Quinlan Walther

You had a conversation with someone, I can't remember who, hopefully you do, basically saying if all of the late night journaling sessions and all of these tough, difficult conversations, like if it's really not quite moving the needle, you probably need to leave.

Yeah, as it ever.

Well, and you're looking at, I mean, think about like the hedonic treadmill where things get great and you get the promotion or you get the great new girlfriend, you love her somewhere, you get the great new boyfriend, whatever, whatever.

You're naturally going to come back down to baseline.

And the novelty wears off.

So I agree with everything you just said with the caveat that you shouldn't be looking to your relationship for something that your relationship isn't supposed to supply all the time.

Peace most of the time.

Absolutely.

Love, support most of the time.

Absolutely.

But novelty, excitement, dread, disappointment.

I mean, both sides of the spectrum here is what I'm trying to paint.

Yeah.

That's not where your relationship is supposed to bring you.

I just think nowadays we aren't comfortable with just being ourselves.

Really, really, really not good at just being.

Feeling content is something I don't hear anyone speak on much these days, as in people our age just in conversation.

I'm content.

It's usually, oh, I'm awful or oh, I'm so fantastic.

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