“Our youth is fleeting
Old age is just around the bend
And I can’t wait to go gray
And I’ll sit and wonder
Of every love that could have been
If I’d only thought of something charming to say
Bop-ba (bop-ba)
This is the sound of settling”
That song, literally titled The Sound of Settling, is a weirdly upbeat emo-pop anthem from back in my day. I don’t think I ever really understood it as a teenager, but as an adult who’s experienced more of what it’s describing – it can be a pretty unsettling (ha) tune.
Because settling is never fun, as these anonymous folks found out.
10. “For so long…”
It can take forever to get there.
Source: Whisper
9. “It was a mistake”
It always feels that way in hindsight, no matter what’s going on in the present.
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8. “Never again”
This I swear to me.
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7. “Because we had sons”
Turns out, kids aren’t really better off with parents that can’t stand each other.
Source: Whisper
6. “Can’t believe I settled!”
The cry of exes and lawsuit-bringers alike.
Source: Whisper
5. “It turned out terribly.”
It pretty much always does.
Source: Whisper
4. “I see it”
Yes, that is literally the definition of the phenomenon.
Source: Whisper
3. “Just didn’t work”
“He hated all my friends. Didn’t even hide it.”
Source: Whisper
2. “I learned my lesson”
But it’s a lesson hard-taught.
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1. “Idk any other explanation”
Go you.
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Guess it’s better to just live alone than to settle.
Or is it?
Tell us your opinion in the comments.