We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we’re dissatisfied that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more 1 when they are. After that, we’re frustrated that we have 2 teenagers to deal with. We’ll certainly be happy when we are out of that 3 .
We tell ourselves that our life will be 4 when we get a nice car, are able to go on a nice vacation and when we retire.