Marital Advice

[Stoo]

I'm not sure why I thought of this just now... something I read her tweaked my memory.

I am posting this in case any of you young blokes (see, I'm trying to speak proper Inglitch...) might find it useful...

Many years ago, I was living in sin with a girlfriend. After many months, she announced one night that we should get married. Being a youngster, and carefree, I didn't really see the point.

I must tell you that sometime during the previous year, she and I had jointly purchased a little 12.5' SIB with a 25 HP engine, which we used for diving and camping. Specifically, I bought the boat, and she bought the engine.

Anyway, back to my main point...

I resisted the suggestion to get married, and so she advised that she felt if I didn't want to marry her, then perhaps she should move back to her own place. I responded with something like "Well you gotta do what you gotta do..." and resigned myself to a cold bed again.

Then she added that she was going to take "her" engine with her!

So, of course, I reconsidered my options and within six months we married.

So three kids, four boats and many years later, we happily divorced.

While contemplating my future with a very good diving friend, he pretty much said I was an idiot for marrying her (something I disagreed with incidentally) but added this sage comment...

"You stupid ass, you always could have rowed the boat, but she would've had a Hell of a time swimming with the motor!"...

So the moral of this for all of you young men (and women, I suppose)... don't be talked into a marriage before you are ready, but if you are, and it all goes to Hell in a Hand-basket, make sure you keep the boat, and not the engine!

[Sonar]

Originally Posted by Stoo

I'm not sure why I thought of this just now... something I read her tweaked my memory.

