Discussion about other people's reaction to early retirement in another forum (conversation, retired)
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I don't expect any responses here, but just for your information there is an interesting discussion of other people's reactions to the OP's early retirement in the "Non-romantic relationships Forum" entitled "Awkwardness around my young retirement".
If someone likes reality TV, then maybe the Relationships forum might be fascinating and fun, in a sort of "watch the train wreck" way.
If someone listens to political talk radio all day and likes to forward those highly irritating chain email letters that would take 30 seconds of internet searching to realize that they are hoaxes or a flat-out lie, the maybe the POC forum would be entertaining or fun.
To me, certain parts of the internet are filled with really angry people and I have better things to do with my life than listen to angry people rant away. There is a discussion in this forum about what makes someone "senior" and I think that, other than physical issues, the point at which many people I know/have known became "senior" is when they let being angry take them over. Don't be that angry old person in the corner ranting about "them." Life is much too sweet and much too short.
I read that post and replied. I too retired early, and have heard some negative comments. When some one says, "Must be nice", I reply sure is, I'm going fishing.
I read that post and replied. I too retired early, and have heard some negative comments. When some one says, "Must be nice", I reply sure is, I'm going fishing.
My prediction when I retire:
Resentment from the siblings.
Calls from their children asking how THEY can do it.
"Relationships" and "Politics and Other Controversies" were two forums I read a couple of times and decided to never, never visit again.
I have no quarrel whatsoever with your decision, but I want to point out that "Non-romantic relationships" is a different and separate forum from "Relationships". The former seems a lot saner than the latter. The former has more to do with parent/adult children relationships, and relationships among siblings and among platonic friends. The male bashing/female bashing seems largely absent.
I don't think I've ever remarked on someone retiring early. I think it's a personal decision and if the person has a plan as to what to do after retirement, it's totally up to them. Who are any of us to judge what a person does with their life? There certainly does seem to be a lot of judgement these days from total strangers as to what someone does with their life. Of course, by the same token, I know more about the personal lives of these same people than I care to. Between forums such as this and overhead cell phone conversations in the grocery store, I know a lot about a person's personal business.
In the old days, we'd just watch soap operas to get our shock value. Now we have internet forums and cell phones in public.
Resentment from the siblings.
Calls from their children asking how THEY can do it.
Yeah, that happened to me. My sister is 2 years younger and I got a few snarky remarks when I retired and still get an occasional "So you lucked out...".
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