Good lord. Who said anything about trying to move there? I asked because you mentioned “social welfare” like it was some exceptional thing.

OK.

Here’s the problem: You think 34 is a late age to find a partner, that that’s a really long time to be single. But there are people who have been single for decades. They are in their 50s or 60s and maybe haven’t dated let alone been in a relationship since their 30s, or have never dated much to begin with. THAT is…

You were wise to walk away from this when you did.

Then I look at the overall tone of HomeFries’ comments, and almost all of them are generally angry. Why is this? What compels a person to walk into a discussion, dismiss half the speakers as deluded and naïve and unqualified regardless, to sneer that half of them will be “dumped on their ass,” and in general seek…

But no one here said they were dealing with chronic feelings of unhappiness, worthlessness, etc because they were single. Or depression or any other mental health issue. It’s not even in the original post. So you were projecting BIG TIME onto single women, then dishing out advice they didn’t ask for, the same tired…

Where did you apologize?

You could try considering, as multiple commenters have pointed out, that your advice is bunk. Frankly, it’s insane that you are so attached to it when by your own account you never actually had to follow it, and you can’t take in the comments of people who are actually living the experience you presume to advise them…

No, you still don’t get it. Let me spell it out for you:

Each city or town sub has like 3-4 topics that dominate all the time.

I’m so sorry.

I’m pretty sure she smokes, which can be a way to stay thin.

My big-boy Siberian decided that my magazines needed to be pulled out and destroyed tonight.

The other part of it was my grandmother was 88 & a half when she died.

Semi-OT: My sister, who is not the brightest bulb in the marquee, insists that this was the situation with our grandparents. My grandfather passed first, and my grandmother couldn’t go on without him, so she passed. Two years and 11 months later.

OK but a ton of desk jobs would be suitable.

Every big city in developed countries, it seems.

These same people don’t realize that that trading high rents for high transportation costs is NOT a good trade-off,

That’s what I’ve been hearing from several sources. But the perception that STEM is safe bet persists. It’s probably just a defense mechanism. At least people have wised up about law school.

Just to add to my comment: For many people it would be a DREAM to live in a smaller city, small town or rural area and work remotely. They would take a pay cut to do it, and still come out ahead financially because their housing costs would be reasonable. So it could be very profitable for the companies as well. And…