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In general or for you, what stages have been the best. For me the most exciting and fun are the early stages when you have all your firsts. Just the anticipation of sleeping together for the first time and making out and all that fun stuff. That all wears off after a while. Some of the other stages are moving in together, getting engaged, post-marriage 1-2 year honeymoon phase, post-marriage honeymoon phase, raising a family together. Rank these.
Everything is the same except early stages, which sucks and is by far the worst. Any excitement or novelty is run over by the extreme annoyance of things that aren’t good but it’s too early to say it’s not acceptable. I’ve been with wife now almost 10 years, married 1.5, marriage doesn’t change literally anything at all. It’s just a piece of paper, we were basically married for most of the time just without the formal declaration. Early stages I had to contend with parties with other dudes present when I wasn’t there, texting with exes or other guys, her annoying friends constantly pressuring bad behavior, and a general feeling of uncertainty. Then by the time we moved in together 9 months into dating none of that stuff was a thing anymore, new phone numbers, no contact with other guys, and I just had to deal with the dirtbag friends sometimes still trying to be a bad influence. But by about 4 years in, they were all gone too as she realized what terrible people they were. I much prefer the zero stress of never having to worry about any contact with any other guys, and same with her and my friends. It’s awesome and stress free for us both and there are no fights. It’s just a calmer, more enjoyable situation after the early stages.
First day on the job as a new cook at a restaurant in Coquille, Oregon. First ticket on the wheel. I look at this girl, she looks at me. An explosion occurs. love? Lust? Who knows. All I know is 46 years later we are still together, still loving each other every day. Not all peaches and cream by any means, but by far, the best years of my life. Robert Browning wrote: "Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be". That applies here.
The only people who can honestly respond to this survey are those who have had a long term relationship. If you are thirty years old, you cannot comment on stages of a relationship they have not yet experienced. Only those of us who have experienced all the stages of relationships can answer.
I cannot tell you if mango ice cream is better than vanilla ice cream if I've never had mango ice cream.
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