Wow, I have to say, this was a surprisingly good article. I also happen to agree with it. I’ve always taken it slow with men, getting to know them first, becoming friends. And I love the restraint involved when the feelings begin to shift and it’s obvious that there’s so much more to be discovered and enjoyed. Delayed gratification is hot!
falling in love is the start-up cost for happiness—an exhilarating but stressful stage we have to endure to get to the relationships that actually fulfill us.
I’ve always held judgment over the term companionate love (sounds sexless and like a life of convenience, two people afraid to challenge each other or grow outside of their comfort zone) but this casts it in a different light.
Having just woke up about an hour ago from a dream of a kind of Marshall law in urban setting and civilians throwing bombs in underground concrete bunkers. Odd. The explosion woke me...
This is a Wonderful Read to ease back under the covers after having read.
But these habits pale in comparison with one big one: The most important predictors of late-life happiness are stable relationships—and, especially, a long romantic partnership. The healthiest participants at age 80 tend to have been most satisfied in their relationships at age 50.
Wow, I have to say, this was a surprisingly good article. I also happen to agree with it. I’ve always taken it slow with men, getting to know them first, becoming friends. And I love the restraint involved when the feelings begin to shift and it’s obvious that there’s so much more to be discovered and enjoyed. Delayed gratification is hot!
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Hilarious!
“Delayed gratification is hot” yes!!! Agree!!
Awesome!
I loved this article but liked the comments even more.
“the secret to happiness isn’t falling in love; it’s staying in love.”
I love this article. It rings sweet and true.
That’s because your parents, married over 50 years and surviving one breakup, have been best friends since the 4th grade!!!
Goddamn, that's Nietzsche's quote? I guess it makes sense. It's romantically utilitarian.
This is clever and made me think of you, @Bill :)
I’ve always held judgment over the term companionate love (sounds sexless and like a life of convenience, two people afraid to challenge each other or grow outside of their comfort zone) but this casts it in a different light.
I love that last line:and then hers, I pray, will be the face I see as I draw my last breath—her image one substance with my soul.
Beautiful Read.
Having just woke up about an hour ago from a dream of a kind of Marshall law in urban setting and civilians throwing bombs in underground concrete bunkers. Odd. The explosion woke me...
This is a Wonderful Read to ease back under the covers after having read.
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