I trapped myself into an insufferable existence by allowing myself to become the sole earner in our family, having children, buying a fancy home all while being on a "career" trajectory I fucking despise. I've spent the last 12 years doing something that makes me feel completely dead inside and now have no foreseeable escape path apart from gambling every last dollar I've scrimped and saved on imaginary internet funny money. I once had a budding career in the arts and was written about in magazines and on the trendiest websites and cast it all aside "temporarily" for a woman, and now have to wake up every day a hollow shell of what once was, reminded of my errors by memories of my past that will haunt me until my death.

>>60686546 (OP)
big oof

>>60686546 (OP)
F

>>60686546 (OP)
I’m in almost the same situation. Never, ever become an engineer anons. It is a soul destroying career.

if you are not schizophrenic 30 min walk per day should change that

>>60686546 (OP)
Is she hot, a good mother, and fun to be around?

Are you trapped because of financial ruin that would come from divorce?

Anons, I have the wife, the kid and I'm of course the only bread winner. We're about to pull the trigger on The Big House™ and I'm not even into the relationship anymore. What do?

>>60686827
This sounds like actually sound advice.
>>60686835
She was an 8.5, maybe 9/10 when we married. Post kids she hit the wall a little and her body fell apart, but she's generally a very good mother and generally fun to be around.
>>60686836
No, I don't want a divorce. I just shouldn't have been so intent on being the financial savior of the family at any cost, which wound up being my general happiness.

At least you made me realize that normiehood still isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Thank OP

>>60686866
I warned anons about this the other day and they all made fun of me for being a cuck and said women that make good money are all fucking around.

Like sitting at home alone ten hours a day instead of working makes it impossible to cheat. Life is on easy mode when you make twice as much as every other family. Sorry to hear you fell for the meme but at least she's worth it. Every guy I know with a stay at home wife is miserable and one missed paycheck away from losing their house.

>>60686546 (OP)
It's just a phase.

>>60686546 (OP)
Livin the dream!

Im in a similar situation, i wish I just had the maturity to finish college because now I have 3 dependents and I literally cant

>>60686546 (OP)
oh, man, that sucks

>>60686546 (OP)
I was on the same path, self destructed after wife said she wanted a divorce so she wouldn't have to be around our disabled son, went to AMPs, confessed, she self destructed and started abusing me and dragging the kids into it, and now I'm free. Went about it the wrong way but it was still worth it.

>>60686866
>which wound up being my general happiness.
Holy shit you can't be this much of a loser, you're a man aren't you? That's what it means to be a man. You're talking about happiness like a damn housewife that never gets fucked anymore, your life doesn't owe you a fun existance. You alone are responsible for making your life fun. That's simply a perspective change. Start doing some fun shit-- take up a hobby, read a book, find something engaging that you can really sink your teeth in and think about when you get a chance.

>hi biz I have a loving wife and good mother to my kids and I make good money but I'm sad :( I could have been a rockstar

This is what you sound like to people with no wife, no kids, and no money, you fucking pussy.

>>60687130
I’m actually glad I don’t have kids, sounds awful

And I’m a shitskin so I have no impetus to save le white race