How to Make a Marriage Work.

[AK47bp]

You're taking this personal aren't you?

Ask yourself why you are taking the statements of a stranger on the internet personally?

Why can't you answer a simple question without getting all defensive?

Sheesh.

[AK47bp]

Appears to be.

Fake news

[digitaldeath]

I was married to Andrew's father for over 25 yrs, god rest his soul. I think what kept us together was a mutual fondness for the simple things in life, laughter, and the occasional martini . He had quite the sense of humor, something he passed on to Andrew. "Nubs," as we used to call him because he lost part of his pinkie finger in a boating accident, used to shake the kids' hands and then hold up his hand and say "Hey, I think you stole part of my finger!" The kids would then look at their hand to see if the finger was there and he'd give them a poke on the shoulder with his other hand, open it and say "I found it!"

wut the fuck

ur a real sickie to be roleplaying like this

[BmillsSkier]

I think my lunch just got more interesting. Thanks Mr. P!

[4matic]

Appears to be.

Sharing their love for food is a foundation of the marriage

[NW_SKIER]

I like how the laptop is half-closed so that we can't see that he's on pornhub

[wyeaster]

To a human woman?

hee hee!

[wooley12]

Shop and buy early while they are still trainable. Failing that, marriage is a game of give and take. Give 90% and take 10% and laugh a lot.

[wyeaster]

You're taking this personal aren't you?

Ask yourself why you are taking the statements of a stranger on the internet personally?

well, you are sort of a public figure now, huh

[BmillsSkier]

I’m gonna be a front runnin’ sunuvabitch here and say that this thread will most certainly not end well.

And also that Jimmy may be leaving us again soon.

[AK47bp]

Sharing their love for food is a foundation of the marriage

....and Zoomba, you know, to stay in tip top ski shape for the slopes.

[wyeaster]

wut the fuck

ur a real sickie to be roleplaying like this

wait til benny gets a hold of her! my mom has never been the same.

[PNWbrit]

I’m gonna be a front runnin’ sunuvabitch here and say that this thread will most certainly not end well.

And also that Jimmy may be leaving us again soon.

Spookily good call

[Harry]

I take back my "Welcome Back Pio" that I posted in your first thread. Jesus you are a complete asshole. No wonder the fine citizens of Idaho wanted a complete dickhead like Raul Labrodor instead of you.

[frorider]

Agree that James appears hell bent on burnishing his sanctimonious dbag brand, but can we not drag in his wife or others in his actual life? Poor form gents.

[neckdeep]

I wouldn't post it if it didn't seem that so many of the bros in here needed to read it. Seriously, the misogyny in this place is comical. The judgment on all fronts is comical.

I think what pisses you off, buster, is that you don't want to admit that half the people in this place NEED the common sense I'm dispensing. It causes cognitive dissonance because you think your bros should be more together than they actually are. Well, I actually agree: they should be. But they are not.

And yet you keep crawling back in here like a dog to it's own vomit. What's that say about your own needs? Why do you have such a deep seated need to be in here telling strangers how to live their own lives? What's the matter, you don't get to wear the pants at home?

[wyeaster]

Agree that James appears hell bent on burnishing his sanctimonious dbag brand, but can we not drag in his wife or others in his actual life? Poor form gents.

totally agree.

[hatchgreenchile]

Agree that James appears hell bent on burnishing his sanctimonious dbag brand, but can we not drag in his wife or others in his actual life? Poor form gents.

The digital lynch mob is a crazy thing, huh?

[54-46]

I think Pio got out of marriage counseling and is preaching whatever gospel he learned there. Good for you; glad you're getting help and making it work.

[GoldMember]

Agree that James appears hell bent on burnishing his sanctimonious dbag brand, but can we not drag in his wife or others in his actual life? Poor form gents.

This.

[that dude who did that thing]

Yes, yes it is.

Oh my dear bozo, you misconstrue me.

First, I'm not pissed off, as much as you'd like to think I was.

Second, I accept that not only many people who post here are misogynist assholes or socially dysfunctional in so many ways.

Third, I am willing to hold back my judgement of others given my own flailings and failings. I do see many imperfections in the mirror.

Fourth, you would do so well to heed your own advice. But like so many narcissistic wrecks, you're unable see that.

Divorce is a painful experience from what I've seen on the outside of it. And it varies so wildly in it's sources, causes and effects, any generalizations are pretty shallow shots.

All I've got is some love and support for those going through it. So there's that.

Try that sometime.

That's a really excellent post, buster. I agree almost entirely.

What you fail to figure out is that despite this being a public message board, I am trying to deliver different messages to different people. This thread was meant for the assholes who blame women for all the evil that goes on in divorce. There are a number of them posting over on the Tammy Wynette thread. Those folks need the obvious to be restated.

There are also a bunch of folks who deserve some unconditional support. I try to give that where I can and have been able to do so on many occasions. I just don't always do it in public.

Finally, I do take my own advice. If you read my post and didn't think I was talking about myself, just as much as I was talking about others, then your empathy skills just had a hiccup. If you read "you are annoying, you piss people off, etc." and didn't realize that when I said "you" I meant every last one of us, including myself, then that was a communication failure, not a failure of character.

And to people (*4matic) who keep calling me (and now my wife) "fat," you've got some serious issues if you equate body shape to human worth.

It's funny that you guys will discuss almost anything, as long as it's about someone else. But my posts that largely attempt to force us all to stare into a mirror showing our ugliest sides result in so much vitriol.

[that dude who did that thing]

Why can't you answer a simple question without getting all defensive?

Sheesh.

Still taking it personal, aren't you?

[mtngirl79]

Notice how the community reacts to self righteousness versus misogyny.

[Art Shirk]

Did you see that, Buster? You almost got the full Pio stamp of approval. That's resume building stuff right there.

[that dude who did that thing]

Actually, I'm going to give buster the full seal of approval and rewrite the OP. That will piss off some folks who think the PR is some kind of gospel that must never be changed.