A Timeline for our Preoccupation

So it begins…

Initiation
Attraction
Connection
Communication
Conversation 
Exploration
          Acceptance [advance one space]
                     or rejection------------ > Start over
Deeper communication
Expanded conversation
Closer exploration
Established relations
Increased personal attention
           Acceptance [advance one space]
                      or rejection------------ > Start over
Mutual intention
Growing excitation
Physical stimulation
           Acceptance [advance one space]
                      or rejection ----------- > Start over
Increased excitation
Rapid stimulation
Total sensual immersion
Penetration
Copulation
Duration
            Ten seconds 
                      of maximum sensation
Repetition or exhaustion
           Acceptance [advance one space]
                      or rejection----------- > Start over
Love or lust decision
           Acceptance [advance one space]
                       or rejection---------- > Start over
Continued repetition
Marriage inception
Declining repetition
           Continuation [advance one space]
                      or divorce------------ > Start over
Continued repetition
More imagination
           Continuation [advance one space]
                     or celibacy------------ > Start over
                                                                        |
                                                                 Give up
                                                                        |
                                                                  Croak!
So it ends…
All else is but various ‘wet spots’ in time…

                                                       R. C. Arquette 
                                                                   4/21/04