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Posted: 3/12/2022 12:37:06 PM EDT
[#1]
Im in my early 30’s, I’m single, no kids, do what I want, buy what I want and travel to different countries to experience their culture (and women) so marriage and kids ain’t in my near future
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Posted: 3/12/2022 12:37:42 PM EDT
[#2]
Hookers and blow!
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Posted: 3/12/2022 12:40:23 PM EDT
[#3]
Thats a different timeline I've never visited, but I'm assuming that my life would have been drastically different, as my career choices were heavily influenced by my marriage and having kids
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Posted: 3/12/2022 12:44:23 PM EDT
[#4]
Anything that money and silence would get me.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 12:46:21 PM EDT
[#5]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably be sitting around lonely wondering why my like sucks and seems meaningless. Wife is my soul mate and my kids gave me the best times of my life as a father. I pity those who never get to feel this. I feel bad for you, defining your worth on the existence of others. Sad. |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 12:47:27 PM EDT
[#6]
stack cash, then retire. probably build a log cabin for the fun of it, that seems like a good year or so project doing mainly by myself.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 12:50:01 PM EDT
[#7]
Well, today I slept in until 10:30am. Thats as far down the plan I have gotten.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 12:50:11 PM EDT
[#8]
Can't even picture it. Call it sad if you want to but when I was a kid, literally the ONLY thing I wanted out of life was to be in a truly loving marriage and have kids.
Because I have that I'm able to find joy in other things outside of it but if I wasn't able to have that, I couldn't find joy at all. I'm glad human beings are adaptable to situations and that we don't all need (or want) the exact same things in order to flourish. But I know what my needs are. |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 12:51:52 PM EDT
[#9]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Im in my early 30’s, I’m single, no kids, do what I want, buy what I want and travel to different countries to experience their culture (and women) so marriage and kids ain’t in my near future Fuck you, man. |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 12:55:18 PM EDT
[#10]
Probably mining gold in Kenya if I was still alive. More likely killed in some African nowhere. Funny how meeting a woman can change the course of your life. No regrets.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:08:08 PM EDT
[#11]
I think it would have been radically different.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:10:26 PM EDT
[#12]
I would probably be a ski bum, a climbing bum, or a kayak bum. Maybe would have pursued mountaineering. Still have a motorcycle. Probably be in and out of a bunch of bands. Probably wouldn't be on this forum or even own a gun. I grew up without guns and didn't buy my first until my 1st son was born and I realized I was at a point where I had "nothing to prove and everything to protect."
HAVING SAID THAT... Anything I have given up, I have received more in return. I have a faithful partner that has my back no matter what. I'm blessed with 3 kids and I get the privilege of showing them this world. If I ever do wander down that dangerous "what if" road, I remember the first time my son saw lightning bugs (or fireflies you yanks). Or the time my son and I were snorkeling in the keys and he found a giant lobster and lost his mind in excitement. Or the time my daughter caught a shark in the gulf and was so proud and ran off to show all the other kids on the beach. Or the time I took my son skiing and he fell in love with downhill. Or my daughter on drums (6 yrs old) and me on bass playing seven nation army. Or the time I broke my tib and fib and I was stuck in a wheelchair and my wife took care of EVERYTHING. Most importantly, I remember my grandparents on Christmas 2017, sitting together holding hands surrounded by a giant family they had created through their faithfulness. That's what I want as my life wraps down. We always want what we don't have. Be careful. |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:11:37 PM EDT
[#13]
I'd be living in a tiny home waaaaaaaay out on the prairie, at the corner of No and Where instead of in the city.
I'd be at a loss as to what to do with all my free time...time saved by knowing EXACTLY where everything was at all times...because nobody 'moved it and forgot to tell you', 'straightened things up for you', 'got rid of old junk', 'I never touched it...oh, wait.." |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:15:15 PM EDT
[#14]
I'd probably still be living in Alabama in my parent's house(both gone......miss you guys), still have my milsurp collection, and shooting them off the back porch.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:16:32 PM EDT
[#15]
Retiring early.
There are trade-offs to everything I guess. My kids are actually the best part of my life now so I'm glad I have them. |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:16:53 PM EDT
[#16]
Driving my Ferrari F40 that I've lusted after since I was like 4
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:18:57 PM EDT
[#17]
Living in a van down by the river.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:22:01 PM EDT
[#18]
I probably would be in a Bar slugging down numerous drinks and wondering why my life seems so empty ??
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:23:17 PM EDT
[#19]
That's me right now, 39 and single.
In 1 hour I'll be taking a redheaded nurse to a distillery and winery. |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:23:47 PM EDT
[#20]
That's easy.
