There's already a 10 year old in the picture for us
Helene Send a noteboard - 19/04/2011 06:52:44 PM
and they view each other as father and son (the biological father has never been in the picture). I think that this makes our relationship rather a bit different.
What you write about makes a lot of sense, although I don't think this will impact us in the same way. But who knows, this may be one of those things where we just think something works one way and later one we find out that we didn't have a clue what we were talking about.
What you write about makes a lot of sense, although I don't think this will impact us in the same way. But who knows, this may be one of those things where we just think something works one way and later one we find out that we didn't have a clue what we were talking about.
Relationship - positive development or signs of eventual break down?
- 19/04/2011 08:48:26 AM
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Helene, I want to give you an answer but...
- 19/04/2011 08:58:45 AM
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Not all inlaws are bad, you know, I prefer some of my inlaws to my own family. *NM*
- 19/04/2011 01:56:03 PM
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inlaws are not always bad
- 19/04/2011 02:10:18 PM
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I think they are right
- 19/04/2011 10:20:39 AM
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Re: I think they are right
- 19/04/2011 01:59:57 PM
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I think that's an unfair assumption.
- 19/04/2011 02:16:54 PM
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What he said about his wife's mother
- 19/04/2011 02:59:32 PM
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Ew. I would have a problem with that too. Something about that attitude makes me dig in my heels.
- 20/04/2011 01:37:38 AM
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No offense...
- 19/04/2011 02:35:53 PM
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yes but have you found such a thing?
- 19/04/2011 03:05:35 PM
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For now I have 
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- 19/04/2011 03:08:17 PM
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- 19/04/2011 03:08:17 PM
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how long has it been? *NM*
- 19/04/2011 03:16:32 PM
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Yes. But it didn't start out like that. Took years to chip away all our rough edges.
- 20/04/2011 01:40:29 AM
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He definitely has a point about realistic expectations
- 19/04/2011 01:56:49 PM
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Re: He definitely has a point about realistic expectations
- 19/04/2011 02:07:34 PM
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Re: He definitely has a point about realistic expectations
- 19/04/2011 02:23:14 PM
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You don't strike me as the "screeching-howler-monkey" type to begin with. 
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- 19/04/2011 03:33:41 PM
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- 19/04/2011 03:33:41 PM
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I love just about everything about you Sareitha. Good answers all. *NM*
- 20/04/2011 01:26:34 AM
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I translated "I will think about it" as a secret but obvious code for. "I don't really want to but
- 20/04/2011 01:34:36 AM
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that's what I would have meant if I said "I'll think about it" 
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- 20/04/2011 02:00:33 AM
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- 20/04/2011 02:00:33 AM
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The fact that you are referring to a fiancé and comparing it to wife says a lot
- 19/04/2011 02:09:27 PM
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To be fair, me and my fiance have been together for about as long as they have
- 19/04/2011 02:57:03 PM
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I don't know about everyone but things changed when we got married
- 19/04/2011 03:16:11 PM
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How did things change?
- 19/04/2011 04:14:56 PM
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Like I said I can only speak for myself
- 19/04/2011 04:54:04 PM
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There's already a 10 year old in the picture for us
- 19/04/2011 06:52:44 PM
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My husband and I don't understand why people say this.
- 20/04/2011 01:03:31 AM
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I did say I was only speaking for myself
- 20/04/2011 01:58:45 PM
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I know.
- 20/04/2011 09:01:11 PM
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Re: The fact that you are referring to a fiancé and comparing it to wife says a lot
- 19/04/2011 04:34:34 PM
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From the information that you have presented...
- 19/04/2011 03:50:19 PM
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I am in agreement with you, and I'm not particularly Christian.
- 19/04/2011 04:11:57 PM
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Which is sad (not the agreement, but their potential future)
- 19/04/2011 06:29:47 PM
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Oh yes... I'm of course not sure. I can be way off base :-) Let's hope I am.
- 19/04/2011 06:55:13 PM
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Could go either way.
- 19/04/2011 04:36:02 PM
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I get the impression that it's more about her forming toward him than vice versa
- 19/04/2011 06:56:37 PM
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I don't necessarily think it will end in a breakup or divorce.
- 19/04/2011 04:44:11 PM
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I think you are 100% right about having a good realtionship with your spouse's family
- 19/04/2011 05:07:12 PM
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I think this is about priorities.
- 20/04/2011 01:07:20 AM
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Our priorities may shift over time, too. We're still very young and more tied to our families.
- 20/04/2011 03:09:54 AM
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I think it's impossible for me to judge their future status without knowing more about them
- 19/04/2011 07:22:32 PM
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What you said in the original question wouldn't neccessarily mean much to me either way.
- 20/04/2011 01:56:55 AM
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It's not all out "she's worthless", it's more like "she's a bit silly with all her wishes"
- 20/04/2011 08:46:49 AM
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I don't know. *NM* (I feel bad for the 20 people who viewed this message- my apologies)
- 20/04/2011 04:36:13 AM
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