After the first few years it became easy. Babies up all night were rough, with colds and ear infections. But ever since and now in their teens, its easy. I'm more worried about when they are gone to uni in a few years, and my wife and I become empty nesters. We're going to have to work on a lot more socializing. ;)
I was lonely a long time ago because I was living on the road doing consulting work. Always interacting with people, but no romance. What I did was build the life I wanted. I quit the road work, bought a house on my own and within 6 mos met my wife on a blind date from a mutual friend at work. Family life was perfect for me. I'd rather hang out with my kids than my friends.
That being said, I have a crazy high need/tolerance for personal time. At the end of the day when I crawl into my man cave, everyone knows to leave me alone.
So I mostly agree, and the US drowns way to much of everything in it. Like why ruin perfectly good salad or vegetables with that as a dressing or a dip.
But, there is a chicken wing chain in Canada where they do a crazy amount of wild sauces. My favourite is breaded with a side sauce that is made of mostly hot sauce, grated parmesan and a drizzle of ranch. It's pretty damned good. For this reason alone, i buy one bottle of ranch a year and throw away half.
After the first few years it became easy. Babies up all night were rough, with colds and ear infections. But ever since and now in their teens, its easy. I'm more worried about when they are gone to uni in a few years, and my wife and I become empty nesters. We're going to have to work on a lot more socializing. ;)