I really hate the sun

I had to have a tire repaired today by this low-budget hole in the wall shop. There was no place to sit but on some steps in the blazing 90* heat. I longed for a bracing February breeze.

I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere.

I live in the south and being outside is like being smothered from humidity. I agree, OP. The heat and humidity are deadly.

I don't hate it, R1, and sunny days make me feel happier on a primitive level, but I get you. I would love a house in the shade, behind trees, and I especially do not like walking in the sun. I also don't like to turn on a lot of lights in the house. I just don't enjoy having things brightly lit.

The sun feels stronger now than it did when I was a kid, eons ago.

I have a melanoma growing on my back from the sun, I live on So Cal and slather myself with sunscreen but my face is sun damaged. Yes I hate the sun, and it hates me too.

OP- Are you the same queen who hates the summer?

I hate summer by the way and LOATH humid weather- I started that thread in June or July.

I love the sun but am always glad for the end of summer, it's too sticky-hot here!

Is it safe to assume you are British, OP?

One day you'll look to see I've gone.

I laughed at first read, but I’m more or less the same. I think it’s the societal pressure also, that you have to be doing things every second of the day when it’s nice out. I don’t mind gloomy. However, I also don’t like cold weather.

I hate the sun too. I love rainy foggy days. This whole summer has been one long heat wave. I live in NorCal north of Sac. We are facing yet another heat wave this coming week. It has been endless. Over 100 every day.

Same, OP.

I’m very pale and burn easily, and my eyes are very light-blue and therefore oversensitive to the sun.

Sweating is something I truly loathe, too. Too many sunny days in a row make me go stir crazy.

Yesterday was a day I would describe as the best of days: It was rainy and cool, yet warm enough to go out wearing just a thin jacket.

"Since the beginning of time, man has yearned to destroy the sun!" (Mr. Burns)

I don't hate the sun, but I hate what lengths we have to go to to avoid it. I will never understand people who love open windows, no drapes, no blinds, letting the sun in. It's why I don't stay at other people's houses. I can never tell if I will have to wake up to a blinding sun.

I do love overcast and rainy days. Especially on the weekends when I can sleep in. I love thunderstorms. I find them calming, actually.

The sun, and then the heat/humidity are two different things.

OP and other true sun haters know the difference.

It’s not the heat or humidity, it’s the never ending rays of radiation that just sizzle and a scorch down to the bone. It feels like it’s eating through your skin and eyes and that your hair could catch on fire.

And it’s not just hot days. That hateful, relentless sun just keeps going and going and frying up everything in site. Just wish that thing would take a break now and then.

I also think maybe the sun is somehow magnified or something it seems more intense that it did 20 years ago.

I just don’t remember running for cover like this from shade to shade fearing combustion from the sun beams in between.

[quote]I love thunderstorms.

You don't have to worry about a roof. You're either a renter or some other kind of lowlife.

I love rain, thunderstorms (except when the power goes out) and snowstorms. Overcast and cloudy days feel cozier. Good for mug cradling.

OP, I love everything that you said! Yes, I absolutely hate it both for psychological and physical reasons. I am from LA and I am WHITE, blond hair and blue eyes. My people are probably potato farmers in Scotland and Ireland. I have to slather sunscreen, I can never get a tan, and I naturally sweat profusely. I do love swimming in the pool and ocean, but then I need to be in shade immediately. Now I live in foggy, cold San Francisco and I LOVE the weather. I love the cold, grey walks on the beach.

From a psychological level, sun means work, sun means having to do shit. When the sun goes down, so do my responsibilities. I can relax. I love being outside during a warm evening. If I go to Palm Springs, I love to swim at night naked and look up at the stars.

It feels likes it hotter everywhere. When I was a kid in the 80's/90's LA was warm in the summer, but it wasn't boiling like it is today. I can't even think about the rest of the country, the humidity of it all, the wet feeling the minute you step outside with that 90 degree heat vaporizing you.

R18 lives in a shed

I'm only happy when it rains. Pour your misery down on me.

I'm another one who hates the sun.

Give me rain, dark clouds, and cold weather any day.

Heat, brightness, and humidity really make me unhappy. VERY unhappy.

I hate sand in my swimsuit

I HATE the sun!

R18 raises an excellent point. Op is homeless and therefore the sun is, day to day, a significant adversary.

Oh, Anakin/R2.

STOP whining.

I love the sun -- and it's a good thing I do, because I live in FL. You just have to slap plenty of sunscreen on your face before you go outside and wear a baseball cap (yes, I'm a lesbian) and light-colored clothing in the summer.

In the wintertime here, sometimes it's cloudy and rains for two or three days straight like it does all the fucking time in my home state of PA. People here are so used to sunshine all the time (except for an hour mid-afternoon in the summer) that they get depressed when it's cloudy/raining. Me personally, I hate the rain.

