agreed. the silver lining is that as men, we're also gifted the tools to cope with being alone. we have the psychological framework necessary to navigate life with a few friends, and other minor pleasures. will i ever be as happy as the alternate dimension where i have 3 kids running around? no. is it as good as having 25 coomdumpster plates to spin? no. but i'm also not depressed or manic about it. like you said, the youth furnace cools down with age and you can stop being manic about scrambling to find a gf.
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