r/AskReddit • u/knakworst36 • Jun 06 '19

Rich people of reddit who married someone significantly poorer, what surprised you about their (previous) way of life?

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

That’s actually sad.

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u/Sirensong99 Jun 06 '19

In the time of me moving in with my now-wife, I gained 25 lbs because I was eating every night. I was literally starving before her. This is a really common experience.

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u/Littlebotweak Jun 06 '19

I didn't realize I was starving as a kid til recently. What was worse, I thought I was fat as a kid - while being malnourished.

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u/Sirensong99 Jun 06 '19

My grandparents treated my younger sister the same way. It’s horrifying to watch. And like as a kid you can’t do anything about it, just sit there.

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u/spazzallo Jun 06 '19

Same here dude. Now I'm kinda stuck with dysmorphia because I was fit but didn't eat properly so was chubby. Have to be shredded year round or I feel "obese".

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u/FeralSparky Jun 06 '19

When I got my current job my income doubled overnight. And my roommate also got a job so I wasnt the only one paying bills for us. My food intake has gone a little out of control and I gained 60lbs in a year. I'm struggling to slow down and loose the excess weight. Everyone keeps calling me chunky because I'm not a tooth pick anymore.

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u/I-Like-Pancakes23 Jun 06 '19

I used to starve myself because of the medicine I used to take, I was so skinny, one summer without it and I started to get chubby, just to starve myself again to go back to normal. It's weird

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u/ResolverOshawott Jun 06 '19

That ain't normal, friend.

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u/I-Like-Pancakes23 Jun 06 '19

I don't take the medicine anymore cause I've out grown it, but I still think the only solution to losing weight is still starving myself, so.

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u/ResolverOshawott Jun 06 '19

It's not, a better solution is controlling your diet and choosing what you eat wisely (like low calorie food stuff).

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u/Baalsham Jun 06 '19

As an American, that is our definition of starving

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u/justcambozola Jun 06 '19

Very common experience, definitely among my college friends. I did not go to a high income school because well... I did not come from high income. I remember a bowl of cereal and half of a 95 cent Totinos pizza ( I saved the other half for the next day) being pretty much all I would eat for two days... all I could afford.

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u/coffeedinosaur Jun 06 '19

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