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02-12-2008, 04:16 PM
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Sigh. No matter what one does, it's always wrong. I've been accused of only wanting to marry to get a green card (please, I live in a country that ranks higher on the list of "best living standard", why would I be that desperate?), then that I'm only "in it for the money" (again, please! There are easier ways of getting money- if I was really THAT into quick money, no matter what, I could sell my body on the streets in Stockholm and probably make more money a month than Rance. Come on...) then I've heard that I'm just "another teenager trying to get as far away from home as possible" (Seriously- as a Swedish citizen, I can move to any EU country I'd like, including England. If I wanted to "run away" from my "home", I'd move to England like the girl in my parallel class did two years ago...)
Yes, I'm 18, almost 19. Yes, Rance is 47. My grandmother was 21 when she maried my 48 year-old grandfather. My stepmother was 20 when she married my 47 year-old father. They're still married, and my grandparents whould probably still had been married had not my grandfather died in 1973. I agree I may not always (especially on this particullary forum and thread) be that mature, but then there are other people on the forum who are by far older than me and who still write the same way I do. It's not about age, it's individual psychology and social psychology. (One can probably cram in some other psychological perspectives here, depending on what perspective one finds explain different behaviours the best.) Matter of fact is, please don't judge people by the way they write in one thread etc. or by the number of years a person has lived. I'm not stupid- I got all A:s when I finished elementary school (ours is far more difficult than the American, so it does say a lot) and I was the best student of the graduating year. I now read the most demanding program there is in Sweden (science) and it takes a lot of maturity. And it's stressful, and eventhough we, my classmates and I, are by far more mature than the students of other programs at the school, we do act childish sometimes- we need to relieve the stress somehow. For example by writing. And please keep in mind that English is NOT my native language, and therefore I cannot express myself the way I would in Swedish, sometimes making it difficult for me to sound as "mature" as I would like. But the AK forum is not the only forum I visit, and this thread is not the only one. Neither is the threads about our romance. I love Rance, and despite my "childish" writing, I don't see anything wrong with our relationship. I've even gotten the "thumbs up" from my best friends! They never give me thumbs up for anything! I'm sorry, but I don't think one can build a true picture, or even a somewhat accurate picture of someone, based on how they write on a forum. For crying out loud, it's a forum! Thank's, that's my speech, I'll step down from the soap box now. Now I need to go and do some work on my project. By the looks of it, stress does really effect a person's capability to learn and use the new knowlegde. (As if we didn't already know  )
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02-12-2008, 04:20 PM
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Right on Sweden. What do they know? Love is love when you find it.
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02-12-2008, 04:55 PM
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02-12-2008, 05:31 PM
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Sweden you don't have to justify yourself or your relationship, writing skills, language skills, or anything else to anybody- much less a post on a forum because that's basically what we all are here. Some of us have been around for a while and there have been some "friendships" formed and we get to hang out with "regulars" but that doesn't entitle anybody to question or judge.
And please, your English is way better than many native Americans' written English. You need to teach a few people here. With that said, some of us have been thrilled to have been able to be a part of yours and Rance's comings and goings, with pictures, stories, itineraries, etc. and it's been great. Who else would have done something like that unless they were very secure, mature, and happy to share their good fortune with the world? So...........onward dear Hannah!
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02-12-2008, 05:37 PM
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I'm glad to be a part of this online community. Its been nothing but fun since I signed up for it. It brings everyone close together while we are miles apart. Thanks for all the fun!
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02-12-2008, 07:03 PM
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My husband is 24 years older than I am. It works for us. May you have a wonderful life together.
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02-12-2008, 07:17 PM
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She loves me! Did you see that? She said she loves me! Sigh...
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02-12-2008, 07:23 PM
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 She did say English was not her native language ya know. LOLLLL...j/k 
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02-12-2008, 07:28 PM
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You know...someday...I think I'm gonna marry that girl.
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02-12-2008, 07:41 PM
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