What a ridiculous question!!!!! First off the courts have changed drasticaly in the awarding of alimony and unless the man is quite wealthy or if the woman has been a major contributing factor to his success in business to the detriment of her own career than alimony won´t be forth coming in most situations...
What is a shame is that so many men seem to think that by paying child support they are giving something to their ex´s...
Well congratulations to the OP then... there are still some open minded intelligent men out there... of that I never doubted, I know quite a few! One of the joys of living on a small island where personal freedoms are held to be sacred... no judgement.
So do you disclaim everything about your past on a first date? I´m sorry but I think some things are personal and not to be discussed until you know that something is worth pursuing...
Well I only have a cell phone and it´s long distance for pretty much everybody.... if they want to pay to harass me... If I feel a connection with someone I have no problem giving them my number and have never had a problem.
I know that I have a guy in my life that I should be able to fall in love with... he is everything I could possibly want in a man, he´s been my best friend since I was 16, I have more respect and admiration for him than any one else I know... sometimes you feel like you should be able to fall in love with someone even though you don´t have that "spark"... sometimes we try and usually wind up disappointed and feeling guilty because we don´t love them the way we should...
I think SF´s situation with his ex may be something like this?
I think the real question here is... do we love them because they´re beautiful... or are they beautiful because we love them? It´s amazing but when I´m in love with someone they are sooooo incredibly attractive to me that I just can´t imagine that every other woman in the world doesn´t find them equally attractive...
The pizza´s in Spain are crap... when I get the urge I make my own and it´s usually pretty healthy... I like a thin crust, which reduces the carbs and have lots of grilled veggies and maybe some chicken on it top it with fresh mozzarella made from skim milk and your good...
My downfall is open faced turkey or beef sandwiches on crap white bread with butter and smothered in gravy... I only do that one a couple of times a year...
I have to admit... the whole god/satan thing just seems like a cop out to me. We are all responsible for our actions and what happens in our lives... saying it was "Gods Plan" just seems like an excuse or a way to buffer the negatives.
So he´s got 14 "foot in mouth" moments... how does this compare to the list of "bushisms" which for 8 years was updated almost daily... and have had to be broken down by year and the "top 50" favorites....
I think you know me well enough to know my position on this... I´m not going to be down on my knees praying when I could actually be doing something usefull...
I do believe in the power of our brains however... so much is untapped and unknown about our brains, who knows what we really are capable of... perhaps prayer is just a way of focusing thoughts and brain power to achieve what it is we desire.
Gotta admit... I´m a huge fan! I loved the series and really enjoyed the musical. I have to admit when they were advertising it I was laughing... but it worked and I thought it was great!
Well if you´ve accepted it from the beginning in order to make him happy... than how is he to know that it bores you? Time to insist on going out somewhere for a proper date... or leave it, cause it´s not going to change on it´s own!
If you are happy with that than that´s all that matters... personally I would want someone to put a bit more effort into developing the relationship, sitting watching TV or listening to music in his living room is not my idea of "dating"
I´m with you on this one! Yes, there are people that I have become friends with on CS, but there are also many I won´t even reply to... My profile says that I choose my friends carefully, my relationships even more so... that goes for the internet as well!
I´m the last one to give advice.... I´ve been around about a year and a half and have yet to meet anyone from the site... I have made some fun friends and had some great times in the forums though!
As long as you treat it like you would if you met someone while you were out. You wouldn´t open your heart and soul to someone you just met in RL why do people do it on the internet?
To me it´s a tool to find people that I would like to meet, or a place to chat with friends or get into good debates... I really don´t understand people who fall in love without a face to face... well several face to faces to be exact!
Oh quit already... you´re making me blush... it was you who made me realize that in trying to sound confident and in a good place in my life... I actually was coming of a bit full of myself! I appreciated the nudge... and now this is turning from "butt sniffing" to brown nosing!
I am good... sitting at a cafe in the sun... clear blue skys and a lovely breeze... I imagine it´s about the same where you are? Enjoying island life?
...and hello to the rest of you lovely ladies, regardless of how I feel about this thread, you all know I have great respect of each of you and realize we all have different ways of dealing with things and people we do and don´t get along with. Hell it used to be LL and I couldn´t say a civil word to each other....
I think it just bothered her that she was ranting and your reply was in the form of counseling which she wasn´t looking for, just a good rant and a bit of sympathy or humour... little inuendo´s about going to stay with her husband didn´t help the matter... and yes, she is defensive... so why not just let it go?
Wow... I can´t believe that someone´s rant turned into all of this! Anyone who has been on this site for any amount of time should know that MF can be a bit defensive at times... there are ways of saying things so they don´t sound like an attack when responding to someone so it doesn´t turn into a free for all!
As of May 1 everyday is the weekend here in Ibiza... we´re a holiday island, so it´s fun fun fun everyday! I am going to a beach bar on sunday to listen to my friends band which should make for a nice afternoon!
RE: Do women divorce for financial gain?
What a ridiculous question!!!!! First off the courts have changed drasticaly in the awarding of alimony and unless the man is quite wealthy or if the woman has been a major contributing factor to his success in business to the detriment of her own career than alimony won´t be forth coming in most situations...What is a shame is that so many men seem to think that by paying child support they are giving something to their ex´s...