What’s a simple pleasure you’ll never get tired of?
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The first sip of coffee in the morning, especially if it’s a sunny day and I can have it out in the garden. There’s nothing better
cat_kitty-kittenx@reddit
First sip of a glass of wine after a shitty day.
Aware_Ad_431@reddit
Sat in my mum’s garden with my granddaughter today, the 3 of us eating lollies in the sun. Just lovely 🥰
Ok-Literature473@reddit
Cherish having four generations around at once. I miss my nana and my gran so much.
We had five generations around at once very briefly!
Aware_Ad_431@reddit
Totally! It’s the first time we’ve experienced this in my family!!
sam_haigh@reddit
Forgetting and rediscovering food I like. Like I forget toasts exists and remember its a thing and eat tonnes of it. Recently been eating boiled eggs(runny yolk) forgot it used to be one of my favourite things used to eat it as a kid when visiting my grandparents.
Really love cold drinks (glass and cans) also the sound of opening cans is nice.
Really fresh clean bedding feels extra nice and comfy.
Waking up before my alarm, so i'm awake but just vibin in bed.
raquille-@reddit
Eating dim sum
Consistent-Layer-265@reddit
Reading
Meeple_person@reddit
You're right, its better than Bracknell.
RelativeShoulder370@reddit
Agreed, also unwrapping a new book 📚
cherry_drama@reddit
Me too, you just can’t beat a good day out at The Oracle
GroupCurious5679@reddit
Drying the washing outside when it's windy
mikolv2@reddit
Starting my car in the morning and hearing the roar of a cold start. Will never ever get old.
JohnCasey3306@reddit
Vintage cheddar and freshly baked crusty bread.
Persona_Insomnia@reddit
first morning sleeping in after a long week
Intelligent-Peach570@reddit
That first morning coffee.
RangerToby@reddit
Cheese. Any cheese tbh, but the weirder the better
Brilliant-Second5749@reddit
Yarg
tayls67@reddit
Made by the Gray family (originally), turned it round to call it Yarg. I love it, and Harlech
RangerToby@reddit
Was just talking about yarg... then nettle gouda came up. The convo continues.
gtr011191@reddit
Nob cheese?
RangerToby@reddit
If its your fancy I guess, wouldn't be the cheese of this definition.
Brilliant-Second5749@reddit
Smegma
stm2657@reddit
When my dog sits next to me and leans on me. Subtle love.
The-Ginger-Lily@reddit
Not trying to be a depressing sod but please, please, treasure this, and give your dog an extra squeeze for me .
jonnyboy231@reddit
I feel this with all of my heart 🥹
stm2657@reddit
I treasure all three of them, but one is very special. I’m his hooman without doubt.
itsfourinthemornin@reddit
Yesterday our dog pulled the chin in my lap, puppy eyes and whining to get more pets and I may as well have dropped dead from cuteness right there. He's an old fella, but thinks he's still a pup lol.
max_christensen@reddit
"You know, just sometimes, in between the first cigarette with coffee in the morning to that four hundredth glass of cornershop piss at 3am, you do sometimes look at yourself and think... 'This is fantastic. I'm in heaven."
Me2309@reddit
New pjs (the softer the better) Going to bed and not setting an alarm for the morning Unpacking a parcel that’s taken ages to arrive (so you forget what’s in it) My daughters laugh The feeling of contentment I get when my daughter rests her head on my chest for a cuddle (she’s 14 months old and just wants to be on the move the whole time so getting a few secs for a cuddle really is the highlight of my day)
buildjimy@reddit
Hot shower.
Loose_Avocado4670@reddit
I've got a few
. Fresh sheets
. Feeling clean after a shower
. Smell of petrol and tarmac
Jinx-Put-6043@reddit
Love the smell of tarmac. It reminds me of hot summers days playing out on the roads as a child.
Me2309@reddit
That first sip of coffee
Spax123@reddit
Swearing
StereotypicallBarbie@reddit
Lighter nights.. walking round the garden with my cuppa in the early evening inspecting my beloved plants..
My garbed is my sanctuary.. never thought I’d be the avid gardener i am today!
