Last day at 15 year old job.

[Davo]

On a more serious note. I often have the wife of a newly retired male come and see me with relationship problems as they are suddenly supervised every waking hour and having every decision discussed after years of having weekdays to themselves and managing the house well. Some very unhappy ladies out there.

 

[Tippie]

Chris is just waiting for the autopilot/selfdrive function to be installed in road trains and he can be on Laverdaforum 24/7.

 

[Laverdalothar]

On a more serious note. I often have the wife of a newly retired male come and see me with relationship problems as they are suddenly supervised every waking hour and having every decision discussed after years of having weekdays to themselves and managing the house well. Some very unhappy ladies out there.

Having to much time together can be troublesome. Having 40 hours a week where you see other people, manage problems etc. gives enough food for discussion. If you live 24/7 together with your (at one point in time...) beloved leaves nothing to talk about, which sometimes lead to massive discussions about little things... Best is to have hobbies long before you retire or have some projects that you do when you are actually retired. A good bunch of friends also help a lot that you can share time with.
There is an old rule that - for me - fits well in many situations:

"The level of frustration is directly related to the difference between expectation and fulfillment."

So - if the frustration is very high, the result is way below expectation. The key question is: was the expectation way to high or the result way to low. Was it fair to expect what you expected or was there never a chance to match the expectation?

 

[Exmoor beast]

Having to much time together can be troublesome. Having 40 hours a week where you see other people, manage problems etc. gives enough food for discussion. If you live 24/7 together with your (at one point in time...) beloved leaves nothing to talk about, which sometimes lead to massive discussions about little things... Best is to have hobbies long before you retire or have some projects that you do when you are actually retired. A good bunch of friends also help a lot that you can share time with.
There is an old rule that - for me - fits well in many situations:

"The level of frustration is directly related to the difference between expectation and fulfillment."

So - if the frustration is very high, the result is way below expectation. The key question is: was the expectation way to high or the result way to low. Was it fair to expect what you expected or was there never a chance to match the expectation?

I’d stay off the fortune cookies if I were you!

 

[Perry]

No doubt about it, women are funny blokes.

 

[Ian D]

WTFI Ron?? Been wondering about that myself.

 

[Richard 180.S2.81]

I'm in semi retirement now and am really struggling to adapt from a fast pace life to bored shitless. I don't want to go back but I haven't worked out what the future looks like yet. Kinda un-nerving.

 

[Dellortoman]

Blimey. I've been so busy since I retired that I wonder how I ever managed to fit a full-time job in my life.

 

[Andy J]

My wife thinks I retired when I left school 44 years ago...

 

[chrisk]

I'm in semi retirement now and am really struggling to adapt from a fast pace life to bored shitless. I don't want to go back but I haven't worked out what the future looks like yet. Kinda un-nerving.

Is exactly why I am going the direction I’ve planned.

The Mrs reckons she’ll stay full time until 70. Fuck that ..... I told her I’m not, and to catch up with me somewhere.

 

[Richard 180.S2.81]

I retired at 58, my older brother at 55. My younger brother told us he's going to work until he's 70. We both think he's a retard.