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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
This stood out to me..."In essence you are going to have to court her."

For the rest of my life I have to court her as though we were still dating? Something to think about.
45 posted on 01/08/2006 6:57:46 AM PST by ScubieNuc
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To: ScubieNuc
Relationships are work.

Not just when you feel like it but when you don't.

46 posted on 01/08/2006 6:59:30 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud member of the Free Republic Humility Club. We are twice as humble as you are.)
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To: ScubieNuc
For the rest of my life I have to court her as though we were still dating? Something to think about.

What did you do when you were courting her? Was there someplace special you would go just to talk? Something you did that always made her smile? Make a special date, but don't tell her where you're going. She'll be intrigued by the mystery and very pleased that you remembered.

55 posted on 01/08/2006 7:09:48 AM PST by jellybean (George Allen 2008)
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To: ScubieNuc
"For the rest of my life I have to court her as though we were still dating?"

If you want a great marriage....yes. The happiest, and most lasting marriages I know of are the ones in which the man recognizes that his own happiness is completely dependent upon that of his wife. They are also marriages in which both spouses understand God's plan for marriage. Others have spoken of intimacy. "Sex" for its own sake is spiritual junk food that tastes good at the time, but an hour later, you're hungry again. Intimacy, on the other hand, with or without sex, nourishes the the soul of the marriage and continues to satisfy long after the moment has passed; a deep and lasting satisfaction that permeates every other part of your lives. The scriptures talk about delighting in the wife of your youth. It mentions nothing of how to get her to have sex with you, but instructs you not to withhold yourself from her. When was the last time your soul delighted in your wife?

74 posted on 01/08/2006 7:59:26 AM PST by sweetliberty (Stupidity should make you sterile.)
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To: ScubieNuc
I had a high school English teacher that pulled me aside on graduation day (we were buds--what a great guy) and told me two things... "You are a brilliant guy..." and "Never stop dating your wife..."

I think he was spot on in both cases :o)

95 posted on 01/08/2006 9:15:16 AM PST by maui_hawaii
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