Unpopular Opinions volume 1
I have thought about doing a post like this for a while so here goes. I have an unpopular opinion on the follwing topics:
Sometimes bookstagram over-hypes a book
There are a couple of books that were suggested loads of times on Insta so I added to my TBR list. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren was a book that everyone raved about.
However when I finally read it I felt like I was supposed to be enjoying it much more than I did. It passed the time fine but wasn’t as amazing as Bookstagram made it out to be.
Perhaps it is just me but when I feel pressured to enjoy something and I don’t, it makes me wonder if I missed something!
my favourite weekends are quiet ones with no plans
As I get older I love a quiet weekend with no plans. I enjoy gardening, spending time outdoors and just soaking up unrushed time.
In my 30’s I didn’t say no often enough and weekends were sometimes filled up with socialising. Now I protect our weekends - they are our time to unwind.
i don’t enjoy going to the hairdresser
It can be a super relaxing and enjoyable experience but unless I am on leave (and booked on a week day), I always think of things I could be doing with my Saturday instead.
Sometimes I take a book along and catch up on some reading.
post 2020 I never got back into shopping for fun
Years ago I would enjoy shopping for clothes, shoes and things I didn’t need. Yet during the pandemic my priorities changed.
During 2020 when we couldn’t go anywhere I looked at my closet with fresh eyes. And even now if I buy something to wear I find comfort is key. I want to enjoy an item, I’m more concerned with how it feels than if it is fashionable or not.
I still enjoy shopping for books and stationery - that will never change!
I DON’T HANG ONTO unhealthy FRIENDSHIPS
I don’t know why but there seems to be a wildly unpopular opinion to end a friendship that is expired.
I don’t have time to waste on take-only friendships with selfish people. I don’t enjoy a dinner where a ‘friend’ is more interested in shoving their phone in my face and food for Facebook updates than having a proper conversation. I’m far too old to sit at a dinner that someone has made invitees save the date to months in advance and then wastes their time with pointless gossip. Mean Girls is an old movie. It isn’t a life goal. I have no time to deal with a toxic whatsapp group that sucks the last of my phone battery and energy. Also could not care less about passive-aggressive posts on FB - no thank you.
Unfriended on FB. Blocked on Whatsapp. Embraced peace of mind. Honestly it was like a huge boulder had being lifted.
Yet it seems like some sort of unwritten rule that as adults we must just put up with crap friendships. Walking away is extremely unusual.
What about you? What are your unpopular opinions?
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