Dyalikedagz@reddit
Wanking
bradclark2001@reddit
Chugging water when you're thirsty in the middle of the night
donnygal@reddit
A cigarette with a cold pint in a beer garden on a lovely sunny day, I know it’s bad for me but my god does it make me feel happy.
CellistNarrow5069@reddit
💯
BobBobBobBobBobDave@reddit
I haven't smoked for nearly a decade now, and I still have times where I feel like nothing except standing outside a pub with a pint whilst taking the first drag from a cigarette would really make me feel better.
djalexander91@reddit
It’s the one cigarette I crave more than any since I quit.
icebox_Lew@reddit
Fag and a pint, absolute bliss. I'm nearly 10 years off the tabs now and still miss 'em. I finally gave up once I realized lying to myself wasn't working, trying to make myself think I hated them all of a sudden, but realizing I love them so much they're actively killing me and I can literally never smoke them again. Shame really. But much better this way.
Royal_View9815@reddit
A beer and a cigarette……so when did you win the Lottery?
donnygal@reddit
Hahahah fair point
Royal_View9815@reddit
You’ll be telling us you filled your car up next!!
RichieRichard12@reddit
The night before a day off work.
ascension2121@reddit
When you go on a nice walk on a bright sunny day and the shadow of the leaves is all dappled on the ground
Cynical-R3alist@reddit
Dappled is such a good word! I read this and was like ‘dappled’ .. what a beautiful sounding word! So thanks for writing it!!
Independent_Coast758@reddit
Afternoon nap
jawide626@reddit
Striping a drive down the middle of the fairway.
Ashie2112@reddit
My little granddaughter shouting out “granny is here!” when I arrive for a visit. I never expected to be a grandmother and she wasn’t a planned baby, but for some reason, when she sees me and runs to tell everyone, it gives me just the best feeling ☺️
BocaSeniorsWsM@reddit
Laying in bed on a Saturday morning with the missus. No rumpy pumpy, just open curtains, cup of tea, breakfast, planning our meals for the week, Wordle etc. Love it.
Sea-Still5427@reddit
The smell of fresh tar. Mm, lovely.
Tiddlybean@reddit
Doing my skincare routine before bed.
PolarLocalCallingSvc@reddit
Wanking.
ElGatoPicaro@reddit
My first thought too.
BobBobBobBobBobDave@reddit
Before you can love others, you have to learn to love yourself.
WebDisasters@reddit
If you can’t love yourself, how the hell you gonna love somebody else?
PolarLocalCallingSvc@reddit
Cheers RuPaul :)
Anarky1977@reddit
Fucking beat me to it, wanker
OutrageousRhubarb853@reddit
He’s beating it quite a bit apparently
Brilliant-Second5749@reddit
It's better with 2 broken arms
eastkent@reddit
No! Not again!
PolarLocalCallingSvc@reddit
It's even better with a partner.
bindmedown2@reddit
Mutual masturbation with a partner is fun!
Bingbongbinnng282@reddit
That’s mad 😂
Mooncake45@reddit
Biscoff
ZeroCool5577@reddit
Cold beer on a hot day
Fresh-Pineapple-5582@reddit
Wanking just before bed.
ChefRyback@reddit
French toast
Vast-Heron8963@reddit
Runny egg / soldiers
Lyrakish@reddit
Getting into bed with my other half at the end of the day, and snuggling on his shoulder.
lilleralleh@reddit
Eating fresh strawberries in summer in the garden, plucked warm off the plant
Penster78@reddit
Wanking
Glandular-Slaughter@reddit
Belching out a fully sounded word. My go to is BOX and ANUS.
knight-under-stars@reddit
Sitting in the garden after work with my beautiful wife and telling each other about our days.
MacaronSea6953@reddit
My morning coffee with my cat on my lap!
ImNotHalberstram@reddit
Running.
Every day I am reminded how grateful I am to have a body that works and that allows me to do what I want with it. I run to and from work, and it's a privilege I'll never get tired of.
-Rhymenocerous-@reddit
Winning a batte against a problem ive run into whilst fixing something.
