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Dude, those German frauleins are just too high-maintenance. Get yourself a nice Irish babe, keep plenty of Guinness in the house, and you'll be living large with the rest of us. :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by PanzerJager
All kidding aside, if the relationship is all about the pain, it's not a relationship. You have to know when to pull the plug. Life's too short to waste time hoping Ms. Wrong will turn into Ms. Right (or Mr. Wrong/Mr. Right).
Simply put, 5 years of lying in bed drinking alcohol and eating only chocolate does not a starlets body make...Quote:
Originally Posted by Beirut
Actually I wish you had a really good life as it would make moderating easier. :sweatdrop:Quote:
Originally Posted by PanzerJager
The only mean streak I have is that you fall in love with someone like Jessica Alba. :2thumbsup:
Less happy, I've always been a loser but over the last year, I've become even more of a loser which makes me more unhappy.
Héhé, july 2002? My life is much, much better now: I was working in a slaughterhouse, I'm working in forest management. I was a loner, I have a nice little woman by my side. I was drinking too much, now I smoke my own harvest. I pay taxes on my income, good thing. The only bad parts is that I have no more garden and do not live on the seashore anymore...
24th of July is my wedding-day and in 2002 the wife and I were living in sunny Queensland and had a 1 year old daughter. I studied and we had crap-loads of funds and were able to live quite luxuriously in a new apartment building a walking distance from uni. There were absolutely no worries but exams and assignments… oh, and the occasional ant or spider.
5 years later back in Norway I am still married and very much in love with my lovely blond but smart wife. We have now two daughters and we did a daring thing in a marriage; we built a house.
I have had my first job and am now in my second. I doubled my salary in the new job and am really cruising through life. My wife needed to finish her education and have 2 years left on her masters as a pharmacist. When she finishes her studies and gets her first job we plan on taking a real holyday somewhere nice… I married my wife when we were both students and our marriage has been without too many timeouts. There has always been a project.
Am I happier now then I was in 2002? Maybe.
Life has its ups and downs and there have been years that I will try to forget. The two in question; 2002 and 2007 are two good years.
24th of July 2003 I spent talking to my wife via phone. I was in Australia and she was back in Norway with our second daughter in her tummy. My wife has troublesome pregnancies with morning sickness that lasts the whole day and for the major part of the pregnancy. She also suffers from pelviolysis during a pregnancy and need lots of support. I sent her home to her mum where I knew she would be in the best hands. It was the hardest 4 months in my life.
Next year she will spend 4 months in UK as a part of her study… I am not looking forward to it. Other than that my life has been put in perspective this year and I have tied up a few loose ends. I have nearly stopped all gaming and am spending more quality time with my family.
I guess more or less all people come to the point when they realise death could be just over the next hilltop or the next after that. This realisation begets thoughts of how to make the best of what is left. Maybe make a difference. Not to the extent that you desperately want to leave a name that will be recorded in history, but that people and more importantly your children remember you as a good man. This is my legacy, my progeny; to help make the best life possible for my two daughters. In them I will live forever.
I am too ignorant to be unhappy. In a good mood 24/7 :yes:
Meh, it's a toss up, but I'd say more happy.
Pros: In the last five years I've grown up a lot. The women and the alcohol make some sweet memories. I'm also attending a great University that I love. I have an idea what I'm going to do for a living. I'm actually considered a young adult.
Cons: No so much carefree anymore. I've also had some experiences that I don't particularly care for.
Sigurd - I don't think I will read any truer words for a very long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sigurd Fafnesbane
I to live in a wonderful place with a super family - my only jealosy is that you have achieved this in your 20's and I had to wait until my late 40's. Your wife going to the UK for 4 months - especialy if your girls go with her will be tough - perhaps you will need to return to gaming for some escape.
As an aside, it seems that many of the members of these boards seem in the same position as me and Sigurd - what is it that attracts us? - perhaps it is the TW series of game - who knows??
What an intresting and revealing thread. I dont have much to add as some of the input thus far has been candidly personal, I'll just allow this post to be my subscription.
And thumbs up to those who reveal thier personal subtleties, I find them intriquing to some extent when measured against past repsonses in other threads.
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My wife will have to live without her family in some student home or the like. It will be the toughest thing she will experience next year and possibly in her life. Lukily, it is not that far away like Australia was and I have ample oppertunity to make social calls there and have her come home for some of the weekends to rejoin with her family and the girls.Quote:
Originally Posted by King Kurt
I know what many of you will say.. about the "dangers" of being alone in a forreign country. I trust her and I was able to manage in Australia even though the oppertunities were all around.
Besides, I doubt any of those young uni-boys could measure up. :beam:
Sigurd
I am sure those 4 months will fly by - especialy with 2 young children to look after. The wonder of the web will keep you in touch. As for uni-boys - nothing to worry about I would think - people like your wife doing a college course which they presumably had to pay for etc means that her nose will never be out a book.:beam:
Hard question, in 2002 I had just finished my second year of uni, had plenty of time to go, so no worries about the immediate future, had friends close and had found my rhythm in the academic world. OTOH I knew this was just a stage, a temporary thing. Now in 2007 I've graduated (took a slight detour) am looking for a decent first job, got a girlfriend, need to worry about the financial matters (well, not really worry, but I need to pay attention), most of my friends have moved away or have jobs and families now (well, no kids yet) so i don't see them as often, and I drink far less than I used to 5 years ago.
Overall I'd say I've grown as a person, but as for happiness ? Hard to say, since I left my teenage angst and depression behind (God, those where horrible years) I've been a very happy person.
You're young, you'll find better, dump her (or him ~D ).Quote:
Originally Posted by PanzerJager
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sigurd Fafnesbane
I know exactly what you mean about a draining relationship that you can't get out of. I was in one some time ago. I had a very disloyal friend who caused loads of problems. I know it's probably different for you but I managed to eliminate that person from my life altogether.Quote:
Originally Posted by PanzerJager
I was happier back in 2002. I definitely had more friends back then. and more interests.
ing country person-thing here. :no:
more happy.