Boy, 90% of the world would be unhappy if we needed a loyal, intimate relationship.
I see many, many older ladies alone with a small dog as a companion.
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Are they happy or unhappy?
Do they desire a trusting lover?
Do we settle for a pet?
So Do we feel like a failure if we are alone without a small dog.
What expectations are appropriate? Healthy?
If your a woman unmarried at 35 your looked at indifferently, a spinster.
Hell, if you do not have kids you are looked on differently.
What a minefield.
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Posted by Pauline, creator and writer, The Healing of Life blog... on March 19, 2022 at 4:46 pm
I think the answer to your question is yes, but in relationship to yourself! Someone else offering that to you, if it comes, is a bonus
Posted by Marty on March 19, 2022 at 5:21 pm
Thanks
A bonus until betrayal
How do you know a person will be loyal
Posted by Pauline, creator and writer, The Healing of Life blog... on March 19, 2022 at 6:58 pm
You don’t but if you cherish yourself enough you know you’ll get you through no matter what 💚
Posted by Marty on March 20, 2022 at 12:14 pm
Very confident
I did not make it through my betrayal in college
It caused me to never trust again
Posted by rudid96 on March 21, 2022 at 11:53 pm
For those with C-PTSD, Life, in general, is a minefield. Even on good days or when I think I’ve settled into a different flow (eventually, the bubble always bursts) so many triggers to navigate or avoid. I imagine it more like walking the path over hot coals.
Posted by Marty on March 22, 2022 at 12:02 am
Good analogy