TallFatSue
Well-Known Member
It's great to have such an interesting diversity of people and opinions on this board. Fat acceptance and appreciation is our common frame of reference, but beyond that we encompass an rich cross-section of the population.
Just curious: how many married couples are amongst us?
As a happily married woman (23 years and counting), I can speak only for myself, and what works for us is a good strong marriage. Maybe it's just the office manager in me and the engineer in my husband, but Art & I believe that to achieve real success, we must set priorities, focus on them and follow through. If we try to pursue too many avenues, we're bound to fall short. Good communications are essential; even my perceptive husband won't always "just know" what I want or need, and I'm not the greatest mind-reader either. By committing to each other, pooling our resources and reinforcing ourselves, we lead very productive, healthy and happy lives.
Boring eh? Oh, life gets pretty darn exciting when you share it with your soulmate. It takes two to tango. Besides, if we really need to liven things up, we can always take a trip to France or Australia or Hawaii, or a Caribbean cruise. His ecstatic foot massages are this side of heaven too. Typical engineer: not too flashy, but everything works great around the house.
That's not to say I'm entirely immune from temptation. I love to flirt in certain situations, and one evening on the tango floor in Buenos Aires there were so many hands squeezing my ass I lost count (you'd think those Argentine men had never danced with an Amazon before). But that's as far as it goes, and it's only the spice that makes the main course so fulfilling.
Anyway being a dull boring married couple won't work for everyone, but it seems right for us, and so far so good.
Sue
Just curious: how many married couples are amongst us?
As a happily married woman (23 years and counting), I can speak only for myself, and what works for us is a good strong marriage. Maybe it's just the office manager in me and the engineer in my husband, but Art & I believe that to achieve real success, we must set priorities, focus on them and follow through. If we try to pursue too many avenues, we're bound to fall short. Good communications are essential; even my perceptive husband won't always "just know" what I want or need, and I'm not the greatest mind-reader either. By committing to each other, pooling our resources and reinforcing ourselves, we lead very productive, healthy and happy lives.
Boring eh? Oh, life gets pretty darn exciting when you share it with your soulmate. It takes two to tango. Besides, if we really need to liven things up, we can always take a trip to France or Australia or Hawaii, or a Caribbean cruise. His ecstatic foot massages are this side of heaven too. Typical engineer: not too flashy, but everything works great around the house.
That's not to say I'm entirely immune from temptation. I love to flirt in certain situations, and one evening on the tango floor in Buenos Aires there were so many hands squeezing my ass I lost count (you'd think those Argentine men had never danced with an Amazon before). But that's as far as it goes, and it's only the spice that makes the main course so fulfilling.
Anyway being a dull boring married couple won't work for everyone, but it seems right for us, and so far so good.
Sue
