I have a great, great friend who has been dating his girlfriend since he was in high school. He is a very good guy, but at times has let her down. He is now in his mid twenties and is dating someone else. He’s a great guy to have as a friend and has done a lot for me over the years, but in the past he has been someone I have not had a great relationship with.
The problem is that sometimes you just need a break from someone. When you are in the early stages of a long-term relationship, when you are still in the “me-time” stage of your relationship, then you are more likely to be able to have a break. And to be clear, I am not talking about a break from a partner to “find yourself.” I am talking about a break away from other people.
There are two broad categories of breakaways: those that are temporary and those that are permanent. Temporary breakaways are often just to get away from a person or situation. And those that are permanent breakaways are often when someone in an unhealthy relationship takes off on a “dance” or “performance” and leaves a mess behind.
The former may be possible, but the latter seems a little too dramatic.
But in the case of someone that leaves an unhealthy relationship behind permanent breakaways aren’t even that dramatic. If a person has to jump ship, they do it with a full understanding of where they are going. If you were to ask everyone they know if they would jump off of a bridge, if they wouldn’t, they would. You can’t do that to someone.
Nowadays, people leave relationships all the time, so I think its not too dramatic, but in the 1970s it seems to be a much more common thing. Maybe I’m wrong though.
In the current generation, it seems it’s not only common place, but normal. People have moved from city to city, from state to state, and from country to country, and in each way they’ve left a mark on their surroundings. So it seems like the more people live together, the more they leave a mark on their surroundings.
It might not be everyone, but I noticed a lot of teenagers that lived in the ‘70s. I can’t tell if that’s because people have moved away or if its just a coincidence, but there seems to be a noticeable increase in teenagers in the ‘70s in each area I’m in.
People have moved away from their hometowns, but there are no signs of that here. In fact there are no signs of anyplace not being as the 70s.
There are still some remnants of the 70s in places like the San Francisco airport, and the Golden Gate Bridge. And I think that’s partly why there aren’t a lot of teenagers in the 70s. Because it’s rare to see a teenager from the 70s in a place that has not been the 70s for a very long time.