The sun is shining through the trees like a halo around her. Her long hair cascading over her shoulders. This road is a dead-end only leading to the h...ouse he is building. He has not been even on this road in a year, not since that fateful day he lost her. He promised he would finish and move in but has yet found the way to make himself do so.This house was supposed to be the beginning of their new life together. They were going to have those youngins she kept talking about. When she miscarried. Kim and I would be freshmen in High School when we returned. We were having fun any chance we got with Kevin. But that changed when Kim found herself a boyfriend. His name was John and he went to our school but he was one year ahead of us. The first time I met John I was speechless and my whole body tingled. John was around 6 tall, blonde hair, blue eyes, big shoulders with a strong chest with big muscular arms. John played football for our school as well and I loved football. I think I might. He could go to some castle or lord and seek employment as a courtwizard, or he could open up his own shop and use his magic's forcommoners and peasants. There were other options as well, and Sorvenhad put great thought into them all. Finally though, Sorven had decided. It hadn't been easy, but he didmake up his mind. Sorven had greatly enjoyed the use of his magic, andthe feeling of wonder that he got every time that he did so. Hecouldn't help but wanting to use it even more, to gain even. Several years into my research I was able to identify distinctive patterns and behaviors in the women I interviewed. I categorized these into four separate "stages" that women often experience during the course of their long-term relationships. The stages begin with a loss of sexual desire."Now I sat up, glued to the TV set. My wife and I had just reached the 5 year mark, and our sex life has taken a real nose dive over the past year. I just thought we were in a rut of some kind.Michelle took a.