Just paid off credit card, paying around 50% extra towards my mortgage, 3 mustangs in the garage, playing with CAD/CAM while trying to figure out if I want to buy a Tormach after my 66 mustang project is completed. Not terribly concerned about gas prices because I have no ex-wife, child care, college tuition shit to worry about. Going to crush availablr overtime for the next couple years with 40-60 hours per pay period to buy what I can while I can. Hope to leave my job at 51-52 so I got 6-7 years to pay off house and get into something like CNC work for future projects and side money. Couple years beyond the break up with the exgf and I really dont know that I have it in me to tolerate female bullshit ever again. Dont even want to invest time or poke around out of fear of a trap or some kind of manipulative shit. Lived on my own far too long to consider changing. |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:26:08 PM EDT
[#21]
Recounting all the cash I didn’t blow.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:28:51 PM EDT
[#22]
I wouldn't be fucking a girl half my age.
That I know |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:30:39 PM EDT
[#23]
Probably be looking for another wife. I hope to god I die first, I wouldn't want to face living without her.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:37:34 PM EDT
[#24]
My wife is on the couch sleeping, however, I just got down plowing mine and the neighbor driveway and finishing up my 3rd Bloody Mary. I guess if she wasn't here, I would be doing the same thing!
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:38:28 PM EDT
[#25]
For sure wrecked my life or dead
in a fun/memorable way though |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:47:51 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted: My hobbies wouldn't be so neglected, and the house would be clean and quiet. This is the answer. |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:49:45 PM EDT
[#27]
I would get married and have kids. Fatherhood isnt for everyone, but the best part of any day is when I see my kids.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:50:58 PM EDT
[#28]
Probably working a dead end job. Me getting married, having kids is leading me to be able to retire next year at 46.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:51:39 PM EDT
[#29]
I’d relive “2 lane blacktop” with a machanic chick.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:52:42 PM EDT
[#30]
Who knows? My family is a big motivator for my career but on the other side of the equation I have cut way back on travel to spend time with the kids as they grew up.
So either I could be a bum or CEO. Either way I am sure I would drink too much and have a less full life. |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:53:18 PM EDT
[#31]
Quoted: Mid 40s single guy no kids. Just curious. Travel internationally. |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 1:57:26 PM EDT
[#32]
I like to think I'd be shooting more guns, riding more motorcycles, building more cars, and having more sex. But realistically it's likely I'd dead from doing something stupid since I wouldn't have the responsibilities I have now.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 2:00:44 PM EDT
[#33]
Probably working, shooting, and training a lot more.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 2:01:21 PM EDT
[#34]
The solution is to get married, but not have kids. 2x the income, but no additional costs.
DINK life for the win.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 2:01:50 PM EDT
[#35]
Doing whatever the hell I want like I’m already doing
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Posted: 3/12/2022 2:03:46 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Living in Asia For a thng... |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 2:04:00 PM EDT
[#37]
Reloading .45acp and .308 Winchester in my Bat Cave.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 2:06:06 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: My wife is on the couch sleeping, however, I just got down plowing mine and the neighbor driveway and finishing up my 3rd Bloody Mary. I guess if she wasn't here, I would be doing the same thing! 39 You just got done plowing your wife and the neighbor in the driveway?! Sounds like marriage is working out!
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Posted: 3/12/2022 2:10:10 PM EDT
[#39]
Tough to say....
Probably traveling more. I guess I would have a GF (or two). Never married is different than being single. Hard to imagine my life without a wife and kids since so much of my life has been built around a wife and kids. |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 2:58:32 PM EDT
[#40]
Been asking this ever since I was about 30, and I'm now 45.
I feel too old to really start doing anything other than the work, sleep, eat routine that I've done forever. Got enough money (for now) to buy a motorcycle, boat, sportscar, a little bit of hunting land, etc but not enough just to say fuck it and just go on walkabout. If I had the same money and brains in my 20's, I would probably look into Rural Alaska, the Ozarks, or Appalachians and set up roots. |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 3:17:37 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably be looking for another wife. I hope to god I die first, I wouldn't want to face living without her. Sorry, but that is way more sad than being single. Some of y’all are just afraid to have to cook and clean for yourself and it shows lol |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 3:19:08 PM EDT
[#42]
Two chicks at the same time.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 3:20:36 PM EDT
[#43]
Soldier of Fortune / International Man of Mystery
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Posted: 3/12/2022 3:20:52 PM EDT
[#44]
Adventure would have taken me to different places. Hard to say where, from this vantage point.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 3:55:04 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Either killed in a drunken car wreck or shot by someone's husband inside a dirty motel room. I see... Id likely get in a drunk car wreck with someone's wife...
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Posted: 3/12/2022 3:57:05 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: For a thng... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Living in Asia For a thng...  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 3:59:40 PM EDT
[#47]
Same thing. Never got married, no kids (that I know of).
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Posted: 3/12/2022 4:01:19 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd have 80 fewer snakes and one horse. I probably got that many but they just live in and around my house. Mostly around. But ive found the errant attic and crawlspace skin. Unfortunately two horses though. ?? |
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Posted: 3/12/2022 4:18:16 PM EDT
[#49]
I probably wouldn't be alive. I lived a little too fast.
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Posted: 3/12/2022 4:24:22 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably be sitting around lonely wondering why my like sucks and seems meaningless. Wife is my soul mate and my kids gave me the best times of my life as a father. I pity those who never get to feel this. |
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