It looks so romantic and idyllic to visitors, but people kill themselves accidentally or in purpose, on the regular. Not in the least because many women hate it out here and run away to the town, as soon as the kids are old enough.
I have remote work and Nostr and church, to keep me sane. 🙏🏻
Everyone thinks about "where to raise kids" and ignores the "where to house your wife" aspect, but that's the aspect that dominates the majority of your life together.
It works for me because we travel a lot, work online, and I put a lot of effort into joining clubs and organizing meetups, and stuff. I think it's a bad idea for most women.
I've seen this exact situation play out. The man is oblivious, the wife leaves for someone older who goes on exotic vacations. The house in the small town has to be sold or the ex-husband buys her half from her at great cost. He's confused and bitter why she's ruined everything. She feels like she escaped something, but what exactly did she escape is unclear to her husband and son.
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