No, it was simply that I was uninterested in making, as I saw it, a Xerox of some old emotional state. I was in my mid-thirties, with a marriage more or less behind me. I was no longer vulnerable to curiosity's enormous momentum. I had nothing new to murmur to another on the subject of myself and not the smallest eagerness about being briefed on Danielle's supposedly unique trajectory–a curve described under the action, one could safely guess, of the usual material and maternal and soulful longings, a few thwarting tics of character, and luck good and bad. A life seemed like an old story. Joseph ONeill
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Many books are written about the different stages of life. From birth to death, there is a lot that can be said. For some, the stage of love is the most interesting part. The stage of love is full of emotion and passion, but also uncertainty and twists and turns.

During this stage, people are often looking for reasons to stay in love or reasons to break up with their partner. Many people talk about how they enjoyed their first serious relationship or how they were devastated when it ended. However, some people are not interested in sharing these experiences with others.

They may have fallen out of love at some point, but they don't want to share this with others because it doesn't make them look good. They are only interested in sharing stories about their past relationships that resulted in failure or happiness.

Source: Netherland

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