Relationships
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5 days agoPeople Are Revealing Shocking "Myths" About Adulthood That They Wish They Knew Sooner
Adulthood involves navigating unrealistic expectations about homeownership and career fulfillment.
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fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoRelationships
There's a certain type of friendship you only appreciate in your 50s and 60s - the one where you can sit in the same room for an hour without talking and not feel like anything needs to be filled, and the fact that you can be completely unproductive in each other's company is the exact thing that makes it valuable, because most relationships require performance and this one doesn't - Silicon Canals
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1 month agoPsychology
I turned 37 and looked at my phone contacts and realized I had 247 numbers but couldn't name a single person I'd call if I got genuinely bad news - and that's when I understood that losing friends in your 30s isn't about distance, it's about finally admitting proximity was doing all the work - Silicon Canals
Friendships in adulthood often diminish in depth despite an abundance of acquaintances, highlighting the importance of meaningful connections over mere proximity.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoThere's a certain type of friendship you only appreciate in your 50s and 60s - the one where you can sit in the same room for an hour without talking and not feel like anything needs to be filled, and the fact that you can be completely unproductive in each other's company is the exact thing that makes it valuable, because most relationships require performance and this one doesn't - Silicon Canals
Friendships that truly support you in later life often form in adulthood, not childhood, and thrive in shared silence and presence.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoI turned 37 and looked at my phone contacts and realized I had 247 numbers but couldn't name a single person I'd call if I got genuinely bad news - and that's when I understood that losing friends in your 30s isn't about distance, it's about finally admitting proximity was doing all the work - Silicon Canals
Friendships in adulthood often diminish in depth despite an abundance of acquaintances, highlighting the importance of meaningful connections over mere proximity.
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Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoChildren who were called 'the responsible one' often became adults who can't rest without guilt - not because they love productivity but because somewhere a five-year-old version of them still believes that if they stop holding everything together it will all fall apart - Silicon Canals
Freedom from responsibility can feel terrifying after a lifetime of being the responsible one.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months agoI'm 27, don't own a house, have no kids, and am not married. My parents had all that by my age, so I don't feel like an adult.
I'm now older than they were when they had me. I'm turning 27 and, though I don't want children, it's sometimes difficult not to measure my life against theirs. They got married at 21. When I was 21, I was finishing my bachelor's degree in the middle of a pandemic. At 25, rather than having a child, I was moving in with my girlfriend, and we became cat parents.
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