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"Why yes, of course my masculinity revolves around carrying all the shopping into the house in one go, why do you ask?"
Bro, your heart. Embrace middle age wisdom and be gentle with yourself.
You're not wrong.
So real talk for a moment: It's stuborness that got me this far. Maybe it can be dialled down a little. Maybe.
I hurt my back pretty bad some years ago and getting a trolley to carry my few groceries was a godsend. I didn't have it in me to carry a few kg of food around Aldi. Look after yourself.