Quote Originally Posted by Sherry
Ah, well, I knew I was right. All kidding aside tho', I knew she'd be really hacked off after I read that you had walked away without saying a word. She would only interpret that in a negative way. (No you don't get the benefit of the doubt on that one!)

I'm glad you are working it out together. Working it out as partners, as opposed to some power struggle, will pay big dividends for your marriage & your family.

Sherry
Married 25 years to the same, fine man--no, really!
Sherry, that just proves that women and men view the world differently. I think that if the same incident occurred between two men, neither would have taken offense and been meeting for a drink after work.

We do try to work it out, because my wife's parents have a very traditional relationship based on the woman stays home and tends to the family while the husband works, and they stay together no matter what. On my side, the divorces and re-marriages require a play book as some of the players show up in multiple marriages, and I don't mean the ones I am related to! This gives us both unique perspectives. I don't want to follow my family's path and my wife is unwilling to settle for what her Mom had in a marriage. I think it makes us both really committed to making it work, but open to changes in our relationship and also willing to evaluate where we are on a regular basis.

The fact that we will have been together for 20 years this December, 17 married is a good sign. There have been many times, especiallt before we got kids 3 years ago and more so since then, that we could have called it quits.