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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess I don't feel as lonely as I used to before I got married and had kids. My husband has a big family so his family became mine, and we have 4 kids and I work so lately the problem is not enough time alone!

I struggled greatly with that in my 20s though. No cousins, no siblings, mom had long-term illness that ate up their savings, dad was checked out, so I was terrified I was going to end up completely alone in the world. I was depressed and scared, and desperately searching for long-term stability. I worked too much because I knew I didn't have a safety net, which meant I didn't have many close friends or relationships, which made me more scared for the future. Horrible cycle. I also didn't have that sense of freedom to delay marriage and focus on yourself that you're supposed to have in your 20s because I had that ever-present "I'll die alone and poor with 10 cats" fear.

I know it's a cliche to say that meeting my DH saved my life, but it's very true. He's my best friend and we lean on each other, travel together, plan stuff together. Our kids will never know what it means to be that alone, and that's probably one of the many reasons we chose to have a big family.

So I guess that's how I manage. Everyone else has family to count on, but I didn't so I made my own.[/quote]

Feeling alone and being alone are two totally different things. [/quote]

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