As my grandmother told me, "Stay single your whole life and raise your kids the same way". My father said "I never knew what true happiness was until I got married. . . and then it was too late". Me? I'll be celebrating 25 years of marriage this Oct and wouldn't have any other way.
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses? You been out ridin' fences for so long now Oh, you're a hard one I know that you got your reasons These things that are pleasin' you Can hurt you somehow
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy She'll beat you if she's able You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Now it seems to me, some fine things Have been laid upon your table But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no younger Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin' Your prison is walking through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time? The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine It's hard to tell the night time from the day You're losin' all your highs and lows Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses? Come down from your fences, open the gate It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you You better let somebody love you, before it's too late.
Well, I avoided any meaningful relationship as long as I could, but got married when I found the right person. I'm one of those guys who's own mother tells them they'll die alone and miserable. Her and my wife got along better than family. We're approaching ten years.
I married a woman that I had had close encounters with many times in my life and never knew it. We were on the same pool deck when I was 12. Again when I was in high school. She was right across the street for another swim meet when I was in BEEP training in Orlando. She was at another swim meet when I was on West Pac and we pulled into port in Hawaii and went into the gym to work out. We had similar choices to make just before we met. She had to decide whether to attend college in San Jose or Long Beach and at the same time I was deciding to take a job in San Jose (in the same building her dad was working in) or a job at McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach. Both of us chose Long Beach and met a year later. She asked me to marry her on our first date and we got married 4 months later. We celebrate 24 years in August and have never had any issues with our relationship. Not even a major argument.
I wish everyone would be so lucky.
As far as in-laws, hers suck, but my in-laws are great!
Back in college I got a bunch of concert tickets for a group of us. One of the guys broke up with his GF and said he didn't want his second ticket, so I was stuck with the extra the night before the concert. I had already been shot down twice by girls I asked, it was late, and I was about to leave the library, when I saw a hottie studying. I convinced myself that I had no dignity left to lose, and just went up and asked if she would like to go see Albert Collins tomorrow night. Close to three years later, I realized that I HAD to ask her to marry me. That all started back in 1982.
I married for love, was only going to do it once, planned to stay in for life.
She, apparently, had other ideas.
Not sure if, at 40, I'm going to bother trying it again or just be happy with my house, dogs, and bikes...but right now, I seem to be doing just fine on my own (shrug).
Five weeks divorced Monday. We're both happier. I have more money and close on my house Friday.
Sadly, many of the women in my age range (around 30) think they should be treated like a princess and put on a pedestal. I did meet a nice Christian girl who's a surgical technician, but since she works in surgery, she's not fond of motorcycles.
Ratbuell, I understand completely. I was my ex-wife's third husband. With closing on my house, the dog(s), promotions and pay increases at the dealer & part-time job, school, and bikes, I'm doing pretty well.
We started dating while she was separated, but still married.
That should have been my first sign...
Keep working on the surgical gal...one of my fave riding partners is a female trauma paramedic/ER tech. She giggles every time she looks at my x-rays. Rides her own (an XL883), skydives, snowboards...just a little bit of an adrenaline junky lol. Unfortunately, I've known her since she was 12 so there's a little "almost sibling" vibe there, so we're consigned to being friends forever.
I've got a female pitbull who bites gently when playing. Loves me always. Sleeps with me at night. Licks my face in the morning. And is Always happy to see me. Best relationship I've been in.
If I find a human women 1/2 as awesome as my baby girl I'd give it a shot. Not holding my breath...
25 REASONS WHY MEN HAVE 2 DOGS AND NOT TWO WIVES
1. The later you come home the more excited your dogs are to see you.
2. Dogs will forgive you for playing with other dog
3. If a dog is gorgeous, other dogs don`t hate it.
4. Dogs don`t notice if you call them by another dog`s name.
5. Dogs like it if you leave a lot of things on the floor.
6. A dog`s parents never visit.
7. Dogs do not hate their bodies.
8. Dogs agree that you have to raise your voice to get your point across.
9. Dogs like to do their snooping outside rather than in your wallet or desk.
10. Dogs seldom outlive you.
11. Dogs can`t talk.
12. You never have to wait for a dog; they`re ready to go 24 hours a day.
13. Dogs find you amusing when you`re drunk.
14. Dogs like to go hunting and fishing.
15. Another man will seldom steal your dog.
16. A dog will not wake you up at night to ask, "If I died, would you get another dog?"
17. If a dog has babies, you can put an ad in the paper and give them away.
18. A dog will let you put a studded collar and a leash on it without calling you a pervert.
19. A dog won`t hold out on you to get a new car.
20. If a dog smells another dog on you, they don`t get mad. They just think it`s interesting.
21. On a car trip, your dog never insists on running the heater.
22. Dogs don`t let magazine articles guide their lives.
23. When your dog gets old, you can have it put to sleep.
24. Dogs like to ride in the back of a pickup truck.
25. Dogs are not allowed in Maceys, Bloomingdales or Neiman-Marcus.
What?! I don't hate women... I just don't want to be married to my ex-wife and we're both happier this week. Now, if you don't mind, I need to get back to shopping for an AR.