It often happens, however, that the external ending and the new beginning stand side-by-side with no room for a neutral space between them. You move from one town to another and the new life begins. Or from one job to another with no time off between them. Or a relationship begins, but there is no real ending to being alone. You are likely to be well into the new beginning before realizing that it is all strange and unreal. You probably say then that you “aren’t used to the new situation yet,” and it is true that things will seem less strange when the setting and the cues are more familiar.
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