When I Turned 36, Neighbors Whispered I’d Be a Bachelor Forever — Until I Met a Woman Who Changed Everything
When I turned thirty-six, the whispers began.“At that age and still without a wife?” they’d say. “He’ll die a bachelor.”I pretended not to care, but deep down, the loneliness clung to me like a shadow.I had a small home, steady work, and quiet evenings — yet something was missing. One chilly afternoon late in winter,…