Maybe it’s a grass is always greener on the other side argument. Having spent most of my teenage years doing well in school and most of my 20s working hard bef

Maybe it’s a grass is always greener on the other side argument. Having spent most of my teenage years doing well in school and most of my 20s working hard before finding success in my early 30s, I was expecting more happiness after finding financial freedom. But instead had a lot of regret that I couldn’t relate to a lot of the more fun aspects of youth. Instead, I found myself looking at folks who spent most of their younger years having fun and then found a partner that was willing (and able) to work hard as a provider and wondering why that isn’t the best of both worlds if you can get it. I know that some of them have regrets of not having much of a sense of accomplishment, but they sure do seem happy having lived life to the fullest and skipping the pressure of financially supporting a family.