Solful
Getting excited is a good start my dear!

Remember if you always do what you've always done.......then you will always get the same results!

It is not that Universe has not heard you but more so that your request is ahead of its time.  Along your journey there are a few loose ends that need tying down before you can be truly ready to commit yourself fully to a healthy relationship.
Someone in a time 'way back when'  caused you to see love and commitment in a much different way than what would be good for you in the long haul of life and love.  Now this could be from a relationship of your own, or of someone very close [ie:parents, aunts ect'.  Something you saw left you a little bitter on the edges and often you compare this to anything in the way of love interests for yourself.  Im sensing this person/couple is somehow attached to a white animal of some sort?  [perhaps a pet cat or dog?]  In any event when you think of long term love you will often think of this point in time in which you witnessed something that really is not of the 'norm' so to speak.  They seemed happy on the outside and yet you were witness to many times when they appeared unbalanced in the ways of love.  There was not an equal give and take in this relationship and in some ways it brought you to feel torn on which way to go in matters of the heart. More often than not you are known to 'give in' rather than stand tall for what you believe to be true and fair in your heart.  There are those who will take advantage of this and not give as much as they will take from you and your energy.  Open your field of interests where love is concerned, and allow your mind to see yourself in love with someone who is currently not on your list of ideals......now this could be someone older or maybe less educated, I am not getting a clear picture merely a message that asks you to 'widen your field of options'  so that the perfect match doesnt pass you by.  You have been known to sell yourself short, and this too makes for a very small list of potentials.......you have so many more life qualities that you do not show the world , can you relate to this? 
Somewhere you got the idea that no one would be captured by this loving energy of yours and this my dear is so not true!  Absolutely a man waits for you,  he is taller than you have pictured yet stands so quiet many people do not even see him!  In fact that is something the two of you have in common but in different ways.  Stand out in the crowd dear one, for you have been given a special talent you keep hidden for fear of perhaps ridicule or the judgment of others.   Put a face to the person with the white colored pet, and I bet the rest will fall into place so quickly that you will almost 'gasp' at the mere knowledge of how much it really affected how you view relationships in general.  Time to take control of who you are and what it is you seek.   
AND always remember the mantra  "BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR"......this is very important for Universe does not always distinguish who would be best suited as a couple, rather they follow the wishes of the querant.  Dont forget this.  In fact this just might have a little something to do with all those 'plain'  choices that have crossed your path over the years!  *smile*
Dream Big, and colorfull my dear for that is how one can best describe the energy that you have......It comes in [big] gusts and has so many colors [ideas] attached to it that many can get lost within your fun spirited ways.   Enjoy your life, and enjoy the path of reaching out to grasp all that makes you feel whole and fullfilled for this dear one is the key that will open the door when this man stands waiting.
Best of Luck!

;May today be the day
You stumble upon your
River of Tranquility in life'

Your Host
~~WIND~~
[intuitive forum]

Solful
Getting excited is a good start my dear!

Remember if you always do what you've always done.......then you will always get the same results!

It is not that Universe has not heard you but more so that your request is ahead of its time.  Along your journey there are a few loose ends that need tying down before you can be truly ready to commit yourself fully to a healthy relationship.
Someone in a time 'way back when'  caused you to see love and commitment in a much different way than what would be good for you in the long haul of life and love.  Now this could be from a relationship of your own, or of someone very close [ie:parents, aunts ect'.  Something you saw left you a little bitter on the edges and often you compare this to anything in the way of love interests for yourself.  Im sensing this person/couple is somehow attached to a white animal of some sort?  [perhaps a pet cat or dog?]  In any event when you think of long term love you will often think of this point in time in which you witnessed something that really is not of the 'norm' so to speak.  They seemed happy on the outside and yet you were witness to many times when they appeared unbalanced in the ways of love.  There was not an equal give and take in this relationship and in some ways it brought you to feel torn on which way to go in matters of the heart. More often than not you are known to 'give in' rather than stand tall for what you believe to be true and fair in your heart.  There are those who will take advantage of this and not give as much as they will take from you and your energy.  Open your field of interests where love is concerned, and allow your mind to see yourself in love with someone who is currently not on your list of ideals......now this could be someone older or maybe less educated, I am not getting a clear picture merely a message that asks you to 'widen your field of options'  so that the perfect match doesnt pass you by.  You have been known to sell yourself short, and this too makes for a very small list of potentials.......you have so many more life qualities that you do not show the world , can you relate to this? 
Somewhere you got the idea that no one would be captured by this loving energy of yours and this my dear is so not true!  Absolutely a man waits for you,  he is taller than you have pictured yet stands so quiet many people do not even see him!  In fact that is something the two of you have in common but in different ways.  Stand out in the crowd dear one, for you have been given a special talent you keep hidden for fear of perhaps ridicule or the judgment of others.   Put a face to the person with the white colored pet, and I bet the rest will fall into place so quickly that you will almost 'gasp' at the mere knowledge of how much it really affected how you view relationships in general.  Time to take control of who you are and what it is you seek.   
AND always remember the mantra  "BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR"......this is very important for Universe does not always distinguish who would be best suited as a couple, rather they follow the wishes of the querant.  Dont forget this.  In fact this just might have a little something to do with all those 'plain'  choices that have crossed your path over the years!  *smile*
Dream Big, and colorfull my dear for that is how one can best describe the energy that you have......It comes in [big] gusts and has so many colors [ideas] attached to it that many can get lost within your fun spirited ways.   Enjoy your life, and enjoy the path of reaching out to grasp all that makes you feel whole and fullfilled for this dear one is the key that will open the door when this man stands waiting.
Best of Luck!