Cars especially
-machop@reddit
Crispy Diet Coke from a can
Meal-Entire@reddit
Clean sheets
PsychologicalRise368@reddit
Dirtying the sheets
IDKBear25@reddit
Are you a Goalkeeper?
BrieflyVerbose@reddit
If they are, they're certainly not Andre Onana (aka Mr. Spaghetti Wrists).
Nice1rodders@reddit
Ha.
Lexiepie@reddit
Clean bed is the best
Stewstar73cyclism@reddit
I've been off work this week. Been training in my garden gym. When I am about to give up I put a song on from '91 and feel like I'm 17 again. Costs nothing but feels amazing.
First-Act-8752@reddit
A can of beans cooked in a simple fried sauce of onion powder, chilli flakes, tomato puree, sugar, vinegar, salt - paired with some type of bread (usually pitta) or rice.
Such a simple and cheap thing (costs like 60p for the whole meal and takes me a few mins to make), but I genuinely look forward to it every single day.
Karazhan@reddit
Bubble bath with a glass of wine in hand.
No_real_beliefs@reddit
Sitting in the garden, drinking beer and listening to music by the firepit
Certain-Trade-4121@reddit
A nice dinner and a new video notification from your favourite youtuber on a Friday evening.
concretebeagle@reddit
Stopping the petrol pump at exactly £20. Oh, hang on….
BobBobBobBobBobDave@reddit
Just making a short trip, are you?
ZippleJuice@reddit
Refilling a Zippo.
MelodicAd2213@reddit
First cuppa of the morning
Dull_Feeling4815@reddit
Holding my daughters hand.
SmugMiddleClarse@reddit
Having a morning coffee on my patio. I was able to do it for the first time this year today and it was magical
Dull_Feeling4815@reddit
A warm bath after a swim!
CrowApprehensive204@reddit
Getting washing in off the line at the end of a sunny day, folding it and smelling that lovely fresh smell
DogtasticLife@reddit
Sinking into a perfect temperature bath
hamshanker69@reddit
I'd love a bath. Room for a little un?
clickyclicky456@reddit
Do you want NSFW responses or not? 🤔
hamshanker69@reddit
I do, please.
-MassiveDynamic-@reddit
LSD
hamshanker69@reddit
A person of culture. Respect.
BeachTheHam13@reddit
I live fairly close to a military camp and a Maritime base. At night when I'm trying to fall asleep I absolutely love the rhythmic deep pulse of a distant Chinook flying by, or the coastguard helicopter on manoeuvres.
Royal_View9815@reddit
Clean pyjamas and fresh bedding!
hamshanker69@reddit
You guys wear pyjamas?
Competitive_Rub_9590@reddit
Sitting in the garden ☀️
eastkent@reddit
Large-Lettuce-7940@reddit
taking off a bra at the end of the day
Royal_View9815@reddit
Who’s?
eastkent@reddit
*Whose
MissionFig5582@reddit
Me too geezer, always gets me going!
RoyofBungay@reddit
A successful fart first thing in the morning. Sets the day up a treat.
Capable_Tip7815@reddit
Getting into bed at bedtime.
redditsaiditreadit@reddit
Warm comfy blankets
Freshly washed hair
Hot drinks in the cold
The sound of the rain
Alone time
Wanita_1972@reddit
All of these. But particularly when it’s raining outside and you can hear it but you’re dry and warm inside.
When I was little, we lived in a house with rubbish gutters, and after the rain the drops would drip off the roof into a puddle within the gutter, like “drip drip drop little April showers…”. I loved it and whenever I hear that sound it takes me back to simpler times.
redditsaiditreadit@reddit
A cat on your lap
Royal_View9815@reddit
Couldn’t agree more
Bright-Associate-267@reddit
Having a shower when staying at a hotel (so long at its a decent powerful shower). Nothing beats the clean refreshed feeling, plus no cleaning/drying up afterwards.
Euphoric_Rough_5245@reddit
Having a hot bath, getting into clean jammies and fresh bedding
deltic12@reddit
Fry up…..
