State Of Men (Loneliness)
When I first saw this slide, (below) I was surprised by the numbers. I thought the older you got, the more lonely you would become. But when I think about the survey, I can see how the numbers could be accurate. First off, the survey is based on feelings. I'm at the bottom end of this list (64), and my expectation is that I won't be around other people in my future years. With that expectation in mind, I won't feel as lonely as often because I'm prepared for those feelings. Thinking back to my younger years, when I was the youngest group, my expectations were that my life wouldn't change, so I'd always be surrounded by people. So I get why that next group would be the "loneliest" group. The point of my life when I was the loneliest would be when I turned 30. I lived alone, almost all my friends were married and moved on in life. Most people entering their 30s are consumed with the changes of life. Our work, marriages, raising kids takes up...