tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post4822352232741854823..comments2023-09-08T04:38:55.306-04:00Comments on The Heron Clan: Stages, Seasons, and NuancesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-8519401342835728022013-06-28T07:40:51.881-04:002013-06-28T07:40:51.881-04:00thank you so much for your 'signposts'.thank you so much for your 'signposts'. <br /><br />weirdgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-1164415289627196322013-06-27T20:37:49.618-04:002013-06-27T20:37:49.618-04:00Took me a while to read all that, but it was inter...Took me a while to read all that, but it was interesting. Yes, there are stages, and cycles, too. I don't know how universal the stages are, I guess there will certainly be similarities between different couples. <br /><br />This sentence caught my fancy: <i>"each person takes responsibility for their own needs, for their own individual lives, and also for providing support for their partner. "</i> That is certainly how I have found things. In point of fact, anyone's "needs" are very basic; but preferences may seem just as important at certain times. I know that every one of my three marriages has had its unique set of attractions and revulsions, and I am glad that I have experienced all of them. though I tend to forget the ones I wasn't so glad about at the time. I haven't felt sorry for the endings, either, because those endings enabled me to experience new beginnings and the different qualities of each of my wives. There's something to be said for soldiering on, new horizons do appear; but also a lot to be said for breaking up and starting anew with someone else.<br /><br />Anyway, Sue, your post gives us an insight to your life, and for that and your ability to share it with others, I am grateful and wish you, from my heart, happiness and interesting new discoveries.Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18156162412655551672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-53167731533410363002013-06-27T17:04:31.330-04:002013-06-27T17:04:31.330-04:00Such a wonderfully insightful post, a post I will ...Such a wonderfully insightful post, a post I will come back to just for reference. So much truth, and even within knowing that truth we fall victim, over and over; because as you stated, we are human. So much logic in that statement;yet logic is overrun by emotion.<br /><br />Thank you Swan so much for sharing your wisdom. Anna Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831125421720546798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-50038216917476588662013-06-27T16:25:49.840-04:002013-06-27T16:25:49.840-04:00thank you for your signposts. this one made me thi...thank you for your signposts. this one made me think. always a good thing :)Fondleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538688586112598309noreply@blogger.com