I said 8. My wife and kids are great; I just got a raise and a big bonus at work. I don’t totally love my job but I don’t hate it and I’m thankful to have one. We have 38 friends and family members coming over on Sunday after church to celebrate Easter with us. So pretty good.
I’m at a 1. I’d put a zero, but it seems that every time I think things can’t get worse, the gods or FSM or whatever says “Hahahaha, but of course it can!”
So it’s not zero because it could be worse, I suppose.
(No job, can’t get interviews, car is a piece of crap, no money, no friends nearby, am chopping of entire dysfunctional limbs off my family tree, recent nasty divorce, ongoing nasty custody fights, the absence of my child for too much time to a dangerous situation, am about to move into a homeless shelter, and have been sicker than almost any other time in my life for the last three weeks. yay)
I’m at a 6. Most of my life is pretty cool but the stuff in it that needs improvement Really Bothers Me™.
- I know many people have it so much worse, but I’m really not very happy at all most of the time. I can’t say more or people might start offering me mental health advice and someone will end up banned.
I went with seven because I really do love my job although sometimes I have to remind myself of that, I am pretty well paid for what I do and I own a wonderful piece of land in northern Minnesota with basically unlimited potential. I still need to work on that lack of significant other thing and other issues before I can move up, but I am happy with where I am right now.
Negatives:
No job, no income.
No significant other, I feel lonely all the time.
Haven’t gotten laid in several years.
Severe anxiety panic, can’t get out of the house without meds.
Crushing seasonal depressions, despite meds.
Gained 23 kilos (50 pounds) the last 9 years, all fat.
No sense of self-worth at all.
Positives:
Great health, I’ll probably live forever. Whoop de doo. 
I voted 8. I’m in a good place right now in my life. A relatively stable job helps a lot and I just found out that I was approved for refinancing on my house which is a huge relief. My daughter is doing well in college and the family in general is healthy.
I can’t really complain about much right now.
I would have voted 9 or 10 if I could get laid more often but we can’t have everything, right?
Life itself is actually good. I got my kids from their crazy slacker mother, I have a steady job and a house of my own. It’s the crippling depression that keeps me from enjoying it.
I see I’m not alone with MY anxiety and depression. If I didn’t have THAT, my life would be a 7 or 8. As it is, I try desperately not to give in to the middle of the night what-ifs and breathe deep and take things one thing at a time. … I often feel, though with good reason, that I am overdue for a looming crisis just around the corner. I’ve had it fairly good for a long time, and an anvil just HAS to fall out of the sky onto my head.
I voted 8…We weathered the last 5 years with less money, but got things restructured so we can still ‘do things’ with the money we have (electronics projects, wife does DAR, we’re restoring her car)
The kids are growing up awesome so far and turning into neat people.
My work has never been less fulfilling. The state is consolidating. The only expectation is more ‘doing more with less’ (like that was different from the last 12 years?) So I choose to not include work in my assessment. It keeps the mortgage paid and I’m confident I have a place in the New World Order. That’s enough.
Wow. I am going through a very similar situation right now. Same feelings on my wife’s behalf, except we’d just bought a house together rather than having moved 3,000 miles away. But otherwise, just about the same situation. I say this to tell you that things will get better for you. And you have my utmost sympathy. I look forward to a happier future for you. If you ever need an ear, feel free to PM me.
If I typed out the pros and cons, the cons should win. That’s what a rational person would say.
But I’m happy. 8.
If you want some unsolicited advice, check out my thread on my project to make myself happy.
I looked up the science on what activities make people happy, and then set out to do them. It’s actually pretty simple- just a few simple activities have been proven to make a big difference.
The change has been nothing short of breath-taking. I’m only a month into this experiment, but my outlook on life has changed completely. A month ago I was pretty much crying every day. Now it’s entirely different. I am more confident, energetic, social, productive and content than I can remember being in a long, long time. The changes started happening after just a week, and my cycles of negative thoughts started petering out after only two weeks. If you are serious about getting out of rut, I really encourage you to check it out.
Retired, no debt, loving wife, sleeping cat, fun place to live. What’s not to like?
I dithered between and 8 and a 9, then went 8.
Fab husband, almost done with his MBA, great kid, many positive life changes in the last year, it’s all really freaking good!
None of the above.
Objectively my life is okay - a lot of debts and problems but nothing we can’t handle, a healthy marriage and a decent job. Subjectively, I am a perpetually miserable person but I have a little daughter who brings me great joy even in those moments where she exhausts and exasperates me.
So 0, 5 and 10 in different ways.
Voted 0. Rarely a day goes by where I didn’t wish I was dead.
Voted a 8
Good stuff – great career, great husband. I’m well blessed and I would like to believe I have been a good steward of these blessings. particularly looking forward to paying off our mortgage in a few short weeks.
Bad stuff – DH’s in the military and we made the decision to live apart. We’re also delaying kids until goodness knows when. I don’t know if the logistics are ever going to work out.
Well, you still have your sense of humor, at least. That’s gotta be worth at least another half point, right? 
I’m an 8. I’m married to a good man who loves me, we’re financially stable enough that I can work part-time, nothing major has gone wrong with the house for a few months in a row, and we and our loved ones are as healthy as one can reasonably expect. Besides, it’s April in Kentucky–dogwoods, redbuds, Keeneland, Makers Mark Ambassador weekend, and weenie roasts over the firepit on the patio.
Aside from having poison ivy pretty much everywhere but my ass and crotch, most of my bad stuff is long-term issues that I cannot change and so choose not to dwell on. Things like my grandma having what appears to be the early stages of senility, my other grandparents being of variable but slowly declining health, and my dad being a fatal vascular event waiting to happen. I can’t improve these situations, or even make them go downhill less slowly. All I can do is accept them for what they are and not let the specter of tomorrow taint what is good about today.
I voted an 8.
Good: Steady job, about to begin grad school, engaged to a wonderful man, dog is growing up and calming down, living in a great area, and its gorgeous outside right now.
Bad: Fiance is in his first year of law school with associated stressors, really unsure whether this job is something I want to do in the future (librarian) and not much in the way of money each month after supporting myself and fiance on my salary. Plus, facing the decision to either spend every penny of our savings to pay for my MLS and his JD or find student loans.
Overall life is moving forward and things are well. I just keep looking at the big picture and am very thankful for having friends and family nearby.