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# retired_before_my_partner

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- I retired seven years before my partner. Solo travel worked for us only after I stopped treating every trip she could not join as evidence that she valued work more than me. He may genuinely need a travel companion, but he should decide that honestly rather than agree to the five-year plan and resent her for it.
  20 Sep 2026, 07:09 · on He wants a retirement partner. I still have twelve years of work (https://thegreyzones.com/stories/he-wants-a-retirement-partner-i-still-have-twelve-years-of-work)