I was single long enough to believe those who chase the initial intensity and energy of great mutual sexual attraction that comes with discovering a great new partner will sooner or later be slapped in the face by the diminishing returns and duration of each such liaisons. So either way it is not a forever thing.

So deciding among alternatives all have positives and negative’s,. The decision to accept a bit less constant passion does not mean you will abandon passion, just that you will accept less to have something more.

Some stability, an understandable future, trust for the most part, the rhythms of living with person you know well. Mind games played and contest of wills between two perhaps, but within the confines of what both deem acceptable.

35 years and it has been the right decision all along.