Re:What I Learned About Life at My 30th College Reunion
by arunmp on Thursday October 25, 2018 @11:11PM
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>discussions throughout the weekend centered on a desire for love, comfort, intellectual stimulation, decent leaders, a sustainable environment, friendship, and stability
This is the realization that comes after years of living. May be these are the things worth living for too.
Re:What I Learned About Life at My 30th College Reunion
by NTDF9 on Friday October 26, 2018 @04:38AM
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>discussions throughout the weekend centered on a desire for love, comfort, intellectual stimulation, decent leaders, a sustainable environment, friendship, and stability
Wait, so the average person doesn't care about GDP or debt or trade wars? They don't want to be an economic robot?
Re:What I Learned About Life at My 30th College Reunion
by dakna on Friday October 26, 2018 @07:55AM
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These are also the things worth fighting for. People change the world one life situation at a time by sticking to some core principles, doing the best they can and leading by example.
Re:What I Learned About Life at My 30th College Reunion
by kanyethegreat on Friday October 26, 2018 @02:16AM
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Many classmates who are in long-lasting marriages said they experienced a turning point, when their early marriage suddenly transformed into a mature relationship. “I’m doing the best I can!” one classmate told me she said to her husband in the middle of a particularly stressful couples’-therapy session. From that moment on, she said, he understood
Loved the sentiment of that. But surprising that the metamorphosis happens in marriage. I wonder what percentage of people wait for their relationships to mature before getting married? Or if marriage, as a societal construct, is this mental barrier people feel like they have to overcome before their relationship really evolves.
This is the realization that comes after years of living. May be these are the things worth living for too.
Wait, so the average person doesn't care about GDP or debt or trade wars? They don't want to be an economic robot?
How surprising!
Loved the sentiment of that. But surprising that the metamorphosis happens in marriage. I wonder what percentage of people wait for their relationships to mature before getting married? Or if marriage, as a societal construct, is this mental barrier people feel like they have to overcome before their relationship really evolves.