I had a girl friend once. We were both 16 and we had an incredible amount of fun for 1½ years. By age 19, the fun had evaporated, and she dumped me. Thirty years later we met by chance. We were both unattached, and began dating again.
This time, we were both mature and different people than we were in our teens. The relationship deepened, but seemed to follow the same timetable. An incredible amount of fun for 1½ years. Then the fun slowly evaporated and we split up at the three year mark just like the first time.
The rhythms of life are more predictable than you would think.
How can this be?
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I had a girl friend once. We were both 16 and we had an incredible amount of fun for 1½ years. By age 19, the fun had evaporated, and she dumped me. Thirty years later we met by chance. We were both unattached, and began dating again.
This time, we were both mature and different people than we were in our teens. The relationship deepened, but seemed to follow the same timetable. An incredible amount of fun for 1½ years. Then the fun slowly evaporated and we split up at the three year mark just like the first time.
The rhythms of life are more predictable than you would think.