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9. When you get older you also get isolated because everyone you knew has died.

Sat Dec 5, 2015, 11:00 AM

Dec 2015

About 75% of the people I used to hang with are dead now.
you go somewhere and realize that you hardly know anyone there.

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I'll throw this out. Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2015 #1

Hey you kids safeinOhio Dec 2015 #2

I'm an old person too newfie11 Dec 2015 #5

human interaction is increasiingly KT2000 Dec 2015 #3

Bingo!! Ligyron Dec 2015 #8

My parents were diehard Democrats. Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2015 #11

the result of a dysfunctional handmade34 Dec 2015 #4

I've met plenty of middle-aged men who can't be with people lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #6

my cousin died a couple weeks back dembotoz Dec 2015 #7

It is very common for men not to do any emotional labor. KitSileya Dec 2015 #14

Television...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #12

I think it's more Munificence Dec 2015 #13

I worry about the BIL - he's 10 years younger than us, hedgehog Dec 2015 #15

I'm grumpy from pain sorefeet Dec 2015 #16