Sure, that's fair; I hope I didn't imply that would be acceptable. I don't want to sound callous, nor make assumptions about the author's life situation. I don

Sure, that's fair; I hope I didn't imply that would be acceptable. I don't want to sound callous, nor make assumptions about the author's life situation. I don't know where they're at, and if they're reading this just recognize what I'm about to say may or may not apply to you. However: I've found the mental state communicated in this piece to be more rare among people in committed relationships, and even rarer among those with kids. Definitely not zero; just more rare. Please, do not interpret that previous statement to mean "oh, this dude on the internet is saying all my problems will be solved if I just find love and make a family" because: - Obviously this is not easy, and only a sociopath would actually recommend this as an attainable way to improve your frame of mind; and - Assuming that walking this path will improve a poor frame of mind is tenuous; I'm stating observations on the outcomes, not on the path toward achieving those outcomes; and - It is deeply countervalent to a genuinely great point the author made in the blog post, that you shouldn't assume the American Atomic Family path our forebearers paved for us is what is right for you.