Doug__Quaid@reddit
Tends to be the first sips of drinks. That first coffee in the morning. A tall glass of cold water when parched. That first pint. Mmmm glorious
greenglossygalaxy@reddit
Hearing the ice cream truck on a super hot day and have both the money and speed to get to it in time!
Brilliant-Second5749@reddit
And buy all the ice cream to stop the kids from eating it
greenglossygalaxy@reddit
It’s for their own good 😂
death-in-tipton@reddit
Cup of coffee and chocolate biscuits.
AfterMarketTurboJet@reddit
Farting
Namaste_Life@reddit
Cropdusting is especially fun.
Namaste_Life@reddit
Inhaling fresh air.
sha_42@reddit
A hot bath
OptionalQuality789@reddit
Nicotine. I deliberately don’t vape or use snus because I enjoy it too much. But god damn nicotine just hits my satisfaction zone immediately.
melanie110@reddit
Taking off my bra
Rich-Peak-3902@reddit
Seeing any part of my partner unclothed. I am just as distracted by her beauty today as when I first saw her.
Indigo_Leaves@reddit
Coming off a night shift and watching the day staff come on knowing I'm off to bed 😂
beih13@reddit
Morning coffee
shark-with-a-horn@reddit
Cuppa
Crisps33@reddit
A hot shower, especially on a cold evening
splendidvinyl@reddit
Sitting in my garden listening to the birds sing, it's relaxing and costs me nothing
unbelievablydull82@reddit
Seeing a dog running around happy, making my family laugh, watching classic Simpsons
Gloomy_Custard_3914@reddit
A cold can of fizzy pop at the end of the day.
LengthinessSame695@reddit
Sitting in the sun, first sip of coffee in the morning
Miss_Type@reddit
Sitting in my garden and watching the wildlife.
Fingers_9@reddit
Having an unexpected pint.
Any time, any season, a delicious beer when you didn't think you were going for one.
MobileOrdinary6827@reddit
Pie, mash, liquor, and jellied eels from Manze's. My family has been going for generations.
Double_Jab_Jabroni@reddit
Smelling fresh cut grass on a sunny morning. That’s the good stuff.
Anarky1977@reddit
Wanking
Wonderful-Medium7777@reddit
Ditto -)
Scotchnittenpoopen@reddit
Stroking my dog. She’s my best friend.
Beneficial-Island995@reddit
Sitting in the sun 🌞
ConsciousSky5968@reddit
Your simple pleasure is the same as mine!! Making a coffee and opening doors and windows to let fresh air in the morning and just sitting listening to the birds before I get ready for the day. Bliss!
Koholinthibiscus@reddit
Tea and toast in the morning. Fresh pjs and sheets after a hot shower. A good book. It’s simple but we don’t know how lucky we are having these things.
voxo_boxo@reddit
Watching James May recreate the abominations his mother fed him as a child.
Fullchimp@reddit
A good dump, especially if I’m on the clock.
DIPPYD0R1S@reddit
New socks.
when_music_hits@reddit
Amps on? Needle on the record? Run n coke? If all are set then I'm very much as happy as can be
Mother-Palpitation43@reddit
Anchovies and shallots on sourdough.
YouCantArgueWithThis@reddit
Food, baby, food 😍
Brilliant-Second5749@reddit
Kinky bitch. Tiddy milk is for babies and hornballs
Fit_Adhesiveness7307@reddit
My ice cold shower after a long hot and sweaty walk (~17km, all around Richmond Park) was truly wonderful today.
I also enjoyed a really delicious cold apple juice.
Now I just need some kind of food such as chocolate or pizza. These are my simple pleasures today.
Fine_Analyst_4408@reddit
Having a nice hot bath before getting into a freshly made bed and pyjamas warm from the dryer. Opening the bedroom window is the final touch for perfection, no matter how cold it is outside.
ThrowRAkitty13@reddit
Orgasms
Scarred_fish@reddit
The feeling of rain on your face as you step outside on a dark morning. Always causes an involuntary smile that lasts.
dennis3282@reddit
Jacking it
Suitable-End-1416@reddit
Playing Wankers on PS5
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