Entering midlife

My Alter Ego has caught up with the Real Me, agewise. We are both entering our midlife. ... She's got a boyfriend, but she's generally been striking out in her relationships. She keeps dating cheaters and beaters. This latest dude is a mechanic who's "not very trustworthy."

So the status report is rather generic:

"As you approach the middle years of life, age will probably play a more central role in your experience than it has in your past. For some individuals, the middle years are a time of depression and regret. For others, they mark the beginning of a settling down period of contentment.

"Life can always be as rich and full as you want it to be. You might not be able to climb the highest tree in the forest anymore, but now may be the first time that you allow yourself to experience its beauty without needing to conquer or possess it."

But, as I said, our gal isn't having the best luck at love. At this little break between the stages of my Alter Ego's life, the game suggested, "If you are lonely, why not try the RELATIONSHIP ICON?"

I am not especially feeling lonely tonight -- the Real Me, that is -- but I've been thinking: How convenient that would be -- right? -- to have a "relationship icon" hanging around somewhere in this here loft. Then, when I *am* feeling lonely, I can just hit a little button and, poof!, suddenly would appear a Ladies Lady, a beautiful lass like the starlet from "Tipping the Velvet" (in that lovely tuxedo, no less!), with a bottle of Courvoisier and a stylish leather tote full of sex toys.

Yes, that is *exactly* how life needs to start immitating art.