Nine year anniversary
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Marriage is not a word, it is a sentence!! No advice here as I'm not married, but Congrats :)
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
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:beer: Congrats :beer: Ginny and I celebrated 22 years back in December. Seems like only yesterday... ;)
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I have a failed marriage. Mostly because I was pretty self absorbed, and I never bothered to ask her if she was happy. In my defence, she pushed the marriage through, I wanted to go slow, I knew I wasn't ready. 15 years married this year to wife #2. No earth shattering advice, just the obvious - listen to your partner, even when you think they are being stupid.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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I have a failed marriage. Mostly because I was pretty self absorbed, and I never bothered to ask her if she was happy. In my defence, she pushed the marriage through, I wanted to go slow, I knew I wasn't ready. 15 years married this year to wife #2. No earth shattering advice, just the obvious - listen to your partner, even when you think they are being stupid.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
Christian Graus wrote:
In my defence, she pushed the marriage through, I wanted to go slow, I knew I wasn't ready.
LOL! I know where you are coming from, my ex said "We've been going out 2 years, it's time to s**t or get off the pot." Unfortunately, I s**t. :laugh:
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I say it's a very, very long trip with no stops before the final destination. So you better like whom you are traveling with. :-D
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leckey wrote:
I say it's a very, very long trip
Well personally I don't see marriage in in my life any time soon (not in the next 10 years anyway) so I guess the trip will be a bit shorter for me :D My great Uncle and aunty are celebrating their 50th in a couple of weeks. He turns 101 the day before. Now that is a huge effort if you ask me
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
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leckey wrote:
I say it's a very, very long trip
Well personally I don't see marriage in in my life any time soon (not in the next 10 years anyway) so I guess the trip will be a bit shorter for me :D My great Uncle and aunty are celebrating their 50th in a couple of weeks. He turns 101 the day before. Now that is a huge effort if you ask me
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
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My only advice is for your husband... You can be right or you can be happy. P.S. I have married 24 years.
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And there's only one thing a woman ever needs to get for her man as a present(2 actually but one isnt PG). Ralphie Mae is hilarious.
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15 years: traditional gift is crystal; modern is watches. Apparently so you can see how much more time until the Other shuts up. :-D
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ROTFL - funny, I just bought her a nice watch at LAX on the way home. The Mickey Mouse one I bought her 2 years ago has been playing up.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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Christian Graus wrote:
In my defence, she pushed the marriage through, I wanted to go slow, I knew I wasn't ready.
LOL! I know where you are coming from, my ex said "We've been going out 2 years, it's time to s**t or get off the pot." Unfortunately, I s**t. :laugh:
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Yeah, we went out for a month or something, I was VERY young, very naive, and when confronted with marry or leave, I took marry. My first girlfriend, no less. Disaster.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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Married at 51, and still lasted 50 years. Hardcore. :)
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RichardM1 wrote:
Hardcore
Yeah.... no argument here! The odd thing is, he was more then happy to have a 100th birthday party, but doesn't want a 50th anniversary party :doh:
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Yeah, we went out for a month or something, I was VERY young, very naive, and when confronted with marry or leave, I took marry. My first girlfriend, no less. Disaster.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
THAT sucks. :sigh: I was 27 and have to attribute it to a decision badly made. :( I hope she ended up getting treatment, instead of continuing to dump her problem on other people. That is a serious comment, not a slam.
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ROTFL - funny, I just bought her a nice watch at LAX on the way home. The Mickey Mouse one I bought her 2 years ago has been playing up.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
Well that's your problem...buying a watch with an obviously poofer character yet likes a demanding female of his own species. I remember when Swatch watches were all the rage down in AUS.
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Christian Graus wrote:
In my defence, she pushed the marriage through, I wanted to go slow, I knew I wasn't ready.
LOL! I know where you are coming from, my ex said "We've been going out 2 years, it's time to s**t or get off the pot." Unfortunately, I s**t. :laugh:
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Today marks nine years of being married and not killing each other. For those of you who have been married for awhile, what is your advice for a lasting marriage? Funnies and quips welcomed. If you have a failed marriage, any additional advice on what to avoid?
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And there's only one thing a woman ever needs to get for her man as a present(2 actually but one isnt PG). Ralphie Mae is hilarious.
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Today marks nine years of being married and not killing each other. For those of you who have been married for awhile, what is your advice for a lasting marriage? Funnies and quips welcomed. If you have a failed marriage, any additional advice on what to avoid?
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Congrats, our tenth is coming up in a couple of months. My advice is first and foremost only argue or disagree about stuff if it means the world to you, i.e. life and death, anything less than that just let it slide because it won't matter in the long run anyway. Both partners have to follow this rule, it can't just be one. Second and probably equally important: a healthy sex life characterized by openness and when presented with the others fantasies, however kinky or unusal they may seem to the other, to exhibit the three G's: Good, giving and game (within reasonable limits). Think 'good in bed,' 'giving equal time and equal pleasure,' and 'game for anything—within reason.'" As more and more time goes by those two things are what keep a marriage vibrant and happy more than anything else.
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot
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Today marks nine years of being married and not killing each other. For those of you who have been married for awhile, what is your advice for a lasting marriage? Funnies and quips welcomed. If you have a failed marriage, any additional advice on what to avoid?
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Congrats leckey. As much as every year is special, it's also good to make every day special. My wife and I have 27+ years married and a couple more that we lived together before hand. She and I agree that one of the reasons that we get along so well with each other is because we not only do stuff together, but we also do stuff without each other. I will never do scrap booking or stained glass art. But what my wife creates is amazing. As well, my wife will never cut lumber, make a shelf or shingle a roof. But like Dirty Harry used to say, "A man's got to know his limitations". :)
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leckey wrote:
any additional advice
Two words..."Yes dear" :) My limited experiance has tought me that its important to choose your battles carefully.
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Congrats, our tenth is coming up in a couple of months. My advice is first and foremost only argue or disagree about stuff if it means the world to you, i.e. life and death, anything less than that just let it slide because it won't matter in the long run anyway. Both partners have to follow this rule, it can't just be one. Second and probably equally important: a healthy sex life characterized by openness and when presented with the others fantasies, however kinky or unusal they may seem to the other, to exhibit the three G's: Good, giving and game (within reasonable limits). Think 'good in bed,' 'giving equal time and equal pleasure,' and 'game for anything—within reason.'" As more and more time goes by those two things are what keep a marriage vibrant and happy more than anything else.
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot
While trying to stay "Kid Sister Friendly" I really agree with the sex part. I think that is one major thing that really affects many couples. It really comes down to trying new things whether in the bedroom or in public life. No one likes to stay the same forever.
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Well that's your problem...buying a watch with an obviously poofer character yet likes a demanding female of his own species. I remember when Swatch watches were all the rage down in AUS.
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Actually, my business partner insisted it was the watch to buy her while at Disneyland. I disagreed, but lost.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )