828: Time to Retire and Chase Closeted Desire? | Feedback Friday
Apr 28, 2023
Should you follow your heart or stay in a long-term marriage? The hosts tackle a listener's midlife crisis and the complexities of seeking personal happiness. They discuss job security in an unpredictable economy and offer humor mixed with heartfelt advice. Emotional dilemmas like pet custody post-breakup and handling family accusations are also explored. The episode balances lighthearted banter with serious insights, providing listeners with relatable and thought-provoking perspectives on life's challenges.
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After building a successful career and family, you've come to realize you'd rather spend your remaining days in the company of men half your age rather than with your wife of 25 years. Now that it's time to retire, should you stay tepidly wed or chase all the young dudes, instead? We'll explore this and more here on Feedback Friday!
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On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:
After building a successful career and family, you've come to realize you'd rather spend your remaining days in the company of men half your age rather than with your wife of 25 years. Now that it's time to retire, should you stay tepidly wed or chase all the young dudes, instead?
Every time you land a career, some global economic catastrophe seems to send you in search of a new one. How can you future-proof yourself against financial displacement if your next chosen field once again goes kaput?
How can you resolve a pet custody dispute with an unreasonable ex when your state doesn't have laws to definitively settle such matters?
Since being preemptively stigmatized as a potential child molester by your brother-in-law's vindictive ex-wife, you've gone from being an uncle who takes the kids to the zoo and plays board games to the man who leaves the room when your niece enters. How do you handle this situation without punishing your daughter and niece — or running the risk of being baselessly accused of the unthinkable?
You've discovered that your neighbors can hear your Zoom therapy sessions through the paper-thin wall between apartments. Should you talk to them about it?
Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
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