Cablebandit Posted June 17, 2016 Posted June 17, 2016 YES! I do. For 10 years I've had a great partner who is willing to compromise and hear out my arguments when we disagree. She has close to the same libido as I do and understands the importance of sex in a relationship. We share the same values and morals as well as the same twisted/dark sense of humor. Who else is happy in marriage? 4
Michelle ma Belle Posted June 17, 2016 Posted June 17, 2016 Congratulations OP. It appears you've hit the jackpot. It's especially refreshing to hear a man gush about his marriage and wife. If only it were more common. 1
GunslingerRoland Posted June 17, 2016 Posted June 17, 2016 I'm very happy in marriage. I can't even imagine what my life would be like right now if I wasn't married to my wife. 3
Author Cablebandit Posted June 17, 2016 Author Posted June 17, 2016 I'm very happy in marriage. I can't even imagine what my life would be like right now if I wasn't married to my wife. I bet it would suck without her. I imagine that your marriage is like mine. Your wife brings out and accentuates the best in you and helps to change the worst in you making you an overall better man.
GorillaTheater Posted June 17, 2016 Posted June 17, 2016 We're celebrating our 33rd Anniversary in December. It has been mostly good, and often great, but I wouldn't have come here in the first place if everything was roses. We're crazy about each other, even when we're driving each other crazy. For two smart, reasonably well-adjusted people, you'd think we'd be able to talk to each other in a way that the other would be able to consistently understand. But we're committed to keep at it until we get it right. 6
central Posted June 17, 2016 Posted June 17, 2016 Like you OP, we have a wonderful relationship. We happen to be married, so yes, I greatly enjoy being married. However, we married for pragmatic reasons - the years we were together before marriage were no different in terms of having a wonderful, committed relationship. Marriage makes no difference to our relationship, but has given us options for finances, taxes, and insurance that we would not have had otherwise. There are conditions in which marriage can be a serious negative in terms of finances or benefits, and if that happens, we'd divorce yet stay together. 1
Mr. Lucky Posted June 17, 2016 Posted June 17, 2016 Who else is happy in marriage? I was lucky enough to marry a better person than I am. We've had our ups and (mostly me-induced) downs like most couples. Wouldn't have wanted to miss a minute of it... Mr. Lucky 3
CarrieT Posted June 17, 2016 Posted June 17, 2016 It took me almost 50 years to meet someone worth marrying and it is the best thing I have ever done. 8
Author Cablebandit Posted June 17, 2016 Author Posted June 17, 2016 One thing I have found is that we have to understand and own up to our own responsibility to a marriage. Example, we all hear about women getting married, getting fat and letting themselves go. Men do the same thing. We eat wtf we want, get diabetes, penis quits working and wonder where our sex life went wrong. Do your part men and then you can hold her accountable. My wife has one quality that I find very rare. She has responsive sexual desire like most women...not a walking erection like myself. Sometimes, when I initiate, she will tell me that she doesn't feel sexual at all but we should do it anyway because she has never regretted it afterwards. That's honesty but also a commitment to keep the ball rolling. 1
The Lives of Others Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I guess people get to loveshack.org mostly because something bugs them in their relationship, so that's why this thread doesn't get much attention. I'm happy in my marriage, because overall it's quite good. My wife is a nice, attractive, reasonable, intelligent and hard-working lady, and that's why I love her. Of course I wish she was more into sex, but I guess you can't get everything. Thanks to my marriage, I have a meaningful relationship, I've got cool kids, I've got a fulfilling job, and I even enjoy working at our garden and house. That's a pretty good deal! 1
Larryville Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I wish I had even the slightest clue, or had someone talk some sense into me to WORK HARDER on saving my marriage when things were not "ideal". And the issues were not even that major compared to most. If you are in a good marriage don’t ever take it for granted. Been on these freaking OLD sites looking for what I already had and I’m not finding it and doubt I ever will. Karma is a *itch 1
wmacbride Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Been married about 20 years now, and am very happy. This is not to say that there aren't occasions from time to time when I feel like I could throttle him, but those are few and far between:laugh: There are so many good times, and each one of them is a gift.
Popsicle Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 MOST people enjoy being married. Even the ones who divorce enjoyed being married, they just didn't like who they were married to. 1
Mrs. John Adams Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 I love being married...I always have...for 44 years. We have had our times of trouble...but I love my husband. He is my best friend. There is no one I would rather be with than him. He gives me strength...he gives me courage...he gives me peace and he gives me joy. 2
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