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People in their 40s and 50s with no children, how does it feel? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Ah yeah the latter. Sorry, I don't know what kind of answer I was expecting there. He's a really well-rounded guy with a great career, nice house, but his partner has always been on the rocky side and then she developed a mental illness that has addled her brain to that of pure paranoia, or to that of a child. I don't know how he copes to be honest, but he exhudes a calm confidence that seems to defy the situation he is in