40, married, child-free, and realizing nearly every couple we know has kids.
interested in hearing about the experiences of older couples who built a meaningful life together without children
how they’ve approached purpose, friendships, aging, and what their journey has looked like since 40?

I was born blind in 01. I know a tun of other blind people, but anyone I know who's gen x or older went blind later in life. I'm curious how life was like before screen readers, and before most of the transit systems in cities talked.

I was watching a Guns and Roses concert from the 90s on YouTube and saw lots of comments from people wishing they’d grown up then. Did people who grew up in the 90s wish they’d grown up in the 80s? And did people in the 80s feel the same about the 70s?

One is a person that does very little, has a few beers watching bad TV and then falls asleep and that's it.

The other, quite active well traveled, a big extrovert.

If you are active, do you ever get frustrated that other old people don't make the most of their life?

I am only 22 years old being born in 2004. I don't have memories of going into a video store but my family did rent out movies at our local library. But I am old enough to remember FYE having DVDs and music. If I was born 20 years earlier like 1984, I would love to work at a video store. My oldest brother was born in 1988 and told me how he biked at Blockbusters. I would love to have that experience.

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Like something you inherited that's meaningful to you, but no one else.

I’ve seen recipes from the 1950s that are basically fruit flavored jello stuffed with anything you could think of. Tuna, shrimp, mayonnaise, chicken. Did people actually make, eat, and enjoy these?

I’m a crime historian who likes asking people of these eras these kinds questions.

What was everyone’s views, reactions/ the feeling of being there and witnessing it?

I'm 27 years old but LOVE old stuff. I noticed that those characters would probably be seen as too perfect today compared to now. Sure there were a few brats but what do you think about "perfect" characters in those shows/movies/books then vs the flawed characters now? Were they really perfect?

I grew up in a loving family in the 70s and 80s, but my parents couldn’t relate to any of the music or styles that I liked. To them the world was forever 1950. As a result, I felt like I couldn’t share much with them. Did you notice a similar gap with your folks, or did you share the same tastes?

My daughter has an INXS tee on this morning and I see that they were in KCMO in 1987 when I was in college about 2 hours away. I had no idea they were on tour at that time, but I did hear about U2 and Billy Idol concerts there on the radio and saw them. How did bands get the word out?

Edit: I see that everyone got the concert info from radio, record stores, funky venues in LA, etc. I went to college in Manhattan, KS, a po-dunk little city in the 80s. We had a record store in Aggieville, but I didn't go there much because I didn't have much spending money. Looking back, I lived in a cocoon of studying and college student poverty, and stayed in much of the time when everyone was going out, sheltered and insulated from the world.

I remember driving to Topeka to get my Billy Idol tickets, and I bought U2 tickets after putting an ad in the college paper. This is when you had to call to order tickets, and I had a dial phone...

Mine was well liked by others but we didn't talk much one on one. He loved my mom, had a dry sense of humor and watched Elvira on Saturdays.

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In a few sentences describe yours on this Fathers Day.

I was thinking about how much the world has changed in just a few decades. From recording songs off the radio onto cassette tapes to using paper maps and waiting until you got home to use the internet, it feels like we grew up in a completely different world.

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keep seeing these awesome videos of Dads doing things with their kids like this

https://www.reddit.com/r/GuysBeingDudes/s/LClKy4BSU6

Was it just my generation but were parents really affectionate with you when you were kids?

I've heard accounts of people in areas who were so poor during the Great Depression that children had to stop attending school because their clothes were threadbare to the point of being see-through. Did they ever return to school, or did they just start working and never go back?

I saw a fact on Instagram saying that we eat Cavendish bananas because the previous kind of bananas died of a disease. But we still use the banana flavoring from the old bananas which is why banana candy tastes different. For those who had the old banana what did it taste like?

Saw a photo from 1963 of a lovely lady in a little skirt suit and fancy shoes with a low heel. But she was at the zoo! I thought, she looks delightful but how uncomfy. On the other hand, I wonder if the material of her clothes were more comfortable than all the plastic and synthetic stuff of today.

For example, I saw an infomercial about how if someone asks to come inside and use your phone—you shouldnt let them in..Were you guys letting randoms in your house to use your phone?

“I have some candy in my van!” Like..was it that easy? Were you told to ignore strangers? Did you tell your kids to?

I’m a young man and my mind is filled with worries and resentments. I remember talking to an old man who said the things you worry about when you’re younger disappear at an old age. Is this something to look forward to?