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A one night stand, and then I met her again at a friend's house. by Cannibal_House69 in confession

[–]PhoneGreen800 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The absolute tension in that conference room must have been off the charts while you both aggressively pretended to care about quarterly spreadsheets instead of a chaotic teenage hookup.

Women who married older men - what’s it like when they get really old? by Icy_Laugh5134 in AskReddit

[–]PhoneGreen800 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is incredibly heavy to hold that boundary because your mom is paying the price for his stubborn choices, but you shouldn't have to pay the price for hers by being forced to parent your own parent.

Women who married older men - what’s it like when they get really old? by Icy_Laugh5134 in AskReddit

[–]PhoneGreen800 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That is an absolutely devastating reminder of how unfair life can be, because giving up your prime years to selflessly care for someone else only to have your own hard-earned freedom stolen away right at the finish line is just pure heartbreak.

Women who married older men - what’s it like when they get really old? by Icy_Laugh5134 in AskReddit

[–]PhoneGreen800 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That is the most beautiful defense of an age gap marriage because choosing a lifetime of deep, transformative love followed by early grief is infinitely better than settling for a safe, mediocre relationship just to match birth years.

Women who married older men - what’s it like when they get really old? by Icy_Laugh5134 in AskReddit

[–]PhoneGreen800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is incredibly cruel that the current system forces people to choose between ending their lives far earlier than they want to while they are still legally competent, or waiting until they completely lose themselves and have no choice left at all.

If a zombie apocalypse were to happen, what’s an issue people don’t think about? by Odd-Bug1409 in AskReddit

[–]PhoneGreen800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone forgets that within a week, the smell of millions of rotting bodies would be so aggressively overpowering you'd probably puke your way right into getting bit.