Who should be an older adult’s primary emotional & social support? 50yo+

I think ideally it would be a mix of all the above.

I don’t think there’s a correct answer to this question.

All of the above

themselves. religion

Anybody but the kids

They’re still kids it’s still a lot to put on them ik that’s technically incorrect but yk wha I mean 😂 they’re still their children even though they’re adults it just blurs the lines I feel

Personally I have a hard time imagining scenarios where someone’s children — even adult children — should be their parent’s primary emotional and social support. But maybe I’m a bit of an outlier here because of my own personal experiences. I would lean more towards roughly same-age peers (family, close friends, their communities) and trained professionals, especially since your question asks about PRIMARY source of social and emotional support.

This is hard, my grandma (85) had a good male friend who really helped her get out of her shell socially, he passed away about 6 months ago and she just seems so lost now. Being with family doesn't seem to help

A mix and outside care if they need it.

I would say all 3 equally. By that time if u have done life correctly all 3 will be ur circle.

Hopefully by then u have saved up money to even hire care