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throwaway2037 • today at 7:35 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

I'm curious to learn more, and I'm sorry for your loss. Did he always struggle with relationships? It does seems like people with good relationships (friends, family, lovers, etc.) have a much higher quality of life. Yet, for many men, it is very hard to build and maintain these.


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pfdietz • today at 10:07 AM

Yes, very much yes to all of that.

In contrast, I've been married for 45 years and have two grown children. He told me once, of course decades ago, that he envied what I had.