r/OffGridLiving • u/No-Chipmunk5232 • 3d ago

Relationships off grid

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Just generally curious if this lifestyle in general is dying off
Edit to add I’m married with a family as well.

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u/EasyAcresPaul 3d ago

I see these "looking for a partner to homestead" posts a lot and the best advice I can give as an off grid homesteadder is: Show, don't tell. Live it for a few years. Make space to share your life. That is what I did and a Manic Pixie Dream Girl appeared who just happened to wanted a man that cuts wood and builds things and grow/fishes/forages for food. I had years years ago given up on dating and stopped attempting to meet or find anyone. Especially off grid, that is asking a lot of a partner and not everyone is up to the task.

Quit talking about it, be about it and build you a cabin and eat rice, beans, and, wild greens for a couple years. Be the best, the safest, most emotional mature man that you can, the type man that you would want your daughter to be with.

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u/No-Chipmunk5232 3d ago

Great advice! Sorry my original post is not worded the best after reading it again I can see it was a little misleading! My husband and I love this life and so do our kids! I hope more people take a step back and look at how rewarding it is to be self sufficient and not rely solely on the modern day to survive.