What does it mean to "have a life"?

It means “Live the way I think you should live and do things that make me happy.”

I don’t think there is some magical formula for ‘having a life’ versus ‘not having a life’.

I’m married, with a good job, two small healthy kids at home, and I do hobbies and sports outside of the home. I sometimes see friends 1-1 socially, sometimes go out to drinks with friends or colleagues; sometimes I stay home to watch the kids so my wife can go out with her friends; sometimes my wife and I even find the time to go out together. I usually eat at home, and usually take a lunch to work. I ride my bike instead of taking the tube. I try to save money for family holidays and the like. Some would say I have a life.

Some would say I have no life, because I’m not travelling the world scuba diving, clubbing, and shagging flight attendants whilst blowing my money on nice suits, fancy hotels, taxis out to night clubs 3 nights a week, strippers, and dining out every night.

So it’s something only you can define, but I do believe that most people who say ‘get a life’ are secretly either bored of their own (and thus feel the need to interfere in others) or simply don’t understand what it is that I do or the simple joys I find in many of the things I do. Either way, their lack of understanding what makes me happy isn’t my problem, it’s theirs.

Resurrecting a seven year old thread would not be a good indicator of “having a life”.

Ouch, I resemble that comment. All I can say is I’ve been ‘dope’ free for about 3 years, and just back dabbling a bit. I swear, I can quit any time!

Geez… where do I sign up? That sounds awesome.

Still… I’ve always thought of the term meaning either having no life outside of work, or someone whose hobbies overtake everything else in their life to the point of obsession.