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~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~
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Great article Bruce.
I think mutual respect and compatibility should replace love at first. Love should grow out respect and compatibility and not the other way around. |
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If it were me, I'd ban all use of Brussel Sprouts for being stinky. But that's probably another topic.
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Bad boys/girls can make your life exciting in the short run, but that "image" typically wears off rather quickly, only to be replaced by the realization of how shallow a person they really are. It is then that the cycle begins to repeat itself with a new "bad boy/girl". Once one matures and desires a more meaningful lasting relationship, the desire for the bad boy/girl subsides a great deal. Its difficult to picture one with a career and a nice house with a garage and the kids playing with the dog in the backyard. just a thought.
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Oh and how does cabbage fit into all of tis, cuz if we can eliminate a vegetable, it would definitely be on my list.
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But I thought carrots were supposed to be good for your eyes?
I checked some carrots in the house, and not one of them is marked "For internal use only."
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Wearing her bitch boots
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Define internal.
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On the idea of having asshole fathers, and how that affects what type of man a girl will fall for... while my own father was not abusive (either emotionally or physically), he definitely was not Mr. Brady, either. For most of my life, all I remember is him being argumentative, disagreeable, and flat-out jerkish. Because of that, I promised myself that I would never fall for the kind of guy my father was/sometimes still is. I learned what kind of warning signs to avoid, and if I saw those traits in a partner, it was time to move on. Granted, I'm young yet and probably have not seen as much of the world as some people think I should, I've found a guy I want to spend the rest of my life with, and am going to marry in less than a year. He's probably the most opposite from my dad as a person can get, and I couldn't be happier with him.
I can see how many girls would get comfortable in the familiar feelings of what they grew up with, but there is the other side to take into consideration. Having a jerk father can definitely drive a girl to look for the good guys out there. |
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Congratulations, Brooke. Step one is complete.
Step two is making sure YOU don't become the one in the relationship who is like your father. ![]() |
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I'm just gonna put this out there for whatever it's worth and I'm not making any sort of comparison, etc. so don't jump on me. that said, I was POSITIVE that I'd found the solar opposite to my father when I married bachelor number two. Turns out, he was my father in a very clever disguise. I have always, always fallen for the Ultra Controlling Type--even if I found them dancing and 'shrooming at a Dead concert. I'm like a heat-seeking missle when it comes to finding the Most Controlling Jerk in a Crowd of Thousands. Let the buyer beware.
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Wearing her bitch boots
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I knew I didn't want a mate like my mother OR my father and thought for sure I'd made the right choice when I married the first time. Turns out he was just like dear old daddy, only much worse. He simply hid it better during the courtship.
Eight years after our divorce, I made the same mistake again ![]() Stormie
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