What was the biggest unanticipated downside of your ER?

[Sunset]

For me I'd say it's the feeling like I should be doing something. I thought that I wanted to do programming once I retired, but now having been retired for 2 years, I haven't even finished the course I started taking online. But every day I have a nagging sense of guilt that I *should* be working on it. Also, I don't keep up with the house chores as well as I'd like to, and am not exercising as much as I think I should, which make me feel guilty as well. I think I need to learn to let go of the "shoulds".

I have many of the same issues, and keep thinking I need to get cracking - not slacking

 

[Sunset]

I thought my relationship with my wife would be better. She was excited about me retiring, and we always got along pretty well. But there was just too much 24/7 time, and we had to make adjustments. That included two stints at contracting for 4 - 5 months each.

Mine just sends me out for groceries couple times a week.