"This poster is currently 38 years old and got married to his high school sweetheart in 2004. His dating 'advice' may contain misleading, false, or out-of-date information."

He just followed dating advice some 38 year old married guy gave him when he was a kid.

@Humpleupagus @synapsid nobody gave me dating advice when i was a kid other than just "don't date until you're 16" -_-

@beardalaxy @Humpleupagus @synapsid A bunch of fucking faggot boomers in my family and family adjacent repeated the line, "Don't get married and don't have kids." while I was growing up, often to resounding chuckles.
Only later in life did it click just how fucked up and evil that line was.

@Eiswald @Humpleupagus @synapsid yeah i hear that all the time from so many people. "don't get married" and "don't have kids" are supposed to be jokes to them or something but i always have found it kind of disturbing, especially when people say that in front of their spouse and kids.

during the 2020 lockdowns when all the parents had their kids at home, i heard so many of them complaining about how they had to spend more time with their kids WHILE their kids were with them. it's like... you don't think that affects them at all?? fuckin crazy.

@beardalaxy @Humpleupagus @synapsid >especially when people say that in front of their spouse and kids
This. This shit is what really pissed me off later on when I realized that they were effectively saying that my siblings and I were a fucking mistake. That they have buyers remorse and even regret for having created us in the first place.
>complaining about how they had to spend more time with their kids WHILE their kids were with them
These assholes have children but I can't even find a wife. jfc

@Eiswald @Humpleupagus @synapsid i try to rest easy knowing that i'd rather be alone than have a wife like that in a failing marriage like the majority of the adults in my family.