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Libby's Unique Relationship Experience
- Libby Sinbak shares her experience falling in love with Tom despite no conventional trajectory for their relationship.
- They couldn't follow societal scripts due to existing marriages, children, and living arrangements.
Understanding the Relationship Escalator
- The relationship escalator is a common social script detailing traditional relationship milestones.
- It provides security, social recognition, and a sense of meaning but assumes all want the same milestones.
Limits of Traditional Milestones
- Not everyone desires traditional relationship milestones, and this makes it hard for non-monogamous or unconventional relationships to gain social validity.
- The escalator also limits relationship complexity and isn't suitable for multiple partners.