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Lithos

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14. Yah - this is what I got from her

Reply to Coventina (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 4, 2024, 09:09 PM

Apr 4

Just having a guy around is too much of a bother. And he would definitely prevent her from enjoying life and spending quality time with her kids.

I'm sort of sad - but more sad there are guys out there who do not want to step up. My wife and I were older than average before we had our first kid. We have learned to tag team to maintain some sense of sanity. But that also means there are times each of us deal with an extra child. It also means we get times we each do what we want to do. (Though my wife does not get as much BBQ as she wants and I do not get as much Thai and Vietnamese as I want).

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The 'growing crisis of the young American male' could send home prices falling for years or even decades [View all] NickB79 Apr 4 OP

Sure WA-03 Democrat Apr 4 #1

Same here Rebl2 Apr 4 #4

It was the same for us when we bought our first house in '76. Chainfire Apr 4 #10

I was 28 when I bought my home (a duplex)_ in 1981. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 4 #11

If you read the entire article at the link senseandsensibility Apr 4 #2

They can't afford 500,000 or more in their 30's. onecaliberal Apr 4 #3

Had my blood taken by a phlebotomist this morning Lithos Apr 4 #5

she did not need a man...has 2 kids lol nt msongs Apr 4 #7

Meant beyond a sperm donor ;) Lithos Apr 4 #13

single parent families very much a common reality stopdiggin Apr 4 #15

Depends GenThePerservering Apr 4 #17

there all manner of deficiencies, stopdiggin Apr 4 #18

If I had my life to do over again, I would do the same. Coventina Apr 4 #9

Yah - this is what I got from her Lithos Apr 4 #14

one suspects multiple age groups sharing a home is the norm for most of the world nt msongs Apr 4 #6

Prices will not go down until Wall Street is kicked out of the market. pecosbob Apr 4 #8

By law, hopefully. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 4 #12

Could be good news hurl Apr 4 #16

I bought my home 24 years ago. I was 40. pfitz59 Apr 5 #19