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To: xsmommy
The letter from your HS friend does sound very touching.

Yes, indeed. He takes very good care of her. There were 13 couples who married other members of our HS class. I think that we are the last 2 couples left, and now her mind is going. The other 3 of us are just going to have to do all the remembering for her. It's very sad.

38 posted on 12/18/2012 7:24:26 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

i know several married couples who have been together since HS. that is just inconceivable to me. i was such a different person by the time i graduated college, moved from Pittsburgh and was working and independent. i know not everyone agrees, but i am a firm believer in being independent and fully developed as a person before marriage.

i’m also pretty adamant in telling my girls that quitting your job after marriage is not a great idea. as i like to say— husbands die, lose their jobs, or cheat/leave you. It is a matter of self preservation, IMO, to maintain a toehold in the workforce. i fully support those who stay home to take care of their kids, but as soon as they are in school, i think it’s good to get back to doing SOMETHING in the workforce, so you don’t have a 20 year unemployment gap on your resume.


41 posted on 12/18/2012 7:33:38 AM PST by xsmommy
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