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southernyankeebelle

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44. You are just like my husband. I'm lucky because he is 7 yrs young than I. I love him
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 10:40 AM
Nov 2012

more every day even after 34 yrs of marriage. You know that is what marriage is about getting pass that you aren't the young chick any longer. My husband said he never wanted a model, or a playboy type girl. He wanted a woman who was kind, had a sense of humor and would be a good wife. Your right for us being together is what it is about. I try to tell my son and his wife that is what life is about. I kinda get upset with them because they fight over small silly stuff. I asked him once aren't you tired of fighting all the time? I told him they have to learn to deal with issues and fighting and yelling isn't going to do it. I told him it gets better but the most important thing in a marriage is communication.

that is lovely. Thank you liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #1
lovely. one_voice Nov 2012 #2
My daughter asked once why I had stripes on my forehead abelenkpe Nov 2012 #3
Hah! I like that. "Stripes." Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #5
K&R!! felix_numinous Nov 2012 #4
What we commonly consider beauty in women are signs of fertility. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #6
well then I think evolution may have gotten it wrong this time liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #7
Your argument is with science, not with me. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #8
there have been plenty of times during history when heavy women were considered sexy liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #9
Those were class signs of higher status. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #13
What a bunch of crap liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #14
Your argument is with science, not with me. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #17
Citing a few "facts" MadrasT Nov 2012 #27
There isn't enough room to write a book here. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #31
The article is about how a woman is showing her daughters how to see themselves ehrnst Nov 2012 #38
Then please explain why this 53-year-old - well past fertility aged - woman Tsiyu Nov 2012 #39
Umm, that was China, not Japan. nt Bonobo Nov 2012 #26
Whatever. HappyMe Nov 2012 #11
Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren come to mind lunamagica Nov 2012 #60
Way to miss the point. Brickbat Nov 2012 #10
I know, right? liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #12
I'm old and fat. I don't try to convince myself that I am handsome. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #15
on ignore, bye bye liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #16
Just like the Creationists who reject science. N/T GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #18
Your science cate94 Nov 2012 #21
A self-perception that is at odds with reality is a delusion. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #24
Your idea of beauty is extrememly distorted cate94 Nov 2012 #32
The mom isn't saying "I can win a beauty contest" She's saying, "I'm beautiful" ehrnst Nov 2012 #56
Yes!!!! (nt) ehrnst Nov 2012 #40
Oh gee, we're being told this again treestar Nov 2012 #25
Yes. I am old and fat and had a vascetomy. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #28
And so should women. treestar Nov 2012 #49
Spot on. On course, many people don't want to hear this argument. Laelth Nov 2012 #34
But the point of the article is about how women view themselves, despite society ehrnst Nov 2012 #37
Indeed. That is the point of the article. Laelth Nov 2012 #47
The anorexic-14 year-old beauty esthetic of magazines and Hollywood ehrnst Nov 2012 #55
I hear you, but 30% body fat is hardly anorexic. Laelth Nov 2012 #58
It's how men wish it to be treestar Nov 2012 #50
Oh, it's funny how money seems to make up for a lack of looks with some people. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #52
If those people want to make that sacrifice treestar Nov 2012 #61
I think the science shows that women are sexually attracted ... Laelth Nov 2012 #59
You're telling women what they want and what they are attracted to treestar Nov 2012 #62
I'm telling women what they want? Laelth Nov 2012 #71
The third paragraph is practically insane treestar Nov 2012 #75
This post is far from scientifically correct. See post #66 antigone382 Nov 2012 #67
Thanks for pointing me to your post below. Laelth Nov 2012 #72
Well he doesn't actually reference specific science. antigone382 Nov 2012 #73
Yes, but this article is about the way the women should be shown to see themselves ehrnst Nov 2012 #36
I get what you're saying about evolution (while missing the point of the piece), but Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #51
I guess my program was cancelled. Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 #54
The problem with this theory is that there's no universal standard for beauty Major Nikon Nov 2012 #63
Also cultural, psychological and market influences... LanternWaste Nov 2012 #65
Beauty ideals are very profoundly affected by culture. antigone382 Nov 2012 #66
Hey! You're beautiful! Tsiyu Nov 2012 #69
I embrace my age. It took me a long time to get here. Every night I go to bed I pray southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #19
Isn't it great to have a husband who adores you? liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #20
Oh yes it is especially the way things are today. I watched the Housewives shows and you southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #45
My wife embraces her age and I adore her for it. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #23
Then why the hell did you feel the need to come one this thread and lecture? Tsiyu Nov 2012 #41
The thread is trying to use beauty as a measure. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #42
What? Tsiyu Nov 2012 #43
But beauty is not the purely scientific thing you make it out to be. antigone382 Nov 2012 #68
You are just like my husband. I'm lucky because he is 7 yrs young than I. I love him southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #44
K & R cate94 Nov 2012 #22
Most men go through their entire lives without being told they are beautiful Bonobo Nov 2012 #29
I tell my husband he's handsome at least 3 - 4 times a week.... a kennedy Nov 2012 #33
Well I have a husband who has gotten better looking with age. I tell him always how southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #46
I love what you said about getting older there is just something that liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #48
You know we all need to feel appreciated. Your husband is lucky and he is lucky to have southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #64
True. n/t Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 #53
I tell myself that all the time Major Nikon Nov 2012 #70
+1, e. Mc Mike Nov 2012 #30
I love and depend on DU, but... Shanti Mama Nov 2012 #35
+a jillion BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #74
+100000000! prefunk Nov 2012 #57
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