Sorry to hear that Ryan.. but things change. We're not the same society we were 100 years ago, or 1000 years ago.
Things change, meaning changes, we adapt.
There is no certainty is life, except change.
And as one of my best mates told me, rather nonchalantly once when I spoke about some great times we had together
"you can't go back".
It's easier (and sometimes happier!) if you ride the wave instead of surfing against it