As a child and teenager my dream was that when I’d grow up I’d go and live in a big mansion-type house, or complex of bungalows, in nature with all of my closest friends. My dream included the possibility of my friends having spouses and/or nuclear families of their own, it didn’t feel contradictory: we’d all be part of a larger family that would include me, too, even though I never envisioned myself with a life partner or children of my own.
Now, although I need my own space and often plenty of “quiet time” by myself, and although I’ve roamed and moved a lot, this image still represents an ideal that I have and hope might come true some day…
The Little Prince and the Fox 