This morning in Madrid it's finally raining - at least for a few minutes. I can't remember the last full day of rain...it's been one of the hottest summers that I have ever experienced in my life. However, I don't hate the sun, but I prefer my flat to be dark and not filled with light.

Is that you, Suze Orman, at R28? I was just thinking about you and here you are!

I swear I have a sun allergy. I used to sunbathe (often nude) & even if it were 70 & not humid, I’d sweat buckets. Overcast days, with warmer temps, I’d be fine.

I love cool weather, clouds, fog, & rain.

Fun fact: I wrote “Here Comes the Sun” to mock OP.

Yes I also hate summer. I love fall and winter.

When I retire I’m going to travel to the winter hemisphere of the planet. Climate change is going to cause a massive winter refugee migration.

I hate heat and humidity much more than the sun. On a nice crisp cool day in Fall and Winter, the sun is fine.

I knew Yzma was on DL.

I wish every summer day was cloudy. Or foggy. Where I live fog often stays above treetop level, so it’s possible to not feel damp, yet to get the benefit of sunblocking effect of fog. I cannot tolerate sun beating on me. I like to garden and need to do other landscaping but I cannot stand the sun bearing on me. I have to wait til 5,6,7 pm to go out and do my gardening in summer

I have the early stages of cataracts, too early for removal. I didn't know until my ophthalmologist appointment that sometimes painful brightness and glare are symptoms. I was pretty surprised. Kids in elementary and junior high get sex education. We elders need an Aging 101 course.

Sun hating bitches need to move to Ireland or Finland.

R39, if I could, I'd move to Finland for the healthcare alone!

OP =

OP = the ghost of Bela Lugosi

I guess it takes all kinds.

I love the sun. I love the feel of it on my skin. I love sweating when exercising outdoors. I love sex in the sun. I love sweating during hot sex outdoors. The bf and I fucked yesterday by the pool, it was very hot, both the temperature and the sex.

Move to Alaska, then you won't have to worry about it for six months.

R39 Pay my way and I'll be on the first plane out, basic sun-worshipping twat.

I hate cold weather. Brrr.

I do too

You read my mind, R36!

OP- You HATE the Sun. 🌞 do you at least like the Moon 🌚 ?

Hate the sun. Hate the heat. Hate humidity. Love the rain. Love thunderstorms (though I have to worry seriously about all the big trees around my house.) Would love everyday to be overcast and breezy.

Part of it is the expectation that one must be outside and doing something sporty when the sun is shining; that's just not me. Conversely, when it's raining, I can stay inside and read or watch movies, without guilt.

That's been the case for my entire life and now it's compounded by the fact that I have M.S., and heat just decimates me and many other people with M.S. It's one reason that I've moved back to the North East and welcome cold weather.

Spring, and especially Fall, makes me very, very happy.

Yeah, I really hate the sun.

Storms swept through last night so today is overcast. It's such a relief to not have the sun blazing down for 14 hours straight.

Shade is priceless. I worship trees. Imagine a world without anywhere to find shade.

Your uniform awaits

OP, were you one of the "based on a true story" people featured in the TV Movie of the Week, Children of the Dark?

Yup

I despise east coast summers but love west coast and Midwestern summers

You may change your assessment of west coast summers because they've been changing. Starting tomorrow, my city (Sacramento) is entering an 11 consecutive day streak of 100° temperatures, some days hitting 110/111°. We've already had a couple of seven day streaks this summer.

I once told my mom that I like rain and thunderstorms and bad weather in general like blizzards, snow and freezing temperatures. She told me I was weird and she was worried about me. Apparently only appreciating sunshine and good weather is socially acceptable.

I hate being in the sun except at the pool, and then I sit under an umbrella. I don’t mind sun during the winter so much.

R57 I get the same reaction. Sun-worshippers are basic.

R58 Agree, a bit of sun in autumn and winter can be really pleasant.

Summer needs to roll over and die.

It's really too bad for you, OP that all life on earth depends on the sun and photosynthesis to survive. Without plants there would be no animals for us to eat either, for those who do eat them.

Dry heat or humid heat ?

I am so sun resistant that I have to take D3 supplements because the sun cannot give vitamin D through sunblock.

There is a silver lining. Pale, untatted skin is a fetish and has made a comeback in a very big way.

.,.,

It was nearly 90 degrees here today on Atlanta. I long for Fall and a break from this misery.

As a pale ginger, I've always hated the sun. I remember watching the Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns wants to block out the sun as a kid and saying to my parents, "I don't get why that's evil, it would be great!".

This summer has been especially difficult with sun/heat in the northeast and I've been looking at buying a 2nd home in Vermont or Canada to use in the summer months going forward.

