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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would LOVE if my DH retired early. Y'all have your priorities way off. [/quote]

Did you read the OP? The issue isn't that her DH retired early, it's that he's angry, unhelpful, scattered, and mean.

My DH is planning to retire at 52 but has a more substantial pension coming than OP's husband, and I STILL worry a bit about him getting depressed and having trouble filling his days. He already struggles to find hobbies and maintain friendships because he's very passive. If he can find a way to be productive (even if he's not making money, I'm not so worried about that, though I do hope he takes the need to get our DC through college seriously because I think he still thinks of that very theoretically at the moment and it's not) and is happy and adjusted, I'll be glad for him. But I absolutely worry that he'll wind up behaving like OP's DH. It's not acceptable. I get being thrilled to retire after years of hard work, but you don't get to just stop having ANY responsibilities if you want to maintain a marriage and be a father to your kids. You no longer owe your employer anything but you still owe your family, especially with minor kids in the house.

It just sounds exceedingly selfish.[/quote]

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