That last bit is what GAL-ing is all about. Once you can appreciate things in the moment apart from your WAS...oh, it tastes so sweet. Once you realize that you truly can be happy without the need for anybody else to complete you, you are filled with a new kind of happiness -- a self-fulfilling one.

Us: mid-20s
T: 5.5 yrs
M: 2 yrs
S + OM: 6/21/11
Legally S'd: 9/9/11

In this life, you have a limited amount of mental currency. You get what you pay for, so spend it wisely.

So it goes. --Kurt Vonnegut