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The Multipurpose Arena

You don't really want to drag the world into bed with you because there is enough going on there already. Beds are complex, multipurpose arenas, and it is important that the two parties specify which activity they're undertaking. "Are we talking or are we reading?" "Are we sleeping or are we fooling around?" You have to clarify. "Are we not talking because we're mad, or because we both just don't feel like talking?" "Are we thinking of fooling around ambitiously or 'let's just do what we have to so we don't pull a muscle or kill ourselves?'" The good thing is, when you're together forever, there is less pressure to make any given night magical. You always know you have another shot tomorrow....and the next night. That's the entire beauty of Forever...nothing but tomorrows. Of course, if you cash in the Tomorrow Chip too often, you break the bank. One day you roll over, notice each other and say, "Hey,