There are many ways of going about finding a mate in Charlie's world. In some far away places people are told who will be their mate when they are still children. It is predetermined. In the part of the world where Charlie lives people have to find their own mates once they reach the age of mating. What exactly this age is, few can agree upon. How one should go about finding one's mate is another unagreed upon. Some of Charlies friends go to social gatherings with the intent of finding a mate. Often there are other people looking for a mate at these gatherings, so the chance of success is fairly high. Charlie's own parents had met in a bar, for instance. Other people spend their time making themselves appear attractive so prospective mates will come to them. This method has mixed results. An increasingly more common choice among Charlie's peers is finding multiple mates for short periods of time, one after the other (or simultaneously), discarding mates as they are bored of them or more attactive mates come along. This new method is attractive because it requires little commitment and shallow emotional connection.
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Colin and Co.
