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Well, perhaps after you've been married a while you'll feel a little differently. My husband and I are thisclose but he has his own life and activities. As for me, I've had the same group of friends for 15 years and we get together at least once a month for a night out together. We're all happily married so we don't waste any time ragging on our guys - and we laugh so hard some of us need our asthma inhalers by the end of the night
Nah, I've known him since I was 10. I'm glad you and I are happily married. Many are not. That's why they have to get away from each other.
It's important to have relationships outside the marriage.
I don't know about that. Oh, I do spend some time with my mom once in a while, but as far as having relationships with unrelated people, other than my professional work relationships (which have nothing to do with my personal life), I don't have any. I don't know why this would be important if you are happy with the arrangement.
I'm really curious to know why you think it's important.
I don't know about that. Oh, I do spend some time with my mom once in a while, but as far as having relationships with unrelated people, other than my professional work relationships (which have nothing to do with my personal life), I don't have any. I don't know why this would be important if you are happy with the arrangement.
I'm really curious to know why you think it's important.
20yrsinBranson
hmmm...well, I can hazard a guess to your question.
It is generally recognized that healthy marriages are so healthy because each person remains an individual. When you become each others "everything" you are less well-rounded as a person. In addition, this makes your world very small and cloistered so that when one of the two in the marriage dies, the surviving spouse doesn't have much of a support network in place - which can make life VERY hard after such a blow.
But it's all about balance - you don't want to be so busy that you neglect your relationship with your spouse, just involved enough in life to allow you to HAVE a life
Mrs. Mathguy got to go out whenever she wanted to...as will the next Mrs. Mathguy.
In fact, she went to London for a week with her mom one year and I didn't bat an eyelash while watching the kids solo that week.
She also went to Florida with collegefriends for a long weekend plus a few other minor trips.
<shrug>
When I want a guys weekend....I would go have fun too. Seems pretty simple to me.
I don't care if Mrs. CPG goes out with friends, therefore my wife doesn't ask permission. She has bunko once a month, and typically some other evening out here and there.
However, she does check with me. After all, with three kids, homework, violin, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, soccer, baseball, tests, my work, and all kinds of other commitments, there are a few times when I've said, "You know, this might not be a great night for that." And she respects that.
1) We had more money. Money was plentiful when we first married but tightened up A LOT when we went to a one income household. Years later my income got to the point that we could breathe more easily and splurge more.
2) This was MUCH tougher to do with very young children. To this day, I thank god that I'm raising a 9 & 11 year old solo and not a 2 & 4 yo.
1) We had more money. Money was plentiful when we first married but tightened up A LOT when we went to a one income household. Years later my income got to the point that we could breathe more easily and splurge more.
2) This was MUCH tougher to do with very young children. To this day, I thank god that I'm raising a 9 & 11 year old solo and not a 2 & 4 yo.
I remember a few weekends where Mrs. CPG left me with a 5-, 3-, and 1-year old when she went to the beach with friends. Holy mackerel, I was never so glad to see her get home on Sunday evenings. One time, I just tag-teamed her at the door and sat in a bar watching a baseball game for a couple of hours.
It is non-issue. If I want to go out, I tell him and go.
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