Curiosity

Jorgen Andersson

0. If you're not afraid you're not taking it seriously. It's a big change, you're promising someone she's the only one for the rest of your life. At least I'm taking that seriously. 1. Nagging. I mean, If I say I will do something, I will. No point in reminding me every half a year. Sorry couldn't resist

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CPallini

0. Because we actually are. 1. Nothing. However we also like other people's wives. 2. Surviving. -- Carlo The Honest

Veni, vidi, vici.

Karen Mitchelle

CPallini wrote:

However we also like other people's wives.

:omg:

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Karen Mitchelle

I got used to naggers, too. I think my mom inherited a machine-gun-mouth from her ancestors. She always use it whenever possible. :laugh:

Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL. I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64

chriselst

It's just tired old stereotypes that people fall back on when they can't think of anything original.

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

Dinesh V Kumar

Thats True!!! But how you make peace with your partner decides how your rest of the life is going to be..

Super Lloyd

RyanDev wrote:

There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

I though they were 3! Those who know how to count, and the others! ;P

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Tim Carmichael

Ok, read this whole thread before replying. 0. Some men (and women) and afraid to get married because they have witnessed bad marriages. My wife was 32 when we married; she was VERY cautious because her mother had two bad marriages and she wanted to be sure her's would be fulfilling and last. 1. It is not so much that men don't 'like' their wives, they don't understand them. I can say something to my wife and hear back, "Oh, you mean....". I reply, "That's not what I said..." and repeat my words exactly. Her next reply, "You said EXACTLY this..." and I hear something 90 degrees off of what I said. She heard my words, but interpretting them in a manner I did not mean, but, to her, that is exactly what I said. Then, I go out and chop firewood... stress relief. 2. A survival guide is like seasoned advice. Last night, I was talking to a friend whose wife had a baby 3 weeks ago. She wants to take a week and visit family out of state. His thoughts, "Go, but leave me here. I don't want to go." What she will hear, "I don't like your family and can't be bothered to spend time with them; it is more important to me to avoid them than it is to spend time with you." My advice, tell her how many vacation days you have left this year (5 I think) and ask when she would like him to take them. If he goes out of town, then he will have no time left for the rest of the year - no Thanksgiving time off, no Christmas time off. So, reword what he says and make it HER option. Does that help? Tim P.S. - My wife thinks she can program because she can change formulas in a spreadsheet; I am happy to let her have a toenail in my world and let her think she is swimming with the dolphins.

PIEBALDconsult

CPallini wrote:

1. Nothing. However we also like other people's wives.

And divorcees. :cool:

You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

Dr Walt Fair PE

Of course there's love. Without love there's no way we could put up with each other for very long. Also a good sense of humor goes a long way.

CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

hairy_hats

0. I'm not, I look forward to it. 1. With the woman I want to marry, nothing. 2. I don't understand it myself, but I suspect it's the doublethink of some men wanting to be married and single at the same time. :doh:

CPallini

:thumbsup:

Veni, vidi, vici.

Karen Mitchelle

Tim Carmichael wrote:

She heard my words, but interpreting them in a manner I did not mean, but, to her, that is exactly what I said

Now, I can say, I'm a woman after all. IMO, the reason why WE are like that is because we are used to express ourselves through trivial words, like saying, "I'm fine" though we're not. Saying, "It's nothing" though deep inside, there's something bothering us. I don't know why are we like this, but in some cases, I can say that if I use "I'm fine" and "It's nothing", I just want to get my man's attention. I want him to push me to tell him what is really bothering me. Just a glimpse on how a woman's mind works. ;)

Tim Carmichael wrote:

reword what he says and make it HER option.

Maybe it applies to some, but for me, it's just a "Yes" or "No". And just give straight answer to my "Why" question.

Tim Carmichael wrote:

Does that help?

Yes. Thanks. :)

Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL. I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64

_Damian S_

PIEBALDconsult wrote:

She just doesn't Wang Chung like she used to.

Maybe she no longer likes Wanging your Chung because you've let yourself go a bit? :laugh:

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PIEBALDconsult

I think you have that backward. :badger:

You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

_Damian S_

Hey... whatever floats your boat!! ;-)

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