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Hard as it might be to believe, it's true.

An old friend of mine from back in the military called me up a few days ago, to inform me that he was finally getting married. I was shocked and alarmed, to say the least. He was the only person I know my age who has not been married yet, due to either luck or predisposition. In any case I knew I had to take immediate action to prevent an implosion of biblical proportions, so I told him "dude, I know you probably don't realize this, being a normal unmarried male. but there is a channel on the tv called "Bravo" On this channel there is a show called "real housewives of some city" There seems to be one of them on pretty much all the time. Go get a 12 pack, and force yourself to sit down and watch one of them for at least an hour. Then call me back.

It took a little over 45 minutes, but he called back and said "dude, I'm sending you a bottle of single malt, you just saved me from the most expensive mistake of my life".

Glad I could help a friend in need.
 
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I got married at age 47 - 14 years ago. My wife has helped me learn to save money so I can, now, buy lathes, chucks, pen blanks, etc. Last year, when my lathe quit working I said "Shall I repair or replace." She said "Do both - that way you will have a spare if you need it and you can always find a use for a 2nd lathe." I love marriage!
 
I am with you guys-LOML and I have been married almost 12 years and she is the thriftiest woman that I have ever known. She will not support credit card companies in any way except outright emergencies. Keeping an honest clear line of communication open and honesty in all things works great for us. Good luck.
 
It's friends like you that keep wise men free. I know cause I'm a Fool that watched yesterday as my wife of 37 years turned into an old lady yesterday she's 60 now.:eek: So I guess I need to look for 2 30 year olds or just kill my self quickly and hunt for three 20 year olds:biggrin::biggrin:
 
lucky man

Well I guess I am one of the lucky ones, my bride of 16 years has benn the best thing that ever crossed my path, she takes care of me and my 11 year old daughter. myself being almost 60 and her a younger lady. I consider myself the luckiest man ever. we have only had 1 arguement over these years. It was over my dog that I brought into the marriage. I say go for it.................. she is the only reason I could retire at 59 years. she can squeeze the juice out of a penny........
 
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Be careful Ken. You may have just waited too long to do your search for the two 30 yr olds. Hey that is what my lovely partner is going to do to me in August, she will need two handsome young men to push her around in her wheel chair.:eek::biggrin: With out shoulder and back issues that could be a blessing in disguise.:rolleyes:
 
OLDMAN5050 said:
Well I guess I am one of the lucky ones, my bride of 16 years has benn the best thing that ever crossed my path, she takes care of me and my 11 year old daughter. myself being almost 60 and her a younger lady. I consider myself the luckiest man ever. we have only had 1 arguement over these years. It was over my dog that I brought into the marriage. I say go for it.................. she is the only reason I could retire at 59 years. she can squeeze the juice out of a penny........
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Dave, I can't count the number of times this OLD woman of mine has saved my butt, in fact I'm pretty sure shes the reason I'm as old as I am.


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Be careful Ken. You may have just waited too long to do your search for the two 30 yr olds. Hey that is what my lovely partner is going to do to me in August, she will need two handsome young men to push her around in her wheel chair.:eek::biggrin: With out shoulder and back issues that could be a blessing in disguise.:rolleyes:
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Mike I would probably hurt myself in so many unmentionable ways if I did find 2 30 year olds, BUT they could take turns and wheel me around in a spiffy pimped out wheel chair, with my right shoulder whacked out, I couldn't make it roll very well except in a tight left hand death spiral :biggrin: then I could be just a weird as Charlie Sheen!!
 
Marriage is great for grey hairs. I think I added a whole bunch in the last 8 hours due to a "I might be pregnant again" comment made last night - negative results this morning.

But I was able to get a new set of golf clubs and some turning stuff without too much guff until she saw the price tage for the custom fit clubs.
 
seems I may be the only one to agree with you, I'm looking at getting out of my 2nd marriage this summer and I hope to be smart enough to never do it again! Now what channel was that? lol
 
jskeen said:
Hard as it might be to believe, it's true.

An old friend of mine from back in the military called me up a few days ago, to inform me that he was finally getting married. <snip>
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I thought you were going to say that he was too far away for you to attend,
so you rented the Bravo Network so they could broadcast his wedding.

I didn't think anyone else was using it.. :tongue:
 
For a little while there, Bravo network was one of the more popular channels with some of the best shows on TV. They started the whole Top Chef and Project Runway. Now they just repeat old ideas and old episodes over and over again..it's like the Millionaire syndrome...we all wanted to watch Reggis host millionaire, but not 24 hrs a day 7 days a week.
 
dankc908 said:
I got married at age 47 - 14 years ago. My wife has helped me learn to save money so I can, now, buy lathes, chucks, pen blanks, etc. Last year, when my lathe quit working I said "Shall I repair or replace." She said "Do both - that way you will have a spare if you need it and you can always find a use for a 2nd lathe." I love marriage!
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im with you on this my wife always supports me in my hobbies so she was all for me buying my lathe. and then the chucks and tools and blanks and what not so ya i love marriage shes my rock and my everything.
 
Ok Guys, before this one goes completely sideways, Let's remember, I've been married for more than 10 years, to my first wife, and mother of my three great kids. I didn't post this as a serious commentary on marriage. I was mostly pointing out that all these Real Housewife shows that my wife seems to have gotten hooked on somehow are like some unreal distillation of all the bad qualities that guys can't stand in women they don't like, concentrated down into a 30 minute show. If anything would put a man off the idea of getting married, they would do it. Of course no sane unmarried (straight) male has any idea that such a show exists, let alone would actually watch it of his own free will.

I'll just leave it at that.
 
Married 32 years this year and looking forward to many, many more. It is as they say, like a fine wine. IT gets better as time goes on!!! Besides, life has shown me that you get out of a marriage exactly what you put into it. In other words, ya reap what ya sow!!!!
 
Neil -- you sound like a lot of pilots I know -- the line is

about every 5-7 years, buy a new house for a woman you do not really like and save the wear and tear.
 
Found a school girl friend when she was a junior in high school, I was 17 in the Marine Corps. Married her when I was 21, out of the Marines, and no job. She had $20.00, I had $17.00. We both found a job and started being better friends. Now, come June this year we will be having our 65th anniversery. So you have to be friends to be married this long. I am now 86, come July. So those of you that are on your way to this figure -- keep your friendship STRONG, marriage will be a bliss.
 
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Found a school girl friend when she was a junior in high school, I was 17 in the Marine Corps. Married her when I was 21, out of the Marines, and no job. She had $20.00, I had $17.00. We both found a job and started being better friends. Now, come June this year we will be having our 65th anniversery. So you have to be friends to be married this long. I am now 86, come July. So those of you that are on your way to this figure -- keep your friendship STRONG, marriage will be a bliss.
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Congrats!!! And Semper Fi!!!!
 
Ankrom Exotics said:
I'm surprised nobody asked the important question....... what kind of single malt are ya gettin'? May I suggest a nice bottle of Lagavulin?
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I love all the Islay scotches! Still got a little over a half liter of Lagavulin, about a quarter of laphroaig and a brand new fifth of bowmore dawn I've been saving for a couple of years now for something really important to celebrate. I'm on the hunt now for a bottle of Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban that I can get without having to give up one of the kids, or one of my favorite body parts. As much as I love regular single malt, the versions that are further aged in port or sherry casks are even better.
 
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