Dear James~
I'm not surprised Randomx thought you were older, you do think deeply and appear understanding and rather wise in many ways.
Going back to solo is horrible.
I've come to the conclusion that we cannot make up a sort of recipe for a partner that will work out. We simply don't know enough about ourselves or others.
I'll give a slightly different example: my wife had determined she would never marry anyone that smoked, as her husband had passed away with lung cancer from smoking, yet she married me, someone that did, and made no demands whatsoever about it. Later I gave up - another story.
I believe this applies all the way down the line and although we might not be able to even imagine what will work, there are so many lovely people in the world that finding a partner whose strengths compliment the things in ourselves we might regard as difficult-to-live-with is highly likely.
If I'm allowed to be forward I'd say there are many facets of you James that will compliment the weaknesses in another too. They may in fact thinking the same sort of thing about their possible shortcomings.
I'm sorry your bird flew away - also relieved that the cat in the picture had not invited your rabbit to lunch. Now I'd suppose that would have been an example of a very one-sided and short relationship.
Croix
