# Who here will die lonely, bitter, and childless?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-will-die-lonely-bitter-and-childless/230355>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 21, 2004, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-will-die-lonely-bitter-and-childless/230355 "2004-02-21T10:34:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Baby\_Fish\_Mouth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a8b319/32.png) [@Baby\_Fish\_Mouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baby_Fish_Mouth)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-will-die-lonely-bitter-and-childless/230355/61 "2004-02-26T00:56:43Z")

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> [@AvhHines](#):
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> I’ve noticed in the course of my life that there is a strong correlation between chronic unhappiness and deep self-involvement. I can’t speak as to which is cause and which is effect. But speaking as a person who has had some fairly severe problems with clinical depression, I’ve come to the conclusion that the best solution is to find something to take you out of yourself - to _act_ “un-depressed.”
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> If you wait for the world to make you happy, you will be waiting a very long time. By and large, the world is not going to change for you. You have a choice to adjust yourself and/or your needs for happiness such that you can _be_ happy, or to be miserable. Your choice.

Absolutely true in my experience. Great post.

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**Author:** ![Sengkelat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Sengkelat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sengkelat)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-will-die-lonely-bitter-and-childless/230355/62 "2004-02-26T13:50:22Z")

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I paid for a tubal ligation for my wife as a birthday present to her, so that covers the “childless.”

Except that we’re breaking up, so that covers the “lonely and bitter” part.

I’m pretty much against the “die” part, though. Lonely and bitter I may be, but I’d prefer to suffer for as long as possible.

And I’m one of those people who can be lonely in the company of others. It’s just one of my many talents.

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