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BadgeBunny

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May I join you in being your kind of exception.

Met my wife in sep '78. Moved in together in Dec '78. Married in Dec 79. My mother had no use for her, avoided her and barely spoke to her. Claimed she knew a gold digger when she saw one. Dad was ehhhh <shoulder shrug>.

Married happily almost 31 years.

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Beats me' we've had our ups and downs but are still together. Raised 3 daughters to adult hood and are now raising a 3 year old son. Life is great.

Yes, yes you may!! :kiss: That is a great story ... GC swears the only reason I was interested in him was because both his mom and dad were gone by the time we met so I didn't have to "pass inspection".

As for my family, he asked me after he moved in "So when am I gonna meet your folks?" I told him when I was ready to get rid of him. :screwy:

I had heard through the grapevine that my mother was furious that I had actually found a decent man and that if she ever got the chance to talk to him she would make sure he knew what a mistake he was making ... Yeah, she's a sweetheart ... lol

A few months after that one of my grandsons passed away and we went to the funeral (in my hometown). He didn't say a word all during the funeral or at the gravesite after. In fact he didn't talk at all until we got about halfway home and he said "You know, you tried to warn me, but I am dumbfounded."

We haven't been back.

I don't necessarily "approve" of my children's choices in mates but I'll be damned if I am gonna give them a hard time about it. They are all grown men and it is their lives to live as they see fit. Not my place to pass judgement on what makes them happy.

And I guess I am saying all this to re-iterate that it isn't important what anyone else thinks about your relationship. Letting other people (besides your partner) in is a sure way to find yourself alone. As long as you two are happy and content, that is all that matters. Commitment to your partner, no matter what anybody else thinks, is the key.
 

Blinocac200sx

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My wife wasn't, but she had been previously married, and he was the only one she had been with. It was difficult there towards the middle of the summer, but when we finally made it, it was well worth the wait :)
 

elcaBob

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I've got a very good reason not to become a gun-toting nun.. they don't allow firearms in most convents. Especially any having a tie to the Jesuits... just trust me on that one.
 

jrusling

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So I made a horrible decision of reading a thread (On a different gun site) about "Why did you get divorced" and I've got to say it scared the crap out of me. So could someone PLEASE tell me something good about marriage before I run away and become a gun-toting nun. :bolt:

If you find the right person and both of you are committed to making it work, it is great. In my experience it takes both of you wiling to give way more that 50%. in the long run it normally works out about even. When my wife and I got married, over 42 years ago, most people that knew us did not really give our marriage very much of a chance, mainly do to the fact that our background was so different and that we had only known each other about 10 months, with all but 2 months being a long distance relationship.

There have been a few rough times, but with some work by both of us and a commitment to make it work it has turned out very well.
 

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