Romantic Archive

Tentative Technical Definition of Mature Romantic Relationship

Saturday, September 15th, 2007

Written in all caps as it was transcribed during closed sessions:

MUTUAL INSPIRATION AND SHARED VALUE
CREATE ABUNDANCE AND PLEASURE.
ABUNDANCE AND PLEASURE LEAD
TO CHOICE AND CONTENTMENT.
THESE TWO CONFLICT BECAUSE
IT CREATES THE CHOICE
TO ABANDON
ABUNDANCE
AND CUT OUT
CONTENTMENT.
CHOOSING TO WORK AT STAYING CONTENTED
(A TREMENDOUS CHALLENGE, AT TIMES)
BRINGS ABOUT SHARED VALUES
(not value) AND COMMUNITY.
MUTUAL ADMIRATION, MUTUAL INSPIRATION
SEALED WITH LOVE AND RESPECT,
THE […]