In ATL, not on. 🙄

My eye lids got sunburned today and it wasn’t even sunny out smh

In the fall and winter, because the sun is so low in the sky, whatever time of day it is and wherever I seem to be looking, there is the sun’s glaring light.

[quote]I also think maybe the sun is somehow magnified or something it seems more intense that it did 20 years ago.

It wouldn’t be perceptible in a human lifespan but the sun is actually growing hotter and more luminous as part of its aging process. In several hundred million more years the planet will be effectively uninhabitable for complex life.

I used to be a sun worshipper, loved being tan, but that has changed in the past few years. The sun drives me insane. I want it to rain and be overcast 24/7. I should move to the Pacific northwest.

I really hate blu light after reading a scientific article showing studies how it is prematurely aging people’s completions

I don't mind the sun in winter. I hate the heat, love the chilly.

The 🌞 is essential in moderate amounts. It helps hair growth and mood .

OP, Are you a vampire?

R74 I hate the heat but agree that we need at least 20 minutes in the full sun for our health.

We love South Florida in the summertime with the daily rain and lightning. Then the rain quits and the hot sun returns. Of course that climate also brings hurricanes, but those a fun too.

South Florida summer weather keeps the snowbirds away from my town. They only show up the the winter which means the population drops in half during the summer.

I’m with you, OP. And I hate it on “Househunters” whenever the homebuyers talk about how a room has a lot of natural light like it’s such a great thing! For once I would like a room or house praised because of its cavernous feel. I don’t want to be awakened in the morning with sun shining in my eyes.

OP, you are my people. When I was young, I loved hot, sunny days because that meant the beach or pool. Now that I'm older, I hate it. I love warm, rainy overcast days where the rain brings out the smell of flowers and I bake with the window open. I also love cold rainy or snowy overcast days in the Fall and Winter, where I can cozy up in front of the fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa watching movies or series, or reading a good book, especially around Holiday season, like Halloween and Christmas (and I really get depressed when Christmas Day is sunny!). The above weather conditions make me so happy, while sunny days now make me depressed.

My beloved Aunt had Lupus and the sun could destroy her so I hate the sun for that. Sun can cause cataracts and of course melanoma. Yes you can wear sunglasses and sunscreen but having to put on protective gear to go outside is a sign the SUN IS TRYING TO KILL YOU.

I try to get 20 minutes maximum in the sun every other day for vitamin D and that's it.

I like the sun in winter when it’s 25 Fahrenheit or lower, snow on the ground, blue skies, mountains, trees.

I hate it too. I much prefer cloudy weather, especially to drive in.

Loathe the sun. I've got reverse seasonal affective disorder. Direct sunlight almost feels aggressive. My sunglasses are so dark they're almost like the paper ones you get after you have your eyes dilated.

Even when I worked in an office with two windows I'd keep them shut, refuse to turn on the overheads, and brought in two table lamps and a desk lamp. My coworkers would joke that it looked like I worked in a cocktail lounge, which was fine with me.

I can't even imagine going to one of those big music festivals like Coachella or Jazzfest. Give me a darkened indoor venue every time.

I'm another one that prefers overcast or rainy days, and autumn/winter to spring/summer. My diabetes meds intensify a propensity towards photosensitvity. My bloodwork always shows low levels of Vitamin D, and that while taking a large daily dose of the supplement (5000 IU). I burn easily, and am susceptible to melanoma, having had three removals from my face over the past decade.

[quote] I like the sun in winter when it’s 25 Fahrenheit or lower, snow on the ground, blue skies, mountains, trees

You’ve been staring too long at that Bob Ross print in your living room, R81.

On another note, I am really baffled by some of the complete revulsion towards the sun—especially if you don’t have actual health issues with sunlight. Seeing it as very repulsive isn’t healthy or normal. The sun is bodacious!

That being said, I do enjoy intense thunderstorms, a steady downpour, and the occasional blustery, dark and dreary day. I find them soothing and therapeutic, but I could never perpetually wallow in them.

I don’t know why I hate the sun I just have from a young age. It makes me depressed and it hurts me physically. I get heat rashes and burn easily

I HATE it. Most people get the blues during winter. It's summer for me. It also makes me depressed as it's too fucking hot to go anywhere or do anything unless it's indoors and well, Covid ruined that indoor shit for me in summer. It was 107 here in Burbank CA and I just stayed in with all my blinds closed. I cleaned the house then made a big salad for dinner. I can't even go on a bike ride it's too hot.

I hate sweating unless I'm working out. Just sitting somewhere sweating for no reason is crazy. And I don't even like the beach during the day because there is no escaping the sun unless you have an ez up and I'm not buying one. When I was a kid, I used to burn so bad my skin would blister. No fun.

