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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All I know is that I will hear people say “you’re so lucky you live near your kids’ grandparents,” or “you’re so lucky your adult children can come over for dinners.” It’s not luck. It’s families making it a priority to be in the same location. Nobody can say that it’s as easy to see their family that is 2k miles away as their family in the next town. [/quote]

+1. This. It takes effort and sacrifice. Everyone complains about how lonely and miserable they are but they don't want to make the sacrifices to prioritize family. But they'll read a million self-help articles on how to overcome loneliness by going for walks. Honestly, the way we're moving forward as a society is really sad. Americans are miserable. [/quote]

Maybe you’re just miserable and projecting it onto everyone else? Lots of people don’t live near their families and are perfectly fine.

Many people grew up in places where the “sacrifice” to move back there would be massive (no jobs, dying towns, bad schools, etc) and make their lives worse on net.[/quote]

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