I'm writing a short text and I got stuck because I wanted to write that my
parents, who are now at home not working seeing that they retired from work,
seem to be unhappy. Can I say something like: 両親は働かないで嬉しくなさそうです?
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How can I say that someone doesn't seem happy for a specific reason?
I'm gonna say, "両親は定年になってからというもの、毎日つまらなさそうにしています．"

It literally means "Ever since my parents retired from their work, they look
miserable."

Or respecting your original words, I would revise as "両親は働いていないので、楽しくなさそうです."

Hope it helps.
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I would use 〜みたいです。みたい can be used to express your opinion or assumption based
on what you have seen first hand. “It looks like”/ “It seems like”. そう I
believe is more commonly used for things you've heard.

。。。毎日つまらないみたいです。

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