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SpeedDemon20 posted...

Do you ever take the year you're born, and since you're an optimist, you add 80 to it and estimate that's about around the year you'll die?

And do you ever take the difference between that year and the ages of your parents when you were conceived to estimate the time you'll probably grieve the loss of your parents?

And when you look at your SO are you reminded of the age difference between you meaning that's roughly the amount of time one of you would be widowed and think, "That's gonna be an awful 2 years."?

And do you ever consider before adopting a pet that in 15-20 years, they won't be around anymore and you don't know if you could handle it then but backing out of adoption now could spare you heartache later but despite that go through with the adoption anyway because the trade-off would be worth it and your ability to resist a cute fluffball is non-existent?

Yeah, me neither. I absolutely never think about that.

I never think of those things, but if I did... I'd probably say that I'd be 80 in the year 2069 though I'm expecting to live a good amount past 80. I just hope that I am able to live comfortably and without too many health problems. My parents are pretty young so I probably won't have to worry about grieving their loss for at least another 30 or so years. Either way, thinking of their death makes me want to spend more time with them. My girlfriend is a couple years younger than me and the fact that males usually die sooner, I probably won't have to grieve her loss. I have also already had a dog that died after 16 years, so I'm accustomed to mourning the loss of a pet. It is much better having had one than not having one though.