You guys don't know what you're missing.
I've got twenty years with my first and only -- and gotta say, I wouldnt change a thing. She doesn't get computer games, any more than she gets Monty Python's Holy Grail ("that's not funny, that's stuuuuupid!), but then I dont get how landscaping can be FUN. We're different in a lot of ways, but we are best friends. It took a LOT of relationship work, and we each had some real compromises to make, but we did it together. We take care of each others' needs just because we want to.
Couple years ago, for my birthday, the family drove down to Dayton -- and they DROPPED ME OFF at the Air Force Museum so I could take all the time I wanted without negotiating family issues. It was her idea.
She knows that when I get really compulsive about flying, it's because I'm dealing with some stress or something. When she says it's time to go to bed, well, she's usually right. And, my son is fast becoming a great friend in the same mold -- though he still favors FPS's, where he's good enough that he's often accused of cheating -- he doesnt. (I try to play his games, but my handle -- DeadSoon -- says it all.)
You can't get this kind of life with a rented relationship. I got a great woman, yeah, but what made this marrriage work is that we cared enough to understand each other, compromise, and find the middle ground, each giving up a little. I really believe that any two people who feel that way can get a relationship jsut as good.
And trust me, you young pups -- if you take good care of you're "cow," really love her and give her a fair share of relationship treats, the milk DOESNT dry up -- it just gets sweeter.
Simaril
