Random thoughts

[An old post - July 30th, 2010] 

Do we naturally have preferences when choosing a partner? Or are preferences something we inevitably create as a reaction to the experience of a failed relationship(s)? Is it so much as to learning from mistakes i.e. learning from a failed relationship(s) or is it just fear, fear from the fact that every new relationship we venture into may possibly fail? Or is there simply a number or a threshold, if you will, of failed relationships which we should not surpass, failing which ultimately lead us to believe that every relationship will eventually fail and we then refrain from getting into any relationship altogether? Or do we instead produce an extensive list which we adhere to religiously and by doing so let opportunities pass us by?