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PY_2 is offline PY_2 Post #1  February 15,2010, 10:50am

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OK...let's see how long this can go without spears and bullets flying in the air

I'm not talking about those people who give appreciation and a shout out to their wives/husbands/girlfriend/boyfriend/fiancee, etc....this is not talking about occasional appreciation.

But we're talking about those people say..in facebook or have the need to always bring up how lovely their relationship is, how wonderful their spouse, etc.. and one couple I know from church would wear matching shirts like "I love my husband" and "I love my wife", etc....taking pictures and stuff...and pretty much those people steer almost every single conversation/posts/statuses back to "Yeah, my husband/wife....a terrific person she/he is eh?"

I think one of them said something in her response to somebody's post "Oh me and my hubby fell asleep on the couch watching TV, but that's ok he's the most wonderful husband ever"

So say you drive a Toyota with a faulty gas pedal and every single time you either complain about the traffic or how uncomfortable the drive to work then I say "Oh yeah I don't have that problem, because I have my nice Audi SUV, gotta LOVE those new, expensive SUVs ya know?"

Or you talk about how cramped your apartment space is, and you say 'oh i don't really know what you mean, I just moved to a 3000SF house so we got plenty of space, I LOVE my new spacious house!"

So...constant bragging applies to all aspects, right?

It's not the valentine's day that was bugging me yesterday, it was those people who were rubbing it in my face.

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I had to have my old car towed several years ago. I called AAA and a driver came out. He was a chatty guy but in a good way. He started going and just did not stop. He said a lot of things about his life but the one thing I won't forget was how his face looked when he said he still felt like he was on his honeymoon and he has been married for 12 years.

I remember thinking I hope my husband (if I had one) would have that look when he talked about me with a total stranger. I found it awfully sweet!
 
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PY_2 is offline PY_2 Post #3  February 15,2010, 11:14am

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ok maybe i was just horny and single and subconsciously cranky and got nowhere to go yesterday lol
 
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Mokkesofie is offline Mokkesofie Post #4  February 15,2010, 11:15am
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Mokkesofie is offline Mokkesofie Post #5  February 15,2010, 11:20am
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PY_2 wrote :
ok maybe i was just horny and single and subconsciously cranky and got nowhere to go yesterday lol
Hey - you weren't the only one. I slept late, was searching for something completely innocent on the computer, stumbled across something interesting and naughty, looked at it for a while, took a nap, ate a ready meal, went early to bed, didn't even get out of my PJ. So there you go.
 
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PY_2 is offline PY_2 Post #6  February 15,2010, 11:33am

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Mokkesofie wrote :
Hey - you weren't the only one. I slept late, was searching for something completely innocent on the computer, stumbled across something interesting and naughty, looked at it for a while, took a nap, ate a ready meal, went early to bed, didn't even get out of my PJ. So there you go.
Don't mind about my original post, what was your 'innocent' search and what was the naughty website about?

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The only thing worse is when they have it better than you, but still feel the need to commiserate. Like when you say you can't get a job because of the economy, and the other person says "Oh, I know! Things are so bad that my husband I can't even go to Paris this year! We can only afford Cancun!"

Argh!
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I'd rather hear someone talk about how great their spouse is than bitch about how bad things are. What is so wrong with someone talking about their own happiness?
 
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I find this sometimes happens when younger couples are buying their first home and/or having their first child. The illusion of bliss can blind a couple to the unpleasant realities of making a marriage work.

One example that immediately pops to mind is a couple my ex-wife and I were quite close friends with for a long time. Once they got married, they bought new cars, a house in the burbs and had a kid, and everything became about how amazing their life together was and how great everything was going for them and how my wife and I were so low class because we didn't own a home yet, have fancy cars or have a kid. This couple didn't have any financial hardship in their relationship at all, everything got handed to them by family. They became so smug and arrogant towards us we really didn't know who these people were anymore. Eventually, we just stopped associating with them.

Fast forward a half-dozen years, and through all people an eHarm match of mine I dated who knew them (small world!), I discovered that this couple were miserable, in huge debt, he had left, and they were on the verge of divorce!

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PY_2 wrote :
OK...let's see how long this can go without spears and bullets flying in the air

I'm not talking about those people who give appreciation and a shout out to their wives/husbands/girlfriend/boyfriend/fiancee, etc....this is not talking about occasional appreciation.

But we're talking about those people say..in facebook or have the need to always bring up how lovely their relationship is, how wonderful their spouse, etc.. and one couple I know from church would wear matching shirts like "I love my husband" and "I love my wife", etc....taking pictures and stuff...and pretty much those people steer almost every single conversation/posts/statuses back to "Yeah, my husband/wife....a terrific person she/he is eh?"

I think one of them said something in her response to somebody's post "Oh me and my hubby fell asleep on the couch watching TV, but that's ok he's the most wonderful husband ever"

So say you drive a Toyota with a faulty gas pedal and every single time you either complain about the traffic or how uncomfortable the drive to work then I say "Oh yeah I don't have that problem, because I have my nice Audi SUV, gotta LOVE those new, expensive SUVs ya know?"

Or you talk about how cramped your apartment space is, and you say 'oh i don't really know what you mean, I just moved to a 3000SF house so we got plenty of space, I LOVE my new spacious house!"

So...constant bragging applies to all aspects, right?

It's not the valentine's day that was bugging me yesterday, it was those people who were rubbing it in my face.

Rant over...

Looking for a fun filled, engaging and postive conversation!
People who brag are usually trying to convince themselves it's true...and well for the matching clothes, I'd say there is insecurity surrounding that situation if it's done constantly. PY don't let that bug you. As I said Valentine's Day celebrates love, not just people in a relationship, but all the people you love. That is o.k. by me as I know the world needs more love. I celebrated my love for my son (who lives with me) on Valentines Day. I made us crabcakes and pasta primavera. You know it was delicious because I cooked it with LOVE. Embrace the fact that you love yourself and that you (aside from your noodles) are loveable.
 
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