On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:09:39 -0500, katy
wrote:

Bruce in Bangkok wrote:


After forty-something years though we've sort of come to a solution.
She still rants and rages and I don't listen. Keeps us both happy.
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)


More couples should take lessons from the two of you....it's when people
start listening to each other that problems start...

I probably come from an older generation then you do but in my
formative years divorce was just never discussed, in fact it seemed
that divorced was a synonym for "Scarlet" when it was applied to
women. As a result, in most cases, divorce just wasn't an option so
couples learned to live together.

Certainly some men are probably not easy to live with but some women
aren't either with their constant carping. The difference is if you
are headed toward a lifetime relationship, as we thought we were, we
had a good look at what we were "getting into bed with". A survey made
amongst collage women in the early '50's showed that these middle
class maidens counted financial security far higher then a handsome,
swinging, stud.

So whether we had more consideration for "what will happen to the poor
kids" or not, we did learn to live with each other.
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)