Life Stages
(I wrote this on January 15, 2003) Some broadly defined, general life stages that people go through, with regard to relationships (and careers). I don't want to associate each stage with a particular age, because people go through these stages (or don't) at their own paces. (1) I have no idea what I want, but I keep trying to find something anyway. (2) I know exactly what I want, and this is not it. Neither is that. When will I find what I want? Will I ever find what I want? (3) I found it, exactly what I want, yay, all mine! (4) What I wanted ... was not what I thought it would be. I want something else. (5) I don't know what that something else is, but if it looks or smells anything like what I had before, I'm running away. (6) OK, I've learned my lessons! Now I know exactly what I want again. When will I find what I want? Will I ever find what I want? (7) I found it, exactly what I want, yay, all mine! (8) What I wanted ... was not what I thought it would be. I want something else. (9) Maybe nothing is exactly what I want. Maybe nothing is what I thought it would be. (10) OK, this will do.
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