Men of AskMenOver30! In the interest of creating a deeper, more engaging, and more relevant community for all of us, we've implemented a recurring, Weekly Wednesday check-in thread.

  • How are you doing this week?
  • How are you feeling this week?
  • How have things changed from last week (if at all)?
  • Are you proud of anything you've done this week?
  • Are you struggling with anything this week?
  • Do you need advice or feedback on anything that's happening?

Feel free to share your wins, losses, and general progress. You can talk about anything from work and career, to personal projects, to personal development and family, to friendships and socialization, even dating.

Life is ongoing, and sometimes it's good to have a community around us that can reflect that. Hopefully this weekly check-in will serve as a good tool and outlet for those who need it.

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    – How are you doing this week?
    – How are you feeling this week?
    – How have things changed from last week (if at all)?
    – Are you proud of anything you’ve done this week?
    – Are you struggling with anything this week?
    – Do you need advice or feedback on anything that’s happening?

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  2. I hope you don’t mind me venting a bit. Not looking for an audience. It’s been a tough week at work. Supervisor left on Monday, my staff gave notice same day, I’m swamped with projects, and now I have a stomach flu and fever. I’m not great by dudes.

    I really don’t care for these negative posts, but maybe that’s why we’re all here.

  3. Another week just hanging in until I can’t. Ready for it to be over. Just ready for things to be over.

  4. A week ago I had to say goodbye to my dog, Willow. She was 15 years old and just got sick and wasn’t getting any better. I’ve been miserable since. Wife is going away for a girl trip in a few weeks and I was hoping to link in with some people while she was away but it doesn’t look like any of that will happen. Tried to get counselling through work but was denied because the counselling they offer is only a temporary situation and they reckoned I needed a more permanent counsellor. Lately it feels like I can’t do anything right, even getting counselling. Struggling to see anything good coming down the line.

  5. Work is killing me but my performance is good and we need the money. Partner is supportive but due to trauma has a very hard time with intimacy. Feeling overwhelmed. Or I would be, if it was an option.

  6. Feeling very excited this week! First time inviting coworker friends at my house for dinner. Things are going well at work, my running mileage has improved and lifts are improving in the gym.

    I feel like I am getting comfortable in my own skin and dealing with insecurities. My confidence has grown significantly and that’s evident because my manager nominated me for promotion!

    Hope other gents are doing better as well !

  7. I guess things are alright. My job is at least a job that I don’t hate and very low pressure. I’ve been in my current relationship since right after Thanksgiving 2024, and have lived together for almost six months. I’m shocked as to how smoothly everything has gone for us, all things considered. She’s been the easiest person to compromise and grow with. My only real complaint as of late is my sleep. It can be very hit or miss. I might sleep really well for a week, and then maybe just a couple hours a night for a week. I’ll get it figured out. Last night I slept so well, and actually slept until my alarm went off

  8. Started off this morning with realizing there was fraud in my checking and savings account. They left me with three dollars.

    I’m late on my rent, but luckily got an extension but still have to pay it tomorrow. I now have to fix all my automatic payments and fix my direct deposit so it doesn’t go to a closed account.

    Besides that, I’m having a great day off

  9. I’m doing great this week. I hit my 3 week point of being thc free which has helped me be super productive. I’m back down under 190lbs from being 207 at Christmas and have been hitting the gym 6 days per week again.

    I’m generally feeling good but being back in the dating scene and online dating gives me some pretty bad anxiety.

  10. Down below 210 for the first time in a year at least. Dieting and heavily reducing alcohol consumption works. “You can’t outrun a bad diet” does in fact become true sometime b/w age 30/35. YMMV. I work out every day. I was still slowly but surely gaining weight. Down 10 lbs now and will get below 199 by my birthday. Better still, I’d like to be HOLDING below 199 by my birthday.

    Got majorly jerked around by a client today. Managed to resolve the fallout between parties amicably—that’s a big win. I figured there would be a legal fight between them. Thank god there isn’t. Playing defense on another deal. Trying to lock down one other. I’m busier than I’ve ever been. It’s good but woof. I feel them nipping at my heels. Time to strap back in.

  11. Not great, just been told I have high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Im on day 4 of a strict diet and back at the gym tomorrow. Need to lose 20kgs all together

  12. I went to a dating event a month ago and nobody was interested in me. Has killed my self esteem and confidence for last month. Was at concert by myself and pretty girl eyed me up for like hard 10 seconds but I didn’t do shit just haven’t been feeling like myself. So stupid 6 girls who were mostly a mess has derailed me. Will be 33 next month and just thought my life would be different than this.

  13. mixed bag – work, lots of it but some i dont enjoy. freelancer paid by the hour so try to look at it that all work is good work.
    weather – awful.
    gym – had an injury to lower back that had been affecting training so far this year after hitting new PB after xmas. ended up int he ER 2 weeks ago so good to be lifting heavy again even if not at the peaks I was hitting before. weight has also gone up over that time so i do need to hit the bike again

    overall though feeling drained. humidity, work, family. day dream of buying a small fun manual car and heading out of the city

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