Female here! I "went my own way" about three years ago...and it's awesome! I'm not a cat lady either...can't stand the things.
I won't deny radical Libertarianism had a lot to do with this decision, but it's basically this: if you find someone you adore, spend time with them. Have sex with them if you feel like it. If you guys don't make each other happy at some point, do some solo traveling. Spend time contemplating alone. Hang out with different people. Then, come back together.
It's incredible how much new, interesting shit you'll have to talk about when you live this way. You may fall in love with each other all over again.
I don't know if it's true that we "don't know how to relationship" anymore, rather, we're relationship-ing in a way that doesn't serve modern society/reality/whatever-you-want-to-call-it.
It doesn't sound like you went your own way at all since in your second paragraph you discuss getting involved in romantic relationships and love and doing things to improve those relationships. The fact that you're willing to break them off quickly when not happy isn't changing what you're apparently seeking only how much effort you're apparently willing to put into dealing with low points.
Yes, average life expectancy was dramatically lower than now but that's because of childhood diseases. Generally, if you made it to your 20s you'd make it to your 60's. But boy did all those children dying wreck the average life expectancy calculation!
Sapians talks a bit about how bad it was. King Edward I of England who would have had access to the best care of the time had 11 out of his 20 kids die in childhood.
I won't deny radical Libertarianism had a lot to do with this decision, but it's basically this: if you find someone you adore, spend time with them. Have sex with them if you feel like it. If you guys don't make each other happy at some point, do some solo traveling. Spend time contemplating alone. Hang out with different people. Then, come back together.
It's incredible how much new, interesting shit you'll have to talk about when you live this way. You may fall in love with each other all over again.
I don't know if it's true that we "don't know how to relationship" anymore, rather, we're relationship-ing in a way that doesn't serve modern society/reality/whatever-you-want-to-call-it.
Cheers!