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Re:The Never Married, a New Normal by grecy on Monday May 29, 2023 @09:26AM (#36113712)
A friend once told me to be very careful, because it’s too easy to compare your current parter to the best attributes of all previous ones. Ie she’s not as smart as Michelle and not as funny as Jane and not as considerate as Mary.

Eventually, you start looking for the absolute best in every way, which is probably never going to exist

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Re:The Never Married, a New Normal by AllegedAlec on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @12:52AM (#36121249)
Yup. It puts some truth in the things people say about pair bonding, even if biologically it doesn't entirely fit. The default assumption becomes under this (fairly natural) behaviour that the more partners you have had generally the less likely you will be to make a next relationship last.
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