Search results

OMG! You're right - I wasn't aware she was a teenager! :shock: Paige, I'm sorry, what I said is not suitable at all for your situation.

Friends with benefits :D

My break-up remedy that worked like a charm? Find a hot and available FWB; that'll erase any lingering feelings for your ex-boyfriend.

I don't think flying is deaf-friendly at all, regardless of the airline. When on extended flights, I always inquire if captioning is available for the in-flight movies. Of course, the attendants say "no", so I always fill out the proffered comment card. On a very long and expensive flight to...

We're still learning how to communicate with each other. It doesn't help that I have the stereotypical Ital-American temper; been working on that and definitely slipped up this time.

70 mph, Detroit to Minneapolis. Around here, you can be arrested for going 20 over the speed limit. I used to be a speed freak, but as I grow older, I'm becoming more aware of mortality. And I concur, Reba - driving is not relaxing during the holidays. At some point, relatives are just...

Thanks to everyone for letting me vent and for offering different POVs. :ty:

I should add, since many have mentioned Thanksgiving. DH doesn't want to travel to his parents for Thanksgiving because it's a short holiday that would require taking vacation time to cushion the 26 hours of driving. And as far as family time spent - we see my parents once a month for a few...

It's your first sentence above - DH wants to drive to his parents the day after Christmas. He's not breaking the "which family are we celebrating Christmas Day with" agreement, but he's adding in the 26 hours of driving again this year. I was looking forward to staying home. I am relieved...

Sigh... Anyone know a good couples therapist? Anyone BEEN to couples therapy? *Grabbing the yellow pages* I just have mixed feelings all over the board - did he betray our agreement, am I disrespecting his family, is this argument worth the trouble? All I wanted was a newlywed Christmastime...

Weaving, tailgating to get people to change lanes, deer on the side of the expressways, ice patches - I can feel the hairs on my head turning white. I'm a leadfoot myself, but 90mph is just ridiculous and unnecessary unless you're on the Autobahn.

Truthfully, the exact amount of time we'd spend with my side of the family is 10 hours that week. That's it - Christmas Eve, 5 hours, Christmas dinner, 5 hours. I agree with you, DH sees it as a "my family vs. her family", whereas I see it as where is our "US family" (him/me/the dog)? I'm...

...

By just reading everyone's responses so far, it's clear this is a difficult topic with no hard and fast rules. DH's and my opinion varies as much as everyone else's. We do spend good lengths of time with his family 4-5 times a year, so I genuinely don't feel like we're "dumping" them by not...

Reba, thank you - this is how I feel. I'm trying to be patient, in waiting for DH to realize this, and I do wonder if it's a gender issue: do women leave and cleave easier and earlier then men? I'm trying to look at all the angles.

The drive is awful from Detroit to Minneapolis, and DH will go up to 90 mph, which makes me extremely uncomfortable, and he won't slow down when I ask him (a controlling sign, Cheetah?) I was a passenger in a bad winter expressway accident years ago, and still feel lingering PTSD on winter...

We probably do need couples therapy. I'm sad it's going there so early in our marriage, but not entirely surprised. Many have told me the first married year is the hardest, and I'd be happy to seek help to get us through this. We're both opinionated and independent thinkers, so resolutions...

I really truly feel like he's being selfish for not putting our family unit first. (I should clarify: we'd still be going to my family's holidays parties on Christmas weekend, then traveling to his parent's the following week after Christmas) He told me he'll just go alone to which I yelled...

This is a vent, as I am trying to cool my jets from an argument last night with DH. Friends, I need perspective... Last year, DH and I spent Christmas at his parents, a 13-hr drive away. As an engaged couple, I cheerfully went to his hometown for 5 days and immersed myself in his family's...

Picture framing is one of the most volatile retail services out there. Do you know how many shops have gone out of business since the Great Recession? The 99% are not spending their discretionary income on custom framing, it is quite overpriced and undervalued. I worked as a framer in high...