Author Woggle Posted July 10, 2012 Author Posted July 10, 2012 I don't hear about that stuff, outside of on LS. Even the couples I know that fight a lot also love a lot. I love meeting happy couples. We've gotten to the point were we are an "example" for younger couples we know (god, how did that happen??). That's cool, but I still love talking to happy couples who have been together twice as long as us, and hearing their love for each other I love seeing couples like this as well but the other stuff is very discouraging. If you were a single woman looking for love would you able to look at the state of relationships and feel inspired?
xxoo Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I love seeing couples like this as well but the other stuff is very discouraging. If you were a single woman looking for love would you able to look at the state of relationships and feel inspired? I really don't think it would bother me what success or failure other people have. I don't consider myself to be the average woman, and I don't expect to have the average experience. I'm atypical in all kinds of ways
Emilia Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Maybe they are more common than I think but then how come all you hear about these days is drama and animosity between men and women? You take LS too seriously
Author Woggle Posted July 10, 2012 Author Posted July 10, 2012 You take LS too seriously It's not just LS.
Dusk1983 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 What a bizarre life you must lead Woggle basing your entire outlook on isolated incidents. You read a story about a woman cheating, "I might get a divorce". You see a happy couple on the street, "I'll take my wife out tonight". This is the kind of completely irrational thought process I expect from, well, a child.
Author Woggle Posted July 10, 2012 Author Posted July 10, 2012 What a bizarre life you must lead Woggle basing your entire outlook on isolated incidents. You read a story about a woman cheating, "I might get a divorce". You see a happy couple on the street, "I'll take my wife out tonight". This is the kind of completely irrational thought process I expect from, well, a child. Because it feels good to know that we are not the only ones.
sonrisa Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I love seeing happy couples, but at the same time it reminds me that I'll never live something like that and I get jealous and sad then
Author Woggle Posted July 10, 2012 Author Posted July 10, 2012 Sad to say that I did wonder if she was really happy with him or cheating on him or if he is the OM. My mind always goes there.
WonderKid Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Nope I don't like seeing them all the time but I'm not bitter about it. Most times I'm somewhat neutral. I like seeing people get married though
louise_23 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 i really like the sentiment. like you saying you saw couples happy and decided to take your wife out. that touches the heart strings. i dont particularly like seeing couples doing their couples thing in the flesh though. when the world starts falling apart around me, how dare other people be happy!!!!! seriously though, im not a PDA fan. even when its bestowed on me and someone holds my hand, i find an excuse to get out of it. i like to let my guard down in my own house, not flaunt it in public. so yeah to each their own. i will roll my eyes though
RiverRunning Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I'm happy in my relationship (second time around for us). In our case, it took a while, plus some distance, to resolve some of the issues we had the first time around. He has matured, I've matured, etc. I do like seeing genuinely happy couples. Admittedly, though, I have seen so much marital strife around me...and discord in my own relationships at times...that I'm usually skeptical about it. But I think there's a lot of global thinking at play. Ie, you might see a couple arguing here and there and you conclude that they are 'unhappy' based on that. You can never truly know what goes on behind closed doors. Just as much as I don't automatically assume that people posting here about a relationship problem must be 'miserable' or 'unhappy.' They may be unhappy about one incident...they may even be unhappy with one particular aspect of the relationship, but they could be happy overall. There are two sides to every coin...and, well, the complacent-in-between ridge between those two sides, too.
Author Woggle Posted July 10, 2012 Author Posted July 10, 2012 I am reading a blog right now where a woman says men have no right to complain when they are being cheated on and honestly I don't even want to go out with my wife now. Look at the posts by somebody named Elaine and you will understand why I feel the way I feel.
maysj18 Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 I saw an old man and an old woman holding hands in the mall the other day. Warmed my heart! 1
veggirl Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Of course. I like seeing happy people in general. So much more pleasant than bitter, angry people. I love how you post this yesterday and then what was your thread today...something about how awful women are. I wonder if the woman half of those couples you were so pleased to see was of the "he is good for sex" variety or the "he is good for marriage" variety.
veggirl Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 I am reading a blog right now where a woman says men have no right to complain when they are being cheated on and honestly I don't even want to go out with my wife now. Look at the posts by somebody named Elaine and you will understand why I feel the way I feel. How have you tricked your wife into staying married to you? When you have so much contempt for women in general? :sick: I literally pity her. That poor woman. Does she even know? Yes Woggle. Let some fking random "Elaine" on the internet cause you to hold a grudge against your WIFE who I'm assuming has NEVER treated you badly. That is a great idea!!!
ThaWholigan Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 I am reading a blog right now where a woman says men have no right to complain when they are being cheated on and honestly I don't even want to go out with my wife now. Look at the posts by somebody named Elaine and you will understand why I feel the way I feel. I have a question. Why are you reading that blog? Why do you search for this stuff, complain about it, make some disparaging remark about women and then hide behind your (albeit unfortunate) past and say "if you knew why I feel the way I feel" when you're called on it for the 1000th time? Your wife love you and is married to you! You do NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS STUFF. So don't look at it.
WonderKid Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 I saw an old man and an old woman holding hands in the mall the other day. Warmed my heart! I admit I like seeing older couples together just not 'wowed' by younger ones. Unless its something unique about them.
DjinnAgain Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Love to see it. I love to see the old couples holding hands but I try to remind myself things are different and I shouldn't assume--- this might be their second date.
Author Woggle Posted July 11, 2012 Author Posted July 11, 2012 I have a question. Why are you reading that blog? Why do you search for this stuff, complain about it, make some disparaging remark about women and then hide behind your (albeit unfortunate) past and say "if you knew why I feel the way I feel" when you're called on it for the 1000th time? Your wife love you and is married to you! You do NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS STUFF. So don't look at it. Somebody posted a link on here and what I read just pissed me off. Are there any boards with a lot of comments from women that are like this. Threads like this show I am desperate to be proven wrong but every time I see some hope I get smacked back to reality.
ThaWholigan Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Somebody posted a link on here and what I read just pissed me off. Are there any boards with a lot of comments from women that are like this. Threads like this show I am desperate to be proven wrong but every time I see some hope I get smacked back to reality. Just don't read it. It's not reality. It's a figment of reality that currently doesn't interfere with your marriage, but you let it mess with your head anyway. There are going to be lots of horrible women in this life. But there are also a LOT of women who are the opposite. You have to come to terms with this. You have a good one. Stop reading links. In fact, just straight up have a break from the net, you're going to keep running into things that make you think this way. 1
Author Woggle Posted July 11, 2012 Author Posted July 11, 2012 Hopefully I will be in the mood to surprise my wife with a date tomorrow. I was too pissed off tonight.
DjinnAgain Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Hopefully I will be in the mood to surprise my wife with a date tomorrow. I was too pissed off tonight. Seriously, I don't know you, but if what you read online is impactin your relationship negatively, LOG OFF. Now. ... I said now. Stop reading. 1
Author Woggle Posted July 11, 2012 Author Posted July 11, 2012 Seriously, I don't know you, but if what you read online is impactin your relationship negatively, LOG OFF. Now. ... I said now. Stop reading. It does. I hear of so many women who feel they settled for their husbands and don't really love them and I wonder if that is me. Are there any women that are actually happy with the man they committed to and plan on sticking for the long haul?
Pyro Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 You can be a genuinely happy couple as well if you avoid the internet. For something so simple to do you make it to be the most difficult thing in the world. 1
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