SCOUT· 35%51m·2026-09-16·News PoliticsI Was That Cliché Divorced Guy, and I Knew It
Joe Swanberg married the first person he ever seriously dated. When that marriage ended, his romantic life got complicated. Messy, even. He started dating younger women, ended up in an elaborate love triangle, and completely changed his mind about whether he wanted to marry and have children again. He openly describes…
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“I love how the interviewer keeps trying and failing to contain her slack-jawed awe at Joe’s stunning lack of self awareness.”
“Omg what a shock middle aged non committal man goes for younger woman and only takes her serious when she is ready to move on woow all of us women above 30 are so very very shocked what an unusual story wow”
“Seems like this man would have benefited more from therapy than divorcing his wife.”
“So he settled too young, despite not knowing what he wanted from life, and now is older and more sure of what he wants. But, he's targeting young women that also haven't had a chance to live, and expecting them to settle in the way he wants…”
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