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Wanted: Time Spent in the 'In-betweens' (Just sayin')
People all say the same things about what they want and it just melts together into an almost-indistinguishable blob of singleton talk. According to all sources, we all move from one exciting activity to the next, from theater to dining out to museums to traveling to walks on the beach, and on and on. When is it that we get to know the other? Life is mostly not lived in places of activity and entertainment. It is lived in the in-betweens. In between trips to the symphony or the latest new restaurant or such, we do the day-to-day things that form the bulk of our lives. We drive to work, go to the gym, cook dinner, pay bills, go to the post office, do laundry and many other normal, every day errands and activities. I'm looking for someone to live in the in-betweens with me. In the in-betweens with the right person, there is the quiet confidence of a relationship that just fits perfectly. No need to look around anywhere for something else. No need to fill up the day with endless activities, although doing those things sometimes is also fun and desirable. But, they are extras. I think of myself as intelligent, compassionate, in good shape physiy, mentally and emotionally, and am an insightful woman with a gentle, warm spirit. When I look in the mirror I am happy with how I look and enough others have been, too, that I'm sure I'm fine there. I handle carefully the feelings and beliefs of others. I am in my forties and am a big fan of the fall: the distinct crispness of the air that has evicted summer's heat; the heady scent of a wood-fire in the distance; the beauty of nature's foliage display; the coming promise of the holidays. Just sayin'.
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