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What's something you realized way too late in life?

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Useful-Speaker-1490 Apr 3, 2026 +6
You don’t have as many real friends as you think you do
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Good_Throat_8287 Apr 3, 2026 +1
man this hit me hard when i became a dad and realized how many people just vanished when life got real. turns out most "friends" were just drinking buddies who couldnt handle me not being available 24/7 anymore
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Robby_fer Apr 3, 2026 +1
That’s a fact. I was one of the earlier of my “friends” to get married, and almost all of the ones I invited showed up. Of those that have now gotten married, I got invited to like 2 of their weddings.
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solarcrux78 Apr 3, 2026 +3
Damn, I really needed to save money, huh? I thought that was just an exercise in high school but now I'm pretty much regretting it.
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buhspektuhkldLad Apr 3, 2026 +3
that it pays off to weed out people with the kind of mindset that ruins your potential, kills your confidence, and whatnot edit: it's unhealthy to keep friendships that have poor ROI
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purpleplatypus44 Apr 3, 2026 +2
That education is important
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BlueRunSkier Apr 3, 2026 +2
Soylent Green is people!
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small_gothiee_x Apr 3, 2026 +2
i realized way too late that not everyone's opinions matter, and it's okay to ditch toxic people for your own sanity. like, why did i waste so much time trying to please everyone?
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Low-Departure4434 Apr 3, 2026 +1
That society dictates we should live our lives one way but in reality, there's nothing wrong with finding what personally fits each individual.
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ObsidianVader9419 Apr 3, 2026 +1
That people can be cold. I mean the ones that said they loved you unconditionally can suddenly just walk away. 
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Sedargouch Apr 3, 2026 +1
My nut is delicious
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flic_my_bic Apr 3, 2026 +1
Eh... different strokes I guess...
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ThirdBrakeLight Apr 3, 2026 +1
different strokes, same taste
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Odd-Sand7401 Apr 3, 2026 +1
That the person I married wasn’t really who I thought he was. Had no clue that twenty years into the marriage I would find out everything and find out that the husband and the father I thought was so loving was actually living a double life. It’s a horrible, terrible feeling.
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Proper-Comedian8898 Apr 3, 2026 +1
That most things you stress about won’t even matter in a year
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throwjanvirus0501 Apr 3, 2026 +1
The value of telling the people you care for most how much you love them. Grew up in your typical asian household, no "I love you's" between family members, just gestures and implied stuff. Family member ended up passing away unexpectedly, live with deep regret not being able to tell them how much I appreciate them or that they we're very important to me.
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GiGiAGoGroove Apr 3, 2026 +1
Nobody cares about anything as much as you do.
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