;May today be the day
You stumble upon your
River of Tranquility in life'

Your Host
~~WIND~~
[intuitive forum]

Wind you are a real trip. A few of comments to you: First I think I do have an idea of what the "pivotal" relationship is that has affected my outlook on committed relationships. And it's a lot like you described, on the surface it seemed perfect but on a deeper level I just didn't think it was...I don't want to say "right" but I knew it was something I didn't want for myself. But yet in a way I do want something like that because the surface stuff really was tranquil. I see something in myself and at times it does give me inner conflict but I've been trying to focus and hold out for what I really want.

The white animal: well about a couple of weeks ago I had a vivid dream with a white Mountain Lion. Except really it looked like a Mountain Lion sized white housecat. I don't usually dream of animals at all and I actually posted the dream and questioned it's symbolism on the Dreams message board and got some interesting comments. How weird if that that dream was telling me something about my relationship status or whatever. All I know for sure is that when I woke up certain images from that dream stayed with me for days. I wrote it all out in my journal but really couldn't figure out the symbolism on my own.

About this person I've grown attached to recently. I don't know how to approach this, but some of what you said about this "person" that you see sort of fit the guy I've crossed paths and developed a crush on. He's doesn't possess some of the "ideal" characteristics I've been wanting in a mate. He's really tall and has this quiet presence but there is some underlying intense energy that comes out in different ways than mine. He once told me that he thought I was "powerful" and I was surprised cause I didn't think he sensed stuff like that, and with the way he's neglected me so much I didn't even think he would notice.  Yet I thought his neglect of me was rooted in his own insecurities that I know I can not change but I always thought if he could just meet me at some middle ground we could grow together, in the sense that we could sort of complement each other's weaknesses and help each other overcome them and develop a solid union. Is that kind of thinking selling myself short? And is my intuition just totally off the mark with this guy?

I tried to send you a private message through the Bnet profile but I didn't know how. I do sort of see how maybe I'm not ready for a relationship just yet. I have inner things I could work on, and I definitely have career type stuff I should clear up first. I think a lot of it just needs to start with Not Doing the Same Things...because I have been getting the same crappy results. And really, I do believe I have to let go of my daydreams of this one guy. Even if my intuition is in line, he needs time and space to come to his own realizations and it's a waste of my time to be so hung up the way I am. I consciously know this yet I just *think* that there is some connection between us and I"m stuck unconsciously waiting. And I did do this once in the past too.

Thanks.

Soulful
Take a look at the white mountain lion in this fashion for a moment ........
This "Feline" animal referring to a lioness rather than a lion, would represent yourself on the prowl, in search of a new mate. You are being told to watch your convictions, and keep all that you do pure and honest so that never will a grey cloud present itself in question such as it did with the other fella who caught your attention. Pure, clean good energy and keep the prowl to the highest of levels so that it doesnt enter in the area of you saying "Geeezze I wish I hadnt moved so fast, now Im sure he will think im a night prower with only sexual intentions rather than those driven pure and clean as the white driven snow of winter. {which by the way is about the time I see this fella presenting himself for the first time into your immediate circle of encounters......be ready, be prepared, and never ever put in place anything but good intentions that you can and will follow through when the time for you and this fella rounds the bend. For now clear out the stuff hanging on to you like cobwebs on a tree, for this new relationship will be like nothing you have ever experienced before, ooohhhh such shiney sparkly diamonds!!!! Could these be for you????

May today be the day you
stumble upon your Tranquill River
of Life
Your Host
~~WIND~~

PS
Could you tell me please, what does 'trippy' mean?  Is this good or bad?

[QUOTE=ManzanitaBear;573554]Okay... I've been intrigued enough to try this.  Only for small material things--parking spaces a couple of times, and a newspaper once.  The parking spaces were useful, and those were the times it worked--I probably could have parked elsewhere if I hadn't found them, but it would've been quite inconvenient to where I was going.  As for the newspaper, that was a see if I can do this sort of test.  I don't get one delivered, and I do buy it occasionally--last Sunday, I decided to see if I could will myself a free Sunday paper (i.e. find one, or someone gives me one), and it didn't happen. Does that mean it didn't work, or was something in the way?  I made a point of not going to buy one, thinking that would spoil it.  And it wasn't something I really needed, really just a for-fun thing.[/QUOTE]

Update on the Sunday newspaper: a week later, I found one in the laundry room at my apartment complex--after I'd just gone and bought one for that day.

So am I being joked with here?  Do my "because I said so" skills just plain not work?  It kind of reminds me of Merlin asking for his hat and being given a ski hat, a baseball cap, etc.