Dr. Laura Schlessinger: 'The Proper Care And Feeding Of Husbands'

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Tuesday, January 6, 2004 | Dr. Laura Schlessinger

[Nita Nupress]

I can't think of many things worse than trying to FReep in the same cyber-space occupied by an ex-spouse. Good gosh, what a nightmare.

Just a neutral observation. You won't find me choosing sides in THIS one, no-sir-eee. Good luck to both of you, and remember The Golden Rule. :-)

[Quix]

I can identify with that considerably.

A mountain was lifted off when she left me for a co-worker.

[AppyPappy]

Here's a hint. You guys will be married when you get to Heaven so speak nicely about her.

[sweetliberty]

"The children out of wedlock problem could be solved overnight if young women just learned the power they have to say no and MEAN it."

I have said that for many years, and I get these looks or responses like, things are just not that way. This is at the root of our cultural degradation.

[Quix]

Good point.

[Taliesan]

In this case, the Golden Rule should be: silence. Spare us all, and each other.

[technochick99]

Oh gosh - no need to take sides! The internet does certainly make for a small world, for good or bad. I suppose it is a good thing that FR never came up during the settlement discussions, else we'd still be battling!

[Quix]

CONGRATULATIONS.

AN AWESOME SET OF ACHIEVEMENTS.

CHEERS!

GOD'S BEST TO EACH MEMBER IN YOUR FAMILY.

[Quix]

True.

But SOMEONE has to quit such games

LONG ENOUGH

for the other person to be convinced

THOSE GAMES

are OVER! . . . and that a better dance has begun.

[Quix]

YUP.

[freedox]

"In a way, Dr. Laura is preaching feminism use your sex and feminine ways to get what YOU want out of a marriage. Marriage is the partnership of two people, not some manipulative game of control and submission."

I think you're ignoring half of the message here. The article clearly addresses the happiness of both partners in a marriage. I don't see how the "3 A's" of approval, appreciation and affection toward one's spouse can realistically be construed as a manipulative game of control and submission. Who's the loser?

[StolarStorm]

You still love her, admit it.

[Quix]

i UNDERSTAND your point.

However, it is a difficult discipline to learn to think of absolutely 0.00000000000000000!

The wife, as often as not, would be glad to receive a running commentary of . . .

Welll, actually, I was just feeling real glad and comfortable that my last crotch scratch felt so good. And then I was wondering whether I wanted to shoot some baskets with John or watch the game but kind of decided that I was too lazy to move. But then I know I'm going to need to pee soon so I guess I'll go pee and get some cranberry juice for my water works and come back and watch the game. But then I was wondering how you'd feel about that and a little worried that I should think of something to include you. But I'm so clueless any more as to how to help you feel happy that seemed like a no win road to go down before I started so I kind of felt all the more like retreating into a game.

If course, more of an androgenous man might have said all that. An average man might have thought a lot of that but most wouldn't have articulated near as much of that into words. It would have been more impressions felt at a "grunt" and "hmmmm" sort of verbal level . . . which makes "nothing" sometimes about as accurate a word as one will get from a lot of somewhat 'preverbal' men.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I've known way too many women who maintain a meticulously indexed and cross-referenceced mental database of every wrong that's ever been done to them, and with a retrieval speed that would shame a Pentium 4.

That was my mother. I'm still amazed that she was able to channel so much mental energy into remembering every time in her whole life she ever felt slighted by anyone, and conversely, her ability to completely forget and subsequently deny uttering the negative things she said to others.

[Quix]

STRONGLY AGREE.

CONGRATS.

What wonderful memories you must have.

[Taliesan]

Welll, actually, I was just feeling real glad and comfortable that my last crotch scratch felt so good. And then I was wondering whether I wanted to shoot some baskets with John or watch the game but kind of decided that I was too lazy to move. But then I know I'm going to need to pee soon so I guess I'll go pee and get some cranberry juice for my water works and come back and watch the game. But then I was wondering how you'd feel about that and a little worried that I should think of something to include you. But I'm so clueless any more as to how to help you feel happy that seemed like a no win road to go down before I started so I kind of felt all the more like retreating into a game.

Ha! Well done.

[Quix]

Ask Jim/John R for a new screen name?

Create a new personna and leave the past more behind, might work.

[Quix]

I'm sure you're confident you interpreted the proper message from God.

But it's conceivable that He was giving you a different message.

[Nita Nupress]

In this case, the Golden Rule should be: silence. Spare us all, and each other.

Amen to that. The less said the better, as hard as that may be.

[Poohbah]

I've been married to the same woman for almost eight years, and it just gets better.

And we're both Catholic.

BTW, it wasn't fair of ME to date Protestant women and have MY faith be a stumbling block to unity.