The Midlife crisis thread?

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    38, I bought a house 6 years ago with my fiancee. We broke up, been living alone in the suburbs for a couple of years. I put up my house for sale this week. Sent out word to everyone I know to take all my stuff. I gave away half my clothes. I don't value things anymore. I only need the essentials.

    Arranged my job so I can work remotely full-time. Now I'm going to decide on moving to LA, close to NY (Queens, Brooklyn) or out of US. Excited about a new life but also terrified and anxious. It'll be like this for a few months until the house is sold. Then, I'll be traveling. Maybe in my travels, I'll find a new home.

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    • holy shit, I think I always thought you were another QBNer!
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      Sounds like a plan, especially the cutting down on 'things'. I need to do more of that      Nairn
    • do i know you?vwsung18t
    • haha, No not at all - we've just been visiting the same site for nearly 20 years! For some reason I had your handle here as the original pseud for someone elseNairn
    • sounds like depression.imbecile
    • yeah so crazy that some of us have been around here for so longvwsung18t
    • if you value a 'thing' so will someone else, so then you've go to protect, insure, lock up that 'thing'... and that's how you spend your life.shapesalad
    • if you value being in the moment, aligned with the rotation of the earth. if you value life and simply being here alive on earth.. no one can take that.shapesalad
    • it's a daily challenge.shapesalad
    • but I like your plan.shapesalad
    • thanks. i'm also seeing someone for the first time since my ex. maybe it'll become somethingvwsung18t
    • I recommend motorbike routes over Northern Southeast Asia, you can still get internet access in the small towns...robotron3k
    • Thanks robo. I think I heard that motorbiking in Vietnam is cool. I will look into it.vwsung18t
    • Sounds rough, but also sounds like you're pulling through. A sabbatical is great if you can swing it - get your mind clear.ben_
    • Accepted an offer on the house. Closing at the end of June!vwsung18t
    • ...but Girl I was dating for 2 months just broke upvwsung18t
    • ...now the buyer is pulling out so I have to find a new buyervwsung18t
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