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- CuriousDina
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- December 27, 2007
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From the original post:
2008-01-03 14:44:42.0
Yes, yes you adore him or her. But do you like'em?
Falling in love has all kinds of rules and...
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Posted: Jun 29, 08 4:53pm
I LOVE to see (or hear) glowing comments of a happy spouse!
I'm usually happy. Some days I am very unhappy, but that is my fault.
I believe you cannot become happy just from the efforts of another...you must first choose to be happy in your marriage.
Third marriage, lots of experience.
Posted: Jun 30, 08 2:48pm
What a smart woman your mom was!
Posted: Jun 30, 08 6:34pm
KevinR, what about choose to be happy with yourself first?
Posted: Jul 2, 08 7:21pm
He's my best friend. I like him more than anyone else I know. We were good friends before we started dating and then some big spark got ignited and we went through that wonderful hot and heavy stage of new relationships. But after 25 years, that's gone. What's left is deep affection, still some passion, tremendous respect, and lots and lots of like.
Wow, this is exactly like my story, but only 10 years. It's nice to hear alot of people talk about long term relationships, it makes me feel more normal..
Posted: Jul 5, 08 9:58pm
I was in absolute and complete love with my soulmate, but he was taken from me on Sep 9 2006. My late husband and I were married for nearly 16 years and could not fathom living apart ever. We were home together...However I married soon in my grief to a man whom I don't like, but i am a woman of compassion and patience. I try to find a way to like or love him. I married him because of his supposed love for me, now he has declared that he didn't love me afterall, he just wanted the life I could provide for him. I wish I could go back in time...
Posted: Jul 6, 08 7:38am
You cant go back in time Catherine but maybe the life your providing for him you can provide for yourself....ONLY?..I sure hope so...
Posted: Jul 7, 08 5:13am
Thank you for your comment, we must have been on the same energy current or something yesterday. I dont know why, nothing special happened, but I just had enough and told him it was over and it was time to go. I just really wanted my life back. He argued briefly and then just went. I am sad, mostly for another adjustment to get through and feeling such a fool for so much wasted energy. I know there were lessons learned, but mostly I am angry that I was so nieve. It hurts to be used so badly. I would think I was old enough to know better. Still your words of encouragement were very much appreciated and it will be my focus to build a life for myself now. It's been hard learning to live without my best friend, my late husband, whom I will always consider to be my true husband. No one else will ever come close to the standard of what he was to me. That's the hard truth, maybe I was wrong to get married to anyone.