Stephen just wants to have a carefree life full of sunshine, puppies, and fantastic sex. Alas, his boyfriend's serious side cannot be kept in check.
For the full history of Stephen's (canon!) time in California with "Jonathan", see this clip, which is transcribed here. More works inspired by the same monologue: California Boys masterpost
There's not really room for an eight-year digression to California in Stephen's history, so you have to either assume he exaggerated or handwave the dates completely ^_^;
What, "Stephen" exaggerate and/or repress memories? Certainly not
"Stephen's" history changes according to the needs of the show, anyway. And I don't think it would be too far-fetched to say they moved from Venice Beach to Patterson Springs after awhile and maybe just vacationed in Sonoma sometimes...
Bah, I just want more fluffy hair and preppy clothes. I have no interest in canon!
-- In Tyler We Trust Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is a spiritual war. Our depression is our lives. "There are no happy endings, because nothing ever ends." ~Schmendrick, The Last Unicorn
If you want my full Thoughts On Yaoi (literally XD), I wrote extended versions of a couple of possible interpretations of the scene.
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"Stephen's" history changes according to the needs of the show, anyway. And I don't think it would be too far-fetched to say they moved from Venice Beach to Patterson Springs after awhile and maybe just vacationed in Sonoma sometimes...
Bah, I just want more fluffy hair and preppy clothes. I have no interest in canon!
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In Tyler We Trust
Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is a spiritual war. Our depression is our lives.
"There are no happy endings, because nothing ever ends." ~Schmendrick, The Last Unicorn