Senior Citizens: Is seeking out a bit of humor each day something worth your effort? BQ: What makes you laugh?

I find that humor is never far to seek.

If it is, you may need some niacin.

I don't really have to seek humor out. My husband is naturally funny and I think I am, too. We know when to be serious, of course, but keeping things light helps us to get along well after 48 married years. We have a dog that makes us laugh daily, too.

It's been ages since I looked at this senior site.

Social life, well, most of my time I was too busy working with the public, that was enough social life for me.

These past few years my husband and I have retired to Budapest, Hungary.

We used to be more social with a few neighbors, but one is too ill now aged 86 and the others we have drifted away from, their lifestyles were too different.

I did find a friend on a ex-pat site for Hungary. She was one year older then me( I am now 62) and from the UK.

She has 2 properties in Hungary and has retired here.

I met a few of her male friends with my husband who also are from the UK, they visit her often from England.

She lives alone, is a black lady who's one parent comes from the Islands off of S. Africa, she was a social worker in the UK and I thought she was a smart, kind decent person for well over a year.

My husband and I helped her allot over here with sorting out her bills, waiting for workers with her in her apt. so she would have a translator with her and not be alone when dealing with male workers etc.

Took her to a few events with us etc.

She invited us to her farm and a nice homemade dinner at her place 2 times.

We had her over for Xmas, the week before bought each other small gifts , thought she was a bit extreme at times but decent.

Had her all wrong, so scary actually.

Wow not even sure where or how to begin except to say she had us all fooled.

She is a practicing witch from all I have sorted out.

Lied to everyone about every detail of her life, long story, know another ex-pat over here in her mid 30's who moved over here with her disabled US father, he is 60. SHe and her father are also black and I thought those 2 ladies might be good friends too because they both are into reading tarot cards and both used to work in social services.

No way, the Uk women was very odd with the other, lead a secret life, found out she brings random men in their 20's to her apt. for casual sex, her UK men are odd too, they built a reflecting pond at her farm and also the kicker for me was the building of a 3 foot high version of Stonehenge, dead cats found on the farm, radom wild parties out there with women they pick up on the roads.

Just the most unbelieveable stuff for a women her age.

Lies and more lies posted on the site we met on, she is pulling a fast one on the UK gov. collecting disability but working over here under the table part-time,lying about how many chimneys she has so not to have to pay for repairs or taxes on them, just a cheater in so many ways, got to the point where i had to let her know our lifestyles didn't mix.

We got tired of hearing about how great she was , what vacations she was planning, all about her men.

The younger US women told me this older women using the internet to meet up all over the place with strange men while the whole time telling my husband and i that she was so conservative and was happy to be all alone.

I can't have a friend I can not trust.

Her men were too much as well, she was trying too hard to get them into our lives when we are a married couple.

Just so

odd, didn't even mention here a fraction of the odd things she has done.

She did a number on the younger lady here as well made up stories to FB that she had followed her from FL. to HU because they were gay lovers, total lies and so much silly drama. Bottom line is the older women is jealous of the younger one from the US so she made up lies and drama.

At age 63 I wonder why she wants to be so evil unless she is a witch.

I am done and really done with any new friends, they would have to really prove they were worthy of any sort of friendship, this one put us all through the wringer because we were too open and kind with her, never feel sorry for a person who choses to move far away from their home on their own, they must be running away from something. Who would move to a strang ecountry on their own as a older women when they had a established life in their home country? Makes one wonder, I know I am one of the only people to know she put her only son in a mental hospital and never visits him, once I found that out I was weary of her, with good reason I found out.

No, long story but the short answer is, No thanks on a social life.

Usually I make myself laugh.

Hi yes it is a good idea as it keeps us happy.

don't need to seek it out - there's always something funny outside, especially on the bus rides and supermarket trawls. and one sided mobile conversations can be absolutely hilarious. i chuckle at my own reactions and imagination.

yes their is humor in laughing with friends. /and acquaintances are easier to laugh with then friends

It's a way to stay happy and think.

yes videos of animals doing funny things

Yes, I think it's crucial. Without it I'd probably be crying a lot more. I'm a first responder so I laugh every chance I get. I do laugh a lot and easily, I find it makes life a lot more pleasant. My grandkids make me laugh, my friends make me laugh, comedies make me laugh.