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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nancy, thanks for your <EM>" YOU MUST BE YOU,
TO BE TWO"</EM> I never heard of that concept put quite like that. That
was good, also want to say that I'm sorry for the loss of your son. We
never expect our children to go on ahead of us. Who would have thought, he
would get to see Jesus before you.</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>God bless you today </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carla from GA</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=cstolo@earthlink.net
href="mailto:cstolo@earthlink.net">Carla</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 08, 2004 3:33
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [GCFL-discuss] Franks
question - How long?</DIV>
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<DIV>Bonnie,</DIV>
<DIV>Marriage has to be worked at by both partners. The way you felt at
the beginning was feelings. Now you get the real nitty gritty of
marriage. It can be wonderful and it can be hell and all with the same
wonderful person on the same day, but all can be accomplished for good if you
keep prayer first in your life, talk to each other, cultivate mutual interests
(not all interests are you going to share and that is a good healthy thing,
too much in each others pockets and you do lose yourself. You must be
you to be two.)</DIV>
<DIV>If you feel you need to seek counsel go see a christian counselor with
your faith. Do not seek help from your friends as they do not need your
problems, they have their own. I don't mean us, I mean those you see
everyday. My husband and I worked opposite shifts for 15 years of our
almost 17 year marriage and I had a highly stressful job and also had the main
responsibility for the foster children we had and then the 4 we adopted.
It can be rough, it is definately challenging, but so worth making it
work. Talk to each other and really listen to what is being said.
My first almost 29 year marriage ended because listening was not what my
husband had in mind, telling was what he had been taught and he never learned
any different. Right now my husband is helping me deal with the problems
the adopted children, ages 15, 14, 13 and 11, have from the drugs their
moms used and the long slow death of my 39 year old who has ALS. G od is
our strength and He should be yours. Humans are human and are not always
there for us, but God is. </DIV>
<DIV>Blessings and hugs from one wife to another.</DIV>
<DIV>Nancy<BR><BR><B><I>gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>Top question.....how do you do it????</DIV>
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<DIV>Me and my husband have been married for over a year, but it feels
different now. He has a different schedule than me and our interests have
changed. </DIV>
<DIV>He still loves me and shows it, it's just....he keeps himself occupied
without me. He likes to play video games and watch dagonball z cartoons.
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<DIV>Does a man change when he sees he needs to change or does he become
more independent the more you wonder why he hasn't changed? </DIV>
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<DIV>How do you keep a marriage balanced, without losing yourself? </DIV>
<DIV>We both have the same faith and everything. It's just missing
something. Or am I missing something?</DIV>
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<DIV>Bonnie</DIV>
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<DIV>Sorry if i got too personal....just
curious.<BR><BR><B><I>gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How long have I been married?
LOOOOOOOOOOOONG 38 years - started dating when we were freshmen in
High School. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carla from
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<DIV><FONT color=#00bf60>LIVE WELL<IMG
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<DIV><FONT color=#bf00bf>GREETINGS FROM THE DESK OF BONNIE <IMG
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