The thread kicked off with a post wondering whether singles over 40 stick out awkwardly among couples and families when they go out on weekends. Opinions split over whether the neighborhood supermarket is fine while shopping malls are off-limits, and it escalated into a full-blown spat between married and single posters.
Can't help it, they look suspicious
A 40-something single's weekend
Well, I'm careful about where I go out
I try to keep my distance
I try to keep my distance
You're about to reach the age where your own spit lands back on your own face (an idiom for "karma's coming"), and you're still stirring the pot?
>>7
By "about to," you're probably picturing something like 33 to 38, but
everyone's already married by that age 😅
By "about to," you're probably picturing something like 33 to 38, but
everyone's already married by that age 😅
>>6
There are definitely some no-go spots when it comes to going out, yeah
There are definitely some no-go spots when it comes to going out, yeah
>>8
Grocery shopping at the local supermarket should be fine
I'm not going to a shopping mall though
Grocery shopping at the local supermarket should be fine
I'm not going to a shopping mall though
>>12
Nah, even the supermarket's a no-go
That's straight-up out
Nah, even the supermarket's a no-go
That's straight-up out
>>12
If you're single, the 100-yen Lawson (a discount convenience store chain) is the way to go
If you're single, the 100-yen Lawson (a discount convenience store chain) is the way to go
>>19
Looks like I could win that one on weight alone
Looks like I could win that one on weight alone
>>13
But you're single too lol
But you're single too lol
>>22
I'm married, though
I'm married, though
>>27
Lol, salty singles
It's fun and free, don't be so bitter about it lol
Lol, salty singles
It's fun and free, don't be so bitter about it lol
>>27
That's a different ID (post ID, meaning that's not the same person)
That's a different ID (post ID, meaning that's not the same person)
>>28
Well of course you'd get salty if being single gets treated as pathetic
Though I'm married myself
Well of course you'd get salty if being single gets treated as pathetic
Though I'm married myself
>>33
Real married people realize being married isn't actually a big deal, so they wouldn't say something like that
Real married people realize being married isn't actually a big deal, so they wouldn't say something like that
>>50
My social credibility went up, though
My social credibility went up, though
>>50
My wife
makes fun of
the grubby singles who come to the supermarket
My wife
makes fun of
the grubby singles who come to the supermarket
I'm married too, y'know
>>35
A little further along than my kid, month-wise
Must be tough hunting for baby gear right now,
but let's do our best together!!!
Same school year for our kids!
A little further along than my kid, month-wise
Must be tough hunting for baby gear right now,
but let's do our best together!!!
Same school year for our kids!
It's not really about being single — it's just middle-aged people walking around alone, right?
>>53
Depends on the place
Depends on the place
>>53
Nah, they make fun of guys hanging around together
or the scruffy-looking ones
Nah, they make fun of guys hanging around together
or the scruffy-looking ones
>>55
That's literally you, though
That's literally you, though
>>63
That's way off base
That's way off base
>>63
"That's way off base," huh? What's with
that presumptuous assumption of yours
"That's way off base," huh? What's with
that presumptuous assumption of yours
A warning from your single senpai
That's NanJ (this 5ch board) for you — anyone can become married with kids here, just by typing it
>>117
That's some serious presumptuous
assuming there — way off base
That's some serious presumptuous
assuming there — way off base
>>117
"Everyone's lying,
everyone's actually single"
— that's what you've gotta tell yourself,
since the truth's inconvenient
"Everyone's lying,
everyone's actually single"
— that's what you've gotta tell yourself,
since the truth's inconvenient
>>117
You've got no eye for this, do you
You've got no eye for this, do you
Wife: "What is with this guy…"
Yome (嫁): originally refers to a son's wife, though in some rural areas it's used to mean one's own wife. Okusan (奥さん): a term widely used in casual conversation among close acquaintances.
>>145
>>145
>>163
Then prove you're married or a couple
with your ID showing
though you'll probably just dodge it anyway
Then prove you're married or a couple
with your ID showing
though you'll probably just dodge it anyway
>>166
Don't get so heated about it lol
way too hot lol
Don't get so heated about it lol
way too hot lol
>>169
Not yet? An Instagram or X account works too
hurry up
Not yet? An Instagram or X account works too
hurry up
>>169
Write the ID by hand, though
since you could just doctor a found image
Write the ID by hand, though
since you could just doctor a found image
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Livegalileo/”Nandemo Jikkyo G”) thread “The fact that singles over 40 creep out couples and families on their days off.”
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