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lapfog_1

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4. been there, done that

Tue May 3, 2022, 05:10 PM

May 2022

except for the name change part.

30 years old, recently divorced. New girlfriend.

sold the house... and a condo that I moved to after the divorce. Sold the car and everything else.

Quit my job. Girlfriend and I moved to the Caribbean where I taught scuba diving (before that I was writing software or managing software engineers).

Family knew where we were but we didn't interact much with them.

Classic mid-life crisis (at 30!).

was gone for a year and a half.

HIGHLY recommend it! Best year of my life. Physically I gained a lot of muscle and lost fat... financially... well... didn't make any money to speak of... happiness and little stress... off the charts

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Anyone ever get that urge, to just cut and run from your LIFE and never look back? [View all] FirstLight May 2022 OP

I had those exact sentiments in 1984 when RR was running for re-election. no_hypocrisy May 2022 #1

I have a friend who moved to France mnhtnbb May 2022 #9

I have at times CrackityJones75 May 2022 #2

I acquired new missions. Some things have been cut due to time and money Tetrachloride May 2022 #3

been there, done that lapfog_1 May 2022 #4

Wife and I moved to Mexico eight years ago and love our life here. wanda4rafi May 2022 #17

As a child I dreamed about living in a "fort" on a mountain top... by myself. WarGamer May 2022 #5

I'd be happy in a tree house. Native May 2022 #11

I acted on that urge DBoon May 2022 #6

ya... part of me is too chicken. FirstLight May 2022 #7

No. ForgedCrank May 2022 #8

You can't cut and run from your life. llmart May 2022 #10

it's ALL just too big right now... FirstLight May 2022 #13

You can't run away from climate change Kaleva May 2022 #12

You say you've never been anywhere in your life, so I say go for it in a less dramatic way. Native May 2022 #14

two years, tops.... I'm planning the great escape lol FirstLight May 2022 #16

Planning your great adventure will be fun in & of itself! I'm so pumped for you! Native May 2022 #18

I've pulled up stakes and moved several times. multigraincracker May 2022 #15

*LOCKING* Spazito May 2022 #19