and when I see your name, I see a combination of two German words which doesnt make any sense.
Not = distress / misery / hardship / need
Lilie = lily (the flower)
What say?
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
30 Aug 21
According to my mother. She don`t want to retire as long as she can still work. That`s why after a year being retired she accepted a consultancy job offer.
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@allknowing (135359)
• India
31 Aug 21
If one has hobbies and pass times that is the best phase of one's life
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@allknowing (135359)
• India
31 Aug 21
@prinzcy She should get to like what she is doing. Work is our companion
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@RebeccasFarm (89741)
• Arvada, Colorado
30 Aug 21
Unless you have a very full life, retirement is dull and boring
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@RebeccasFarm (89741)
• Arvada, Colorado
31 Aug 21
@prinzcy Yes I think you will Lilie
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@DaddyEvil (137249)
• United States
31 Aug 21
I've been off work since January this year and haven't regretted it yet. (Of course, I still edit manuscripts for authors I know once in a while... I was gone from myLot last week while I edited one manuscript and have another manuscript I'm supposed to edit in hand... I've started it but had to put it on hold for a bit... )
I think, once your aunt figures out what she wants to do now that she's retired, she'll be fine.
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@DaddyEvil (137249)
• United States
31 Aug 21
@prinzcy I plan on still editing manuscripts after I retire. It's good money and doesn't take a lot of time.
Ask her what kind of things does she like to do and see if there is anything online that fits that description. She can always join groups that talk about the things she likes doing. That would give her social contact and something to do at the same time.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
31 Aug 21
life is what we make of it! retirement is a few years off for me, but I have plans and promise I won't get bored!
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
31 Aug 21
@prinzcy that is the most important thing - always having something to do!
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@aureategloom (8880)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
30 Aug 21
i don't know about it, but retired people don't seem too bored to me, at least not here 
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@aureategloom (8880)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
1 Sep 21
@prinzcy i think so too i haven't worked one day in my life and i'm already thinking about the retirement 
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@snowy22315 (179768)
• United States
31 Aug 21
I think it depends on whether or not you have a hobby you want to focus your attention on, if you don't, it is just boring and kind of empty.
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@xstitcher (32274)
• Petaluma, California
31 Aug 21
I am not of retirement age, but when I do I have lots of things to work on.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
30 Aug 21
I love being retired, I find plenty of things to keep myself busy,.
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@Juliaacv (50866)
• Canada
30 Aug 21
Like anything in life you have to have a game plan.
I would be bored silly if I retired, so I continue to work.
Ten years ago I felt that I was ready, and I quit my job but I returned to the workplace the following year as I was too young and nobody else my age was retired so I became lonely.
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@peachpurple (13963)
• Malaysia
4 Sep 21
How old is she? Once a person retires, his or her body and brain starts to slow down. I have a friend who is in her late 60s, she started to forget this and that, became thinner
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