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Old Oct 13, 2014, 01:12 PM
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When I think back on my own maturity level at age 22, I really did grow and change a lot throughout my 20's. Just as you have grown and matured so much from when you were in your early teens to now, you will know more in your late 20's then you know now too.
What you like or love "now" can change a lot by the time you are in your late 20's with more life experiences under your belt.

I agree with Skeezyks in that thinking about "is this the one" as though one person you develop love for might be the only one designated for "you" in your life. Well, that is just in a Disney Movie really. It really does take "time" to really "know" another person too, the first intitial romance can be nice, but not really something "worthy of long term" because we don't really get to "know" another person well enough right away and often we tend to give another person attributes that are not really there, because we love that person too much right away.

A lot of individuals that are still young yet, as you are, are in love with "love" and tend to miss important clues that another person shows that may not really be the best match for them. I can look back on my own experiences and realize the things I missed and I am glad I did not stay with different people "I thought" I was in love with.

At 22, no matter how mature you may believe you are, you are still going to mature so much more. You "are" still finding yourself, and that is pretty normal for your age too.
If you learn anything at all from this, learn what I have mentioned in my other post, that if a relationship doesn't work out, be patient and keep growing anyway, because there will be others that somehow come into your life path that may compliment the person that you are growing to become.

OE