Thank you...and that's what I'm doing. Yes, the good thing is that regardless of why you leave or don't post as much, this place is still here when you want to come in! Good to see everyone, and I'll be better. A day of rest usually cures it. And lots of juice.
So? Would it interfere with your work in any way? Is one of you in the position of being a supervisor of the other? If so, could either of you change employment?
Personally, if the feelings are that mutual, I'd say you've wasted enough time not being together, and it's time to get together, regardless of what you have to do to accomplish that end.
Sorry, my friend...I was on the phone with a friend of mine, playing sounding board.
I wish I could help you with your dilemma, but this is a tough one. You've known her a long time, and now you find your feelings run deeper. And it's scary sometimes because letting her know that could upset the friendship. However, can you remain "just friends" with this woman if you really love her? If not, you might as well risk it and let her know of your feelings. In the long run it would possibly hurt less to lose her out of your life completely, than to eventually see her dating others if your feelings aren't returned.
Life and love are gambles, my friend. I wish you the best.
Well said, LL...and Vinny, you know who you are, so don't let some azzhole get to you. And many of us on here know who you are...one can't pretend day after day, post after post, for as long as I've known you on here to be something that they're not, and not have the mask eventually slip. Ignore it...it's beneath you, and you have no need to stoop to this person's level, my friend.
That's the best way to do it, Dan. I believe that if it's meant to be, it will be...when the time is right. I'm here for the friends I've made and continue to make, and the forums. If something more ever develops, fine...but I'm okay if it doesn't, too. And right now, I'm really not looking for a LDR, since I don't have the time and energy to devote to it, nor the willingness and ability to take the leaps that a LDR requires.
And you've been a very welcome to the forums here, Dan. Always a gentleman from what I've seen of your posts.
I grew up a short drive from the NH/ME seacoast, and going to the beach will always be my favorite place. However, I also love walking along wooded trails, or out in the desert. Nature in all of its forms is where I'd rather be, and I enjoy it most with good company.
Thank you all...and I hope all of the mothers out there had a beautiful day. Also, all of the fathers who act as both, all of the grandmothers, and the mothers-to-be. I enjoyed spending today with my sons, and working with them in the yard. It's been a beautiful, though cold, day here.
Happy Mother's Day, Taino. I didn't have a good relationship with my mother while I was growing up. She was abusive physically, mentally, and emotionally. She still can't say the words "I love you", but that doesn't stop me now from saying them to her. I've forgiven her for the past, and love her for who she is, and since I became an adult, and especially a mother in my own right, we have a pretty good relationship. She's been supportive when I needed it most, and has given me strength and taught me a lot.
Part of what she taught me was what not to do with my own children, though. I've raised my sons so far with love and respect, and have only smacked each of them once in their lives. I listen to them, and encourage them, for I know how important this is. Because of her, I feel I am a better mother than I might have been otherwise.
A Mother's love is something that no one can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it or take that love away . . . It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, And it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking . . . It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns, And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems . . . It is far beyond defining, it defies all explanation, And it still remains a secret like the mysteries of creation . . . A many splendoured miracle man cannot understand And another wondrous evidence of God's tender guiding hand.
Helen Steiner Rice
I just wanted to share this beautiful poem, and wish all of the mothers on here a Very Happy Mother's Day!
An interesting question to start such a thread with, and I waited until I was almost 30 to become a mother. Nope, never considered them toys...but then I never played with dolls much as a little girl, either, so I wasn't looking to replace them.
I do believe that despite its struggles, life is a gift and that there is a lot of meaning to Mother's Day...so, Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms out there!
I already have restrictions in my diet and eat very healthy because of them, so I couldn't possibly "go on a diet". I've been losing weight as a matter of changing how I eat in general, for my health and to accommodate certain conditions. And I work out at the gym. So, a man has to love me the way I am, and I've learned to love me the way I am. Slowly, the excess will come off and what's out of shape will tone. I'm not on the fast track, but doing this as changes for life.
No big ones here. Just hanging out with friends, and then hanging out with my sons for Mother's Day on Sunday. Trying to catch up on housework and yard work (weather permitting).
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'Night Thumper...off to bed myself. It's after midnight here. Good night everyone!
RE: You can hear a pin drop!
Thank you...and that's what I'm doing. Yes, the good thing is that regardless of why you leave or don't post as much, this place is still here when you want to come in! Good to see everyone, and I'll be better. A day of rest usually cures it. And lots of juice.