Posted by Greg A. on June 26, 2001, at 11:38:08
In reply to Re: Marie - Long term Relationships » Greg A., posted by Marie1 on June 22, 2001, at 8:57:01
> Hi Marie,
You sure have a lot going on in your life right now. Give yourself the chance to sort things out at their own pace. Take time to feel grief and sadness. I never do (or did) and I pay for it later.
There’s a whole lot of truth to “the grass is always greener” or “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone” as far as relationships are concerned. Like you I have twenty plus years invested in memories and life’s tumult with my wife. As much as I think I am dissatisfied or see more in another person, I am learning to maintain a degree of skepticism. Often, those ever so interesting younger women do not hold up well if you scratch beneath the surface. Some of them do not even appreciate being scratched!
It’s good to have a perspective from someone who is in a similar situation but is not personally close to the details. I would appreciate having the chance to talk things over with you and get your thoughts on married life and its problems. I don’t know where the line is as to what’s too personal. You certainly haven’t crossed it yet.Greg
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