Re: Married with ( AMC ) Children...

["amc74hornet" <AMC74HORNET@xxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jerry Casper <gremlingts@xxxx> wrote:
> I FINALLY got married at 42 last year, I had to
> wait to find the wife I really wanted, but it was
> worth the wait! Found a PA Dutch-raised girl down in
> Texas ( online dated first ), good values, didn't try
> to change me, accepted my car habit as "normal", and
> supports me just fine ( although she DID say I can't
> bring home any more cars until I get rid of a couple
> unwanted ones... fine, I have 27, I really don't need
> anymore right now, LOL! ). She moved up to Virginia to
> be with me after she realized I was Mr. Probably Right
> ( after two previous tries ). 
> If you don't have the strength of character to RUN
> from someone at the first sign of " you should be more
> interested in ME and putting ME first " attitude from
> the person you're dating, then you WILL be unhappy. I
> found someone who could tolerate my car hobby ( and
> others ) just fine, and though it took a long time, it
> was worth the wait. And on the flip side, when she
> wants something done, I make every effort to put that
> on the top of my list, as I WANT to keep her happy and
> satisfied. That should be the goal on both sides, and
> I could never understand how some people can be
> willing to give up friends and long-standing
> activities just because someone else in your life is
> "jealous" of those other things that take away time
> from them personally. Either they can get involved, or
> live with it, is my attitude. Some consideration
> towards married life must be made, some activities
> will cease altogether( like bar-hopping, late nights
> out, etc. ), others may be cut back, too, but when you
> start giving up things SPECIFICALLY to please someone
> else that are NOT destructive or narcisstic ( hobbies,
> friends, etc. ), then it's not a healthy relationship,
> IMO. You may get something short-term out of it ( sex,
> a girlfriend/boyfriend, alot of personal attention etc
> ), but by giving up things you care about, I doubt
> it'll bring true happiness. Maybe some of those
> activities were just "filler" activities in their
> lives until someone showed up to be more important to
> them. I've seen some people's relationships change
> radically after a personal commitment to another, and
> it wasn't a bad thing, but some others were just
> unhealthy and unwarranted manipulation by an insecure
> person. 
> Anyway, I'm happy, I have my AMCs and my wife (
> er, make that my wife AND my AMCs, guess I should put
> her first? LOL ), and other than not being rich, I
> have no complaints. Well, I did lose a cat this week,
> might have been taken by a wild animal ( 3rd cat in 2
> years, dammit, he was like a son to me...I'm gonna
> miss that cat! ). Hope everyone else can be as lucky
> as I am to have both things, a good wife and (sorta
> good ) cars. AMC ya!
> 
> Jerry Casper
> 
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Sounds like you do have it all Jerry. 
"Doc"