In the early mornin' rain
With a dollar in my hand
And an aching in my heart
And my -pockets full of sand
I'm a long ways from home
And I missed my loved one so
In the early mornin' rain
With no place to go
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OCnHNk2Hac )
Rainy morning... early... just 6:30 Must be Jet Lag waking me, even the cat is still asleep this morning. Gentle rain falling outside. (Good thing it's not falling inside, right?) I sorta wish I was back in Vermont. It's just so green... so empty of people....
Ah well... Time for a cup of good tea. Today will be East India Company's English Breakfast tea! Good brew along side a bowl of muesli! Then it's work, work, work! I have about 1,000 photos of the wedding, Vermont, and friends to work on. Gotta get the wrinkles off the eyes of all the wimmins or they'll haunt me forever! I'll take about 5 years off and they will be happy campers, never even realizing that it was done... just believing that they actually
do look that young!
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Originally Posted by orlok
Compromise is good, sometimes, but don't just "give in" and do what he wants all the time. You'll end up losing your own individuality and a little of his respect.
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Not a damn thing wrong with sticking up for our own beliefs and desires... as long as we do so 'properly.'
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Originally Posted by Iridal
Thanks for all the advice guys  We did compromise, I get to spend the day with my book, and he gets to spend the evening with me |
My first wife couldn't understand how I might want to do anything other than be with her!
She never did understand.... Some folks feel threatened by so many things! And no amount of discussion could ever help her to understand...
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He still doesn't understand though. He doesn't read. Ever.
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I'm sure that you can help him see the beauty of it all. Find a book that deals with his favorite pastimes, and try a one-hour 'let's both read together on a rainy afternoon.' If he succeeds in reading for the full hour, take him to the couch, kiss him until his brains melt and run out of his ears as a reward. This sort of Pavlovian Conditioning works really well with puppies, small children, and men.
Trust me... he'll ask when you can read together again!
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Originally Posted by VydorScope
Excellent solution. Successful relationships are built on give an take.
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Just so long as BOTH of you give and take...
Time for one more cup of tea!
Stitchawl