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As someone who has been described as an extreme introvert, I totally get this. But it's nice having someone there all the time. Really nice, actually.
I have to agree. I never realized how much I like to be alone, until I moved in with somebody and never got to be alone. Now I live 3 hours away, and we get along soooo much better!
I don't want to be alone when I'm in my twilight years though, I love seeing old couples who help each other out, just navigating through the trials of the day:
"Talk to HER I can't hear!"
"Let me tell her the story you can't remember anything."
"She had a stroke...I do everything..."
I have to agree. I never realized how much I like to be alone, until I moved in with somebody and never got to be alone. Now I live 3 hours away, and we get along soooo much better!
I don't want to be alone when I'm in my twilight years though, I love seeing old couples who help each other out, just navigating through the trials of the day:
"Talk to HER I can't hear!"
"Let me tell her the story you can't remember anything."
"She had a stroke...I do everything..."
Soooo touching.
My parents have already had their golden anniversary, and this reminds me of them. They do almost everything together. My dad takes my mom to her appointments, they grocery shop together, and they seem to get along better than the used to when we were kids. They still have pet peeves and idiosyncrasies, and they do those little 'ventings' like you described.
I want them to live forever but I know that's impossible. I make a point of enjoying them and their company each chance I get. Hopefully, I'll eventually find a companion too, who I can feel similarly about as my parents do with each other.
What's do you like the most about your relationship?
And...
What do you like the least about your relationship?
Thanks.
I like that it is always different and always new and always challanging me and growing me in new ways.
Because I am the M in an MFF relationship however - I guess the part I least like is the amount of work it requires. I am more than happy to do that work - don't get me wrong - and it is endlessly rewarding - but it is never easy.
Basically we have to remember we have 4 relationships not 1. Me with each girl - them with each other - and all of us together. 4 relationships. And we have to work to keep each one sustained and not let one suffer due to another.
I love it - but one has to be conscious every day to stay aware of what each one needs and each relationship requires.
What do I like most? My wife and I never run out of things to talk about, and she understands me at my very deepest level.
What do I dislike? Hmmmm. Okay, I'd already be living on my sailboat. Instead she wants to be selfish about it, talking about "Getting the kids through college first." How self-centered can she be?
I'll start with what I like least since it got me to what I like most. Least: That we were not ready to be married which resulted in some serious bumps (more like mountains) along the way, with a child involved.
Most: After ironing out problems by making restrictions explicit, the meanings of commitment and family are clear now. There is now a true sense of independence because of the role interdependence plays in reaching individual goals.
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