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I met an acquaintance I knew from the gym in the grocery store around Christmastime. We got to talking about retirement as her husband had retired 3 years earlier. She said that in the first year they did a bit of travelling but eventually got tired of that. Now her husband has just gone back to work full-time in another job. He gets lots of vacation and better still, full health and dental benefits until he turns 65. He is doing what he loves. It turns out to be the right decision for him. She recounted the years when he was home. She felt it was her duty to be by his side, cooking 3 meals per day and watching a lot of TV. They both gained weight. She gave up her regular activities, before she was in great shape and spent a lot of time at the gym and with her friends. They both were more bored than happy with their so-called 'good life'. In retrospect, she feels it is important for each person to keep their 'sense of self', and live their separate lives, keeping their own hobbies and interests. It makes the time you spend in each other's company more enjoyable and with more of a sense of fulfillment. It sounded like great advice, for them anyway. What do you think?
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I met an acquaintance I knew from the gym in the grocery store around Christmastime. We got to talking about retirement as her husband had retired 3 years earlier. She said that in the first year they did a bit of travelling but eventually got tired of that. Now her husband has just gone back to work full-time in another job. He gets lots of vacation and better still, full health and dental benefits until he turns 65. He is doing what he loves. It turns out to be the right decision for him. She recounted the years when he was home. She felt it was her duty to be by his side, cooking 3 meals per day and watching a lot of TV. They both gained weight. She gave up her regular activities, before she was in great shape and spent a lot of time at the gym and with her friends. They both were more bored than happy with their so-called 'good life'. In retrospect, she feels it is important for each person to keep their 'sense of self', and live their separate lives, keeping their own hobbies and interests. It makes the time you spend in each other's company more enjoyable and with more of a sense of fulfillment. It sounded like great advice, for them anyway. What do you think?
