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What Made Today Good
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Penelope
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Re: What Made Today Good
oooh Olivia, You don't just get the man you get the family too. Be ingratiating is my advice. 
Only those become weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish.
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini
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Olivia22
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Thank you Suzanne!
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Penelope I've met his family before and they love me. I had lunch with him mom yesterday
The problem is he is a commitment phobe. He keeps saying stuff like "Well we're just dating so I'm not sure we need to spending holidays together" and "Why move in together? Isn't it nice having our own spaces". Five years I've been dealing with this! The Thanksgiving invite is a big step for him.
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Penelope I've met his family before and they love me. I had lunch with him mom yesterday
The problem is he is a commitment phobe. He keeps saying stuff like "Well we're just dating so I'm not sure we need to spending holidays together" and "Why move in together? Isn't it nice having our own spaces". Five years I've been dealing with this! The Thanksgiving invite is a big step for him.
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Penelope
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Olivia, perhaps you should show him Kahlil Gibran's advice on marriage? I find all Gibran's advice admirable and helpful.
On Marriage
Kahlil Gibran
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
See, my advice on how to sustain a long and happy marriage is - Avoid One Another!
On Marriage
Kahlil Gibran
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
See, my advice on how to sustain a long and happy marriage is - Avoid One Another!
Only those become weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish.
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini
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literatureuniverse
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Congrats, well my day hasn't started yet, but it will be a good day, look forward to going to class.Well ok here we go my day watching BONES from last night, that had me laughing and crying. 
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tbarron
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I'm on the first day of a three day vacation on an extended road trip with my best buddy/significant other/wife/partner/BFF.
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Olivia, I hope all goes well for you this holiday season. Things seem to work out for the best; my loving and patient wife and i recently celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary (shooting for 50), so we must be doing something right.
Love what you do, and do what you love. Don't listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it. -Ray Bradbury
Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it. -Robert A. Heinlein
Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it. -Robert A. Heinlein
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Penelope
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Cattleman, We celebrated our 48th in October - I was 18 when we got married. More good luck than good management!
Only those become weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish.
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini
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Olivia22
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Thanks Penelope! I will show him that.
tbarron I hope you have fun on vacation!
cattleman Congrats! 46 years! That's a long time. I'll probably be dating my boyfriend that long before he proposes! LOL!
Penelope WOW! 48 years! That's an even longer time! Congrats!
tbarron I hope you have fun on vacation!
cattleman Congrats! 46 years! That's a long time. I'll probably be dating my boyfriend that long before he proposes! LOL!
Penelope WOW! 48 years! That's an even longer time! Congrats!
