I only have one friend. Knowing others are struggling with the same things as my family is an immense comfort. Sometimes it is ridiculously specific how similar our struggles are.
For an example, my wife does this thing where she will be "organizing" and she will bring me a pile of clothes and ask "did you want to get rid of these?", or even worse, "what do you want to do with these?" Dude, I have about 3 pairs of pants and 5 shirts, get rid of your own clothes!! My friends wife does the exact same thing.
Children do not listen to their moms as well as their dads, which leads to resentment that can be pretty deep, especially with female children.
None of us are alone except by choice. I really like the story "What Men Live By" by Tolstoy. We are here to help each other.
I'm glad you aren't alone, and that you have a wife.
I'm getting to the age where I am nearly certain I will be alone for the rest of my life.
It didn't used to seem like it was inevitable, but now it does.
I used to have so many girlfriends. I had a lot of things going for me.
I had a lot of things going for me.
You still do. You are alive and can use the internet freely, so at minimum you can spend the rest of your life laughing at memes.
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