Most people fear aging because they imagine doing it alone.
Seven lifelong friends refused that future.
Instead of drifting apart, they pooled their savings and bought a home together. Not a nursing home. Not a compromise. A deliberate choice.
Around 2019, rising costs and the reality of aging hit them hard. So they acted early. They found a house in China, worth about $580,000, and redesigned it for one purpose: grow old together without losing independence.
Private rooms for solitude. Shared spaces for meals, laughter, and daily life. Clear agreements about caregiving, support, and responsibility as the years pass.
When local media covered their story, people didn’t care about the house.
They cared about the decision.
These seven women didn’t wait for aging to happen to them.
They engineered a future where community was intentional, not accidental.
A reminder most people need to hear:
Loneliness isn’t inevitable. It’s negotiable.
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