The Man Gripe Thread (MEN ONLY)

[Bazza]

I cannot ever tell if a woman is interested in me anymore. I am completely clueless. I cannot tell if she is just being nice or if she actually is interested.

If they are interested in something more than friendship, they will give you some strong signals. Until then - live your life to the fullest possible. The more independent you are - the better catch you will be for some lucky girl.

Independent in all facets of life.......mentally, physically, and financially.

 

[Toddrn]

If they are interested in something more than friendship, they will give you some strong signals. Until then - live your life to the fullest possible. The more independent you are - the better catch you will be for some lucky girl.

Independent in all facets of life.......mentally, physically, and financially.

I have been married for almost 41 years. We got married a year after we graduated High School. If something happened to her I don't think I could tolerated another person living with me. Think I would just stay single.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I have been married for almost 41 years. We got married a year after we graduated High School. If something happened to her I don't think I could tolerated another person living with me. Think I would just stay single.

I think I have been single for too long and if I ever got married I would want my own place.

 

[B1GTide]

I think I have been single for too long and if I ever got married I would want my own place.

That's too bad.

 

[Padreruf]

I have been married for almost 41 years. We got married a year after we graduated High School. If something happened to her I don't think I could tolerated another person living with me. Think I would just stay single.

I just passed 44 year anniversary -- and would not marry again...the change would be too difficult. I've seen disasters more than once...

 

[TIDE-HSV]

We have 72 years of marriage and six kids between us, 34 to each other. I passionately want to pass first. If not, I would not consider marriage again...

 

[Toddrn]

We have 72 years of marriage and six kids between us, 34 to each other. I passionately want to pass first. If not, I would not consider marriage again...

My wife has always said she wants to pass first. She thinks I can handle being alone better than she can.

 

[B1GTide]

My wife has always said she wants to pass first. She thinks I can handle being alone better than she can.

I don't even want to imagine living in a world without my wife.

 

[Toddrn]

I don't even want to imagine living in a world without my wife.

We have known each other since sixth grade. Started dating our Senior year of High School.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

We have 72 years of marriage and six kids between us, 34 to each other. I passionately want to pass first. If not, I would not consider marriage again...

It's not intentional, but she's so much more clean-living than I, it's unlikely I'll survive her, not that I have my thumb on the scales or anything...

 

[Go Bama]

I’m on my last wife. I can’t imagine living with anyone else. It’ll be 24 years in March and it seems like yesterday we were dating. The older you get, the faster time passes.

 

[Bazza]

Happily single myself.......

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I have called it a passive-aggressive behavior...I really don't want to go or don't want to go on your schedule, so I'll be late and control things that way. My spouse sees a time to leave as a suggestion, not as a real agreement...LOL.

This is what I think as well. We are late to literally 99.9% of things we go to in which my wife is involved. If she's not going and it's just the kids and myself, or myself. We're rarely and I mean RARELY late. It simply doesn't bother my wife to be late. Doesn't phase her whatsoever. But as someone mentioned above about their wife. She's never late to work. LOL!

 

[Padreruf]

Years ago I had 125 widows in my church...had a retired professor visiting regularly -- he lived alone and was about 80 or so. I asked him if he wanted me to fix him up with a lady in our church. His reply: "Young man, I have a lady who cleans and cooks -- and that's all I need at this stage. As for loneliness, when I am by myself, I'm in really good company." I would visit regularly and we would have a sip of something together!!

 

[Bamaro]

Years ago I had 125 widows in my church...had a retired professor visiting regularly -- he lived alone and was about 80 or so. I asked him if he wanted me to fix him up with a lady in our church. His reply: "Young man, I have a lady who cleans and cooks -- and that's all I need at this stage. As for loneliness, when I am by myself, I'm in really good company." I would visit regularly and we would have a sip of something together!!

 

[Toddrn]

Years ago I had 125 widows in my church...had a retired professor visiting regularly -- he lived alone and was about 80 or so. I asked him if he wanted me to fix him up with a lady in our church. His reply: "Young man, I have a lady who cleans and cooks -- and that's all I need at this stage. As for loneliness, when I am by myself, I'm in really good company." I would visit regularly and we would have a sip of something together!!

Smart man. How large was your congregation?

 

[Padreruf]

Smart man. How large was your congregation?

I think about 750 -- 800 on the rolls...probably @ 500 active at any given time.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I think I have been single for too long and if I ever got married I would want my own place.

Granted, you can't put time tables on "love". But I've got a friend who is my age (44) and has never been married. He's wanted to get married but unfortunately some work/career circumstances, going back to college at a later age than most, put him about 7 years behind when the average person is normally dating and finding a spouse. You sound a lot like him in that he feels he's gotten so set in his ways that even if he found someone he couldn't take living with them or not being able to do what he wanted and when he wanted. He's also "at that age" that the thought of the dating scene and the dog and pony show one has to go through with that, exhaust him.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Granted, you can't put time tables on "love". But I've got a friend who is my age (44) and has never been married. He's wanted to get married but unfortunately some work/career circumstances, going back to college at a later age than most, put him about 7 years behind when the average person is normally dating and finding a spouse. You sound a lot like him in that he feels he's gotten so set in his ways that even if he found someone he couldn't take living with them or not being able to do what he wanted and when he wanted. He's also "at that age" that the thought of the dating scene and the dog and pony show one has to go through with that, exhaust him.

You friend sounds exactly like me.

 

[willie52]

Wife will use my tools and then claim them as hers as I search all over hell and high water for them. "Oh I have the so and so in my tool bag it's mine." No the hell they aren't, for one she can't handle a framing hammer. It drives me bat crap crazy when I have to go looking for them. I have my work bench and my tool belt where I keep most and it never fails, something is missing. Aarghh!