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15 to 21 and still discovering the Universe
This is the peak age for this group in which the women are full of energy, excitement and enthusiasm. She wants to discover new things, go out and meet new friends, collect new boyfriends, and start experiencing her “first things”: first kiss, first drink, first smoke, first failure, first broken heart. At this stage she is a rebellious person, not materialistic at all, hip and trendy; she’s into piercings, tattoos, and concerts.
She is always fighting and arguing with her parents. She claims that her parents don’t understand her and that they deny ever being her age and wanting the same things she wants today. Your role here is not to be this parent figure, but instead be the person who will listen to her stories; the interesting and the boring. Try to act as if you are really interested and that you care for her and her stories. I call this period the “HABAL“ period which will set the stage for the following age group, in which she will discover that once she graduates from a university she will have new responsibilities, a job, a new life, a career and overall new surroundings.
21 to 27 Enjoying my life to the Max
This is the middle age that is full of a different kind of energy; the mature type of energy directed to moving to a new life and developing into a different person. She develops a unique personality, almost like a different character. As she moves towards maturity, she becomes pickier with her choices and begins to turn into a materialistic person. She will be concerned with the school you went to, which university you graduated from, what kind of car you own, the area in which you live, where you originally came from, which company you work for and what your position is, etc. She is always looking for top qualifying guys. She is concerned with whether or not you own popular brands of clothing and your high position or title in order to continue on with the process or possibility of accepting you.
From age 21 to 24, she’s just looking for normal relations; nothing out of the ordinary. She doesn’t care if you play around or if you’re not serious, since she’s not serious about you either and she’s just having fun with a good person who treats her in a good way. She will tell you, “Don’t rush. Take it easy on me, and don’t push a lot.” But she’ll want you to keep the same level of excitement about her. “I’m just having fun with you and, trust me, I don’t have fun with just anyone.”
Ah, if only the majority of these women really existed. I always wonder how “cool” it would be to have that woman, instead of having a nagging, typical woman who wants to be serious all of the time. How many of you out there are waiting for someone like her? But, if you think about it, how would you treat her and what would you think about having a relationship with someone like her? You wouldn’t make it in the relationship. Remember, we need to keep that balance in order to achieve the ultimate goal.
After reaching ages 25 and 26, women will start to become more serious in their relations and pickier in choosing “the one.” She now has a time limit because of her age since, in a couple of years, she should commit to someone and start heading in that direction; moving that relation to a different, more serious level. You will experience this stage shift yourself, and realize that whenever you meet someone who’s at the end of their middle age, they become more serious and will begin to highlight “what needs to be done now.”
She will tell you that you need to take this relation to a serious level by starting to plan. She will terrorize you with her ideas: Do you like children? What would you name them? Do you prefer a boy or a girl? Where would you like to buy a house; in Beirut or outside of Beirut? And, so on and so forth. You, on the other hand, will begin to move back in your thoughts, thinking deeply about this “issue” and how to solve. You will fee that you need to be honest with her, and tell her what you need exactly and where you see yourself in the coming years. Basically, what I’m saying is, just be honest with her; almost transparent.
27 to 33 the Mid age
This is the borderline age, or the limit age. I call it the borderline age because I believe that these women start to stress and begin to look around in order to find “the one,” and sometimes that could mean finding “just any one” who can match the basics of life. Someone who will help her survive through the next couple of years; even if she doesn’t initially or necessarily love him, she will learn to convince herself that that feeling with eventually settle with time. She convinces herself that she will “adapt” to him, to get used to that person who will be with her for her entire life. I know a handful of desperate women who did just that and it turned out to be the wrong choice for some, but for others it was a lucky draw.
I want to share a story of a friend who lived and worked in Lebanon; a nice, attractive woman and well educated. At the age of 28, she met a man through friends of friends who worked and lived in KSA and developed a relationship with him. He was older by 16 years; he was in his 40s. To some people, she did the right thing. She escaped from life and just went for it. Everyone will live their lives differently, and not everybody should get married and have children. To some, this lifestyle is full of suffering. Others may prefer to stay single their entire lives; I’m sure you will manage to live and enjoy life like the next person would. If this is the lifestyle that you’re your personality and character, don’t force it. Live day by day and let things be. What’s written for you has already been written in stone; and approved. Don’t try to change it, because you can’t.
33 to 40 the Spinster age
This is what I call the “Spinster” age: you are officially born to be single and focus on your career. Women in this age will turn out to be more interested in pets. Owning a dog or a cat to take care of and spend time with will be a more pleasant experience than having a man. Some of these women have huge egos, and they’re busy with their career or studies and with collecting diplomas; then, MBA’s and doctorates, or perhaps a second or third major. Perhaps these certificates and plenty of books satisfy her more than any man ever would. Maybe she was born for that, and that is her calling in life.
These women will be at a high position and will have stable jobs; in other words, they have a “dominatrix” kind of personality. If she ever does date, she would either need to date someone with no personality at all or someone who has similar characteristics. After dating a “weak-minded” man, she will get bored and move to someone who is more so on her level. They will end up fighting and arguing with each other because she will realize that she can’t control him, and he won’t be able to control her. The cycle continues back to square one, until she once again ends up all alone.
Some of these women will live independently and alone in some studios in Beirut, like in Hamra, Gemmayzeh, Mar Mkhayel, etc., or in a chalet by the beach in Jounieh, Tabarja, Safra or Jbeil. Some other women are likely to spend their lives serving the needs of their parents, or caring for their siblings and their nephews.
40 to Adios Amigos
I don’t think you would need me to help you with this section, especially when it comes to the countdown age to heaven; you will say, “ Who cares…”
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