A few years ago, I was working at a corporate job, making a decent living and climbing the corporate ladder and my investment portfolio has help me pay off my condominium, car and a good amount if i decided not to work anymore.
But I wasn’t truly happy. I was in my late twenties and I felt like I was already living a boring and unfulfilled life. So I decided to take a leap of faith and retire at 30.
Most people thought I was crazy and asked me what I was going to do with my life. But I knew what I wanted to do. I was going to travel and explore the world. I wanted to see different cultures and experience new things.
I was able to fund my travels by living off my savings. But eventually, I found myself running out of things to do. That’s when I decided to start driving for Grab.
It was quite an eye-opening experience. I met a lot of people, from all walks of life. I heard their stories and got to explore different parts of the city that I’d never seen before. Most of the time, I just enjoyed the ride and the conversations. But there were also times when I had to deal with difficult customers.
I was thinking to get married and tried dating
So i met a girl through a mutual friend and we had a good time during our date.
Then the question came, what I work as bla bla bla.
So I told her I am driving Grab but i did not tell her that i was already retired. about 10-15mins after I told her that I was working as a Grab driver she seemed to start trying to cut short on our conversations and the date ended fairly quick after.
I did not realizes then and I tried to text her a week later to ask her out again. Her replied was cold and she said “I am looking for someone to build a career together and she said that I am not compatible with her.”
I immediately knew what she meant. My job as a Grab driver.
I replied: “I agree, as I am retired and driving Grab for fun. It seems like you are still very early in your career and we are in very different stages in life. Good luck”.
About another week later she tried to asked me out I declined and told her I was going for a solo holiday.
She tried to ask me out again a few weeks later but I continued to decline.
It was clear at this stage that she regretted sending me the message and it became evidently more clear that she is nothing but a gold digger.