I was thinking today, while on the model stand, about "relationships" and I realized that I've been holding out for any of a dozen relationship "models" but they aren't real.

For instance, I've wanted Valentine Michael Smith relationships, or Vulcan mind-melding or Betazoid mind reading or Asimov's GAIA.

I've been looking for a fantasy to work in real life. And everything must fall short of that. There is no chance of creating a workable relationship if my standard is outside reality.

Guess it's time to grow up. :)