How can you hate the sun- there would nothing, no life, without it. Frankly, I have no understanding of posts like this. They’re absurd.

OP has apparently never heard of sunscreen, poor stupid thing.

And I have zero understanding for judgy, non-contributions like your comment, R88

[Quote]And I hate it on “Househunters” whenever the homebuyers talk about how a room has a lot of natural light like it’s such a great thing!

Yeah, these real estate freaks and their natural light obsession. My brother lives in Texas and almost all houses in his neighborhood have their blinds closed 24/7. When my parents visited they opened all the blinds to get some of that natural light and whenever my brother got home from work he immediately closed them all.

Seems like most people in the South are allergic to natural light and the sun.

I wish they’d bring back window awnings.

Atlanta weather this morning is 73° and humidity is 95%. Slowly, ever so slowly crawling into Fall. 🍂🍁🎃

R50- I’m just north of NYC and we might get up to FOUR inches of rain 🌧 by Wednesday morning.

R92 the house I live in has old-fashioned, wooden window shutters. An absolute blessing.

[quote]I wish they’d bring back window awnings.

They haven't left in the US.

One time

Two times

Three times

OP = Lestat.

Nothing wrong with vampires, most of them are hot!

Four Times

Five Times

Six Times

OP, R16 are you me? HATE the sun. In Nor Cal it stops raining in March, then no rain until November. In between, it’s day after day of unrelenting, blazing sunny afternoons, day after unchanging day, scorching everything to a crisp.

It’s blinding. And TEDIOUS. Like living in a desert.

I swear even a night sometimes I can still feel it lurking, just beyond the clouds and the dark sky, waiting, taunting even.

I’m so glad it’s almost fall. It’s looks like we have no more days over 30 for 2022 where I live

[Quote] also think maybe the sun is somehow magnified or something it seems more intense that it did 20 years ago.

I think it’s lack of trees. The island I grew up on was heavily forested when I was a kid. Now it’s suburbia. I remember going to the beach and coming home in the car sunburned. The sun was dappled and I only felt the sunburn when stopped at a traffic light where the trees had been cleared. Once we started driving again, we were mostly in the shadow of trees again, so no burning skin.

Now I find the sunlight intolerable everywhere.

Nighttime in summer growing up was loud. Millions of crickets, beetles, moths, flying things. Not so many mosquitoes. I could hear all different kinds of owls and frogs. The air had a haze like a nice blanket. It was cooling. I swear it came from trees breathing.

It’s all gone now. So are the birds who used to eat the insects. People have lawn companies spray pesticides on their grass & in their trees. Towns spray pesticides everywhere to kill mosquitoes and to kill ticks so town workers don’t get Lyme disease. If you live in a place that’s not Mississippi-level poor (after being scammed by the rich) even sides of highways are sprayed with pesticides to “prevent Lyme disease among the 12 workers who might mow the side of road.

Move to west Michigan, western New York, northern Indiana or northern Ohio to enjoy gray skies for months on end.

Love to r109. Which of those locations has the most tree shade? NorCal here, had it with drought, heat waves, electricity blackouts, fire smoke, fire threats. Done done done with endless sun sun sun.

[quote] Move to west Michigan, western New York, northern Indiana or northern Ohio to enjoy gray skies for months on end.

That also brings tons of lake effect snow in the winter. I live near the Michigan Indiana state line and while the winters are mostly overcast the sun in the summer is very strong. I avoid the sun as much as possible and still got skin cancer.

Move to London, OP. Or spend part time in Sweden.

Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Rochester NY, Cincinnati, Columbus OH and Detroit all spend half the year under “heavy cloud.” These places all have plenty of freshwater too.

I thought Finland and northern Norway were the best places to avoid the sun. You might stay away from the vodka in Finland though. Apparently they're the happiest people in the world but everyone I met while on vacation was drinking heavily and would be considered an alcoholic in the US.

The glaring sun is why Madge sleeps during the day and hits the booze and pills at night. Perhaps you're an artiste, OP.

Here Comes the Sun.....yiikes, ugh

enjoy your ricketts

r110 Western NY has a TON of trees...in fact, they are known for their beautiful (if short) Fall displays of changing leaves.

But, lake effect snow is a real thing and the humidity during summer is oppressive.

I had planned to move back there this year/next year. Not sure what's going to happen with that at this point. Recently diagnosed with lupus and the sun is something I've always kind of shunned, now even more so because lupus sufferers are very sensitive to sunlight and can have extreme flare ups of the disease if exposed for even short amounts of time.

OP- Is your true identity - a

MORLOCK?

I always feel a sense of relief when the sun goes down.

R120- I'm kind of excited because on Friday the sun will set at 6:38 pm which is almost TWO hours earlier than sunset in late June.