![]() ![]() When she finally resurfaces weeks or sometimes months later, she contacts her partners to apologize, and typically explains that she is simply too busy to settle down right now. And Gabby finds herself bored, looking forward to the next relationship, and getting more and more distant from her partners (who are usually genuinely baffled) - she stops returning calls and texts, unfollows/friends on social media, and generally drops off the face of the earth. Her partners are thrilled at the thought and begin to “fall in love.” But shortly thereafter the excitement wears off. Inevitably, she is so caught up in enjoying the moment that she begins plotting and planning for all the trips they can take together, the people they’ll meet, and the life they’ll lead - outloud. She is known for spending hours upon hours with new loves, pouring over their mutual hopes and desires, figuring out what makes them tick. Her former partners confirm that the initial relationship period with her is marked by mystery, intrigue, laughter, and white-hot passion. She thinks it is fun to figure someone out and learn who they are. Gabby has always enjoyed the thrill of courtship. When asked to explain why she’s having trouble, Jennifer says that is seems as that she can’t pick any single major without knowing that she’s going to be permanently happy within it - otherwise, what’s the point? Moreover, how can she just one major when to do so is to limit herself from others which she might be more happy in? She’s tried most everything within her field of interest - psychology, english, theater, and even history, which she liked more than anything else, but when it dawned on her that her only possibility for a long-term career was teaching, she immediately felt deflated and lost motivation for continuing. Starting what will be her sixth year of college, Jennifer is wondering why she can’t seem to just find a major that she likes. He thinks that he wants to be in a serious relationship, but has virtually no insight into why he gets so picky around the six-month marker. This has happened three times in the past twenty-four-months alone, and every time it does, Zack wonders whether he’ll be alone for ever. Right when things start to get serious, he comes up with something about his partner that he doesn’t like - something that has been there since the beginning, usually within his conscience field of awareness, that he moves from the “acceptable” column into the “deal-breaker” column. ![]() And…he has never had a relationship last longer than six months. He’s intelligent, has a host of friends, and just finished his first year of PhD work. Zack is 28, and successful by many counts.
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