Comments on: Darren asked… http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/10/10/darren-asked/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Mon, 21 May 2012 13:21:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/10/10/darren-asked/#comment-18121 Grannymar Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:12:35 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1576#comment-18121 Walls Two hours on a couch with your partner but without the chores of the day, the children or the stresses of work or daily life. Just sit in stillness, talk, caress and cuddle and try to remember Why you wanted to be together in the first place. It works! Walls

Two hours on a couch with your partner but without the chores of the day, the children or the stresses of work or daily life.

Just sit in stillness, talk, caress and cuddle and try to remember Why you wanted to be together in the first place. It works!

]]> By: walls http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/10/10/darren-asked/#comment-18120 walls Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:32:12 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1576#comment-18120 Lovely post. 'Two hours on the couch'? He means speak to each other for two hours? That would make perfect sense... Lovely post. ‘Two hours on the couch’? He means speak to each other for two hours? That would make perfect sense…

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/10/10/darren-asked/#comment-18108 Grannymar Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:33:32 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1576#comment-18108 @Magpie - Glad it is all working out! @Paddy - Never say never! None of us know what magic is around the corner! @Magpie - Glad it is all working out!

@Paddy - Never say never! None of us know what magic is around the corner!

]]> By: Paddy Bloggit http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/10/10/darren-asked/#comment-18107 Paddy Bloggit Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:25:21 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1576#comment-18107 Regarding my tongue in cheek posting .... it's the best I can do. As a single 40 year old male I can honestly say that I've never come close to having a long term relationship with a female. Reckon I'll keep the laptop open! All joking aside .... a great post Grannymar ..... and a great story of love ... well done! Regarding my tongue in cheek posting …. it’s the best I can do. As a single 40 year old male I can honestly say that I’ve never come close to having a long term relationship with a female.

Reckon I’ll keep the laptop open!

All joking aside …. a great post Grannymar ….. and a great story of love … well done!

]]> By: Magpie11 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/10/10/darren-asked/#comment-18105 Magpie11 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:48:13 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1576#comment-18105 Carrie and her ma in law now go out together to see musicals...and she is changing her eating habits...she'll even eat stir fried vegetables! Before all she would eat was mashed spuds and sweetcorn! And meat! Carrie and her ma in law now go out together to see musicals…and she is changing her eating habits…she’ll even eat stir fried vegetables! Before all she would eat was mashed spuds and sweetcorn! And meat!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/10/10/darren-asked/#comment-18102 Grannymar Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:01:17 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1576#comment-18102 @Baino - I realise our roads are similar in some respects. Like you, I believe in Marriage as an institution and for both Jack and I it was part of the commitment we made to each other. @Magpie - That was just the way my parents felt about Jack. Mind you they never actually said so to me, but it came back to me! @Baino - I realise our roads are similar in some respects.
Like you, I believe in Marriage as an institution and for both Jack and I it was part of the commitment we made to each other.

@Magpie - That was just the way my parents felt about Jack. Mind you they never actually said so to me, but it came back to me!

]]> By: Magpie11 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/10/10/darren-asked/#comment-18101 Magpie11 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:48:52 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1576#comment-18101 Well, she is from the USA and had spent some time here commuting between Cambridge and out home for week-ends and we did find her different in several ways! Well, she is from the USA and had spent some time here commuting between Cambridge and out home for week-ends and we did find her different in several ways!

]]> By: Baino http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/10/10/darren-asked/#comment-18098 Baino Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:42:01 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1576#comment-18098 Beautiful post Grannymar, your experience mirrors mine to a large extent apart from marrying someone old enough to be my father! I believe in Marriage as an institution but not necessarily straight away. Here, once you have lived with someone for 12 months in a defacto relationship, there is no financial safety net, you are considered 'married'. But it's having the courage to take that big commitment that is important in my view, to tell those close to you that you have met the perfect man and have the balls to go through thick and thin together. Then, I came from an incredibly stable family and happily married parents, I guess that 'colours' your view. I take Darren's point about exorbitant weddings though. Such a waste of money and so many people who you will never hear from again. I know that Adam can't wait to marry Amy but they have good heads on their shoulders and a few goals to achieve first and Clare will marry eventually but probably on a beach in bare feet! Beautiful post Grannymar, your experience mirrors mine to a large extent apart from marrying someone old enough to be my father!

I believe in Marriage as an institution but not necessarily straight away. Here, once you have lived with someone for 12 months in a defacto relationship, there is no financial safety net, you are considered ‘married’. But it’s having the courage to take that big commitment that is important in my view, to tell those close to you that you have met the perfect man and have the balls to go through thick and thin together. Then, I came from an incredibly stable family and happily married parents, I guess that ‘colours’ your view.

I take Darren’s point about exorbitant weddings though. Such a waste of money and so many people who you will never hear from again.

I know that Adam can’t wait to marry Amy but they have good heads on their shoulders and a few goals to achieve first and Clare will marry eventually but probably on a beach in bare feet!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/10/10/darren-asked/#comment-18097 Grannymar Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:23:21 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1576#comment-18097 @Magpie - I never asked Elly that question, I suppose I saw them together for a long time and felt they were right for each other @Lette - I am sure it will if you keep working on it and never take each other for granted. @Judy - :D @Steph - I came from a house with five men so the seat was never down for long! @Magpie - I never asked Elly that question, I suppose I saw them together for a long time and felt they were right for each other

@Lette - I am sure it will if you keep working on it and never take each other for granted.

@Judy - :D

@Steph - I came from a house with five men so the seat was never down for long!

]]> By: steph http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/10/10/darren-asked/#comment-18096 steph Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:11:12 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1576#comment-18096 There's lots of eating and drinking in this post, Grannymar I just loved it! :D But you forgot to mention one thing... having to learn to live with the loo seat being left up! :roll: Now, I'm off back to the couch...byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! There’s lots of eating and drinking in this post, Grannymar

I just loved it! :D

But you forgot to mention one thing…

having to learn to live with the loo seat being left up! :roll:

Now, I’m off back to the couch…byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

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