In a lull

I don't plan on posting twice in a day very often, but I'm wrestling with a thought that I need to straighten out.

I'm beginning to wonder if life has a natural lull in the middle, like long movies or sports teams. Especially when it comes to dating. Let's see if I can explain.

In the beginning, there are plenty of 'good' ones out there. 'Good', in this case, means women that are worth spending considerable time with, that aren't (entirely) crazy, that are "relationship material." Over the course of time, the 'good' ones get snatched up...either married or in serious relationships, and thus, to a moral boy such as myself, off limits. Because they're 'good', they stay in these relationships for a long time, at least until the kids are raised or their husband dies.

Once you get to the age where the kids are pretty much out of the house, some of the 'good' ones are available, at least for a brief time. Husbands get stupid. Wives get stupid. They just get tired of living together. Regardless, the supply goes up.

So, in between the "dating phase" and the "kids are older or husband is dead" phase, there's a lull where people are raising young kids, or haven't gotten tired enough of each other to call it quits. Any 'good' ones that hit the market are quickly snatched up by the best available men (or men that are completely different from their exes.) This leads to a serious downturn in supply, where what is mostly available are the ones that aren't 'good'...in short, most of them nuts. I think that's where I might be.

At least, that's what I'm telling myself. If this is true, there's hope coming...patience is the order of the day. I think I need to develop this thought further, but that's the skeleton of the thought I'm working through.