MrMan wrote: ↑February 24th, 2021, 9:21 pm
.... those who wait to late and do not have families, especially if they do not have partners, will have a pitiful and lonely existence in old age.
Difficult question - yes and no. It is not possible to give clear advice, people are so different from each other...
I think this lonely existence is true especially for women who were into party-life all the time, never worked anything productive, failed even in their 40s or 50s to find a regular job and unable to accept a modest life-style when getting older and often end up in alcohol and drug abuse.
For men this is true too if they end up penniless after a divorce for example and just gave up - and now they are living of benefits and are homeless....some of them ending up in jail for crimes...
As adults we are responsible for our life, our choice. However not all what happens to you is your fault. You need also a good piece of pure luck, how other people see you and treat you...it's not the same if you remain healthy or getting sick etc. We cannot choose your parents etc....
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I would say, you need to achieve some stability in your life - regardless if you are with a family or if you prefer to be alone.
You have to think about your future - to plan ahead.
To be alone must not be necessarily worse than to be among people.
In general I would say, it is better to be alone than with useless people around you and these useless people might include your own relatives sometimes.