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beedle
Well, it's true...the men I dated then and before were much different than the ones now. Long haired boys made me...well...stupid. :) I think all of life is trial and error, so I imagine love is no different.
posted by
Temple
on April 20, 2004 at 1:09 AM
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Benzinha, I wish it didn't take so many frogs to find a prince.
But there was good in each one, too. And now, there is Prince Billy. He is, without a doubt, one of the best ones. I think we both have to learn to love differently because what happened in the past didn't work for either of us. It's hard to sort it all out through everything else, you know? That's my biggest problem right now with him.
I'm scared of the 6 months in Iraq, the seperation, less communication. But, I feel stubborn, too. I hate this war and disagree with it. I refuse to lose him to it. I don't want him to have one of those stories like your son, yep, she left me while I was in Baghdad...you believe it? I don't want us to be a casualty. This means finding new focus and direction, and as you said, character. Thank you for that wish. I'm going to need all the help I can get.
posted by
Temple
on April 19, 2004 at 12:44 PM
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Temple, rethinking old loves, ahhhh. At least, you learned to spot the good
ones, I never did until the African fellow, Dionisio, came into my life. What saved me, was his grabbing me up before I had a chance to pick an idiot friend of his, or some other idiot out of the crowd. AND, I did have to learn to love him differently, less demonstratively, as African signals are less obvious and overt. I learned subtlety. All my old habits and things didn't work with him. It was good.
African women often wait four years for their men to return from schools abroad. American girls could never wait that long, wives couldn't wait that long, my Navy son can attest to that. Separation is the true test and what one does with it defines one's character.....I wish you perfect communication in this long testing separation.
posted by
benzinha
on April 19, 2004 at 11:10 AM
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My dad does that - walks on the outside of the sidewalk. 'It was the 90s shutup' - so so funny. I guess it's true, if you don't spend time with the jerks, you won't asppreciate the good guys. The beer in the shower is some nice touch though.
posted by
beedle
on April 19, 2004 at 9:47 AM
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Foxy
Ain't it the truth though? Let me tell ya, he was a lot less cute everytime I busted him lying to me! :) I'm glad you liked the quote. I really like this one, too.
posted by
Temple
on April 19, 2004 at 6:27 AM
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Love the qoute...too bad he was a turd...he sounded gorgeous!
posted by
FoxyBlue
on April 19, 2004 at 5:07 AM
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