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View Poll Results: Which ideology holds true?
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"Happy Wife, Happy Life"
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25 |
16.45% |
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"Happy Husband, Happy Home"
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7 |
4.61% |
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"If Momma Ain't Happy, Nobody's Happy"
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26 |
17.11% |
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All of the above
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70 |
46.05% |
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None of the above
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24 |
15.79% |
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06-23-2017, 09:00 AM
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Location: Deep Dirty South
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Quote:
Originally Posted by timberline742
Wait, wut?!!!!
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Played sports as a kid, but never really been into them. As for the other, I don't say no to it but I don't seek it out. So sensitive there it's like being tickle tortured. In that department I always felt it was far better to give than to receive. |
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06-23-2017, 09:08 AM
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No Wife...Happy Life???
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06-23-2017, 09:13 AM
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We have a running joke in our home. I tell the kids, "If Dad ain't happy, ain't NOBODY happy!" They know this means I want the kitchen clean when hubby comes home. This is important to him and if it's dirty when he walks in, everything goes downhill from there.
My husband says the same thing about me. "Happy wife, happy life!" My pet peeve is poor personal grooming, so he gets on the boys about deodorant, clean teeth, etc.
If everything revolves around one person's happiness, it's going to fall apart.
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06-23-2017, 01:10 PM
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You can't please some people...unfortunately
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11-12-2018, 11:43 AM
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it takes two. If either one is sacrificing their happiness to keep the other happy, eventually it will surface. And either way you're not maximizing the relationship. Ideally a relationship involves both partners feeling equal in worth and deserving of happiness. This takes understanding when to put your partner first and when to put your own needs first - this should always be a balance.
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11-12-2018, 09:34 PM
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Location: So Cal
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Originally Posted by jamiecta
it takes two. If either one is sacrificing their happiness to keep the other happy, eventually it will surface. And either way you're not maximizing the relationship. Ideally a relationship involves both partners feeling equal in worth and deserving of happiness. This takes understanding when to put your partner first and when to put your own needs first - this should always be a balance.
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And the same goes for any relationship you'll ever be in. |
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11-13-2018, 07:42 AM
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Location: New Jersey
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Happiness comes from within another human can complement it but never be the source of it.
The below all are very dependent in another person which in the long run can be quiet tiring.
"Happy Wife, Happy Life"
"Happy Husband, Happy Home"
"If Momma Ain't Happy, Nobody's Happy"
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11-13-2018, 08:23 AM
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Happiness is an emotional state of mind; I tend to believe people over emphasize it’s importance.
It is not healthy nor critical to assume that a person must be “happy” all or most of the time. You should be able to live life at a normal homeostatsis level with peaks (happy) and valleys (sorrow) throughout a day. The brain only has so much hormones to be released (dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins) in a day. It’s better to expect a balanced mood to be shared amongst a couple.
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09-11-2019, 07:21 PM
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Location: Rural Wisconsin
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I checked "All of the Above", but that only applies to couples and people with children.
I truly do believe that a spouse and/or children is NOT necessary for happiness, but I am VERY content and happy with just my husband.
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11-16-2019, 08:22 AM
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Location: Northern Wisconsin
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There is no magic formula to a happy marriage. People are naturally selfish, and their wants and personalities change over time. Circumstances change. Prosperity comes and goes. People get older and uglier as they age. These are the kind of things that change. So spouses dislike the changes and this leads to splits or unhappiness.
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