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Fiendish Thingy

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1. My wife just doesn't get this

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 04:24 PM

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She thinks I’m going to die early because I don’t socialize much (yet I am in better health than her).

She has a point about isolation affecting mental health, but I think it’s a matter of degree within each individual’s tolerance and preference.

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