Choice and Choice

Dear Miss Kitty,
My boyfriend and I recently moved into together and it is great. I have everything I ever wanted and yet there seems to be something missing. Am I just a brat for feeling discontentment or is it a sign that maybe it isn’t as good as I think it is?
Love,N.T

Dear N,
As much as it might amuse the readers to agree that you are indeed a brat or even work with the Ouija board scenario that you’re “feeling” might be a sign of some sort, I am going to go for the gold here and introduce a new conflict for you. Could it be possible, that even though Mr. Right is Mr. Right there might be another Mr. Right out there? Maybe a Mr. Right with a better job, bigger retirement package, and a huge company car? Could we beg the questions, even though this is good, could it be even better?

I am guessing that it would shock you to know that once upon a time there was Shredded Wheat, Corn Flakes and oatmeal. And equally shocking is that we were happy. Then they made Trix, Count Chocula and Lucky Charms, we were still happy but getting a little confused. Now there are approximately 150 choices in cereal alone. Do we really need 150 different kinds of grains in a box? The amount of choice we experience on a daily basis has soared since the day Batman made his TV debut in the 60’s

The X, Y and Z generations consider so much bounty as a birth right. They weren’t born with a silver spoon in the mouth but an entire 200 piece set of flatware and the hostess set including an extra butter knife. Have all those possibilities, grown to insane proportions since the 60’s gone to our heads and rendered us lost for more than just a few words? Is it for better or worse to have so many options? If relationship contentment is based on feeling that we have made a really good choice, have all the available possibilities stripped us away from accepting that we made a good choice? In other words, oatmeal works just fine and it comes with options. Raisins and brown sugar.

Darling N, Boys and Girls, if we spend our days upgrading our phones just because we can maybe we short change ourselves in not appreciating the features we currently have. One day they will come out with Count Chocula with Trix bits just to test us. Captain Crunch will try the organic thing. Yes, there will always be more phones, more cereals, and more Mr. Rights possible. However take some time out and just sit with what you do have and you might see you have even more than you thought you did.
Have a naughty day!