I would rather have the long uneventful one, but get to have kids and see them grow up. I already have the mediocre success thing going so I would appreciate that more if I actually could get married and have kids. By the time my life works itself out, I'll probably be too old to have any, or if not I expect to die in my 40's like my mom. Then my kid is going to be like me and miss me like crazy and get in a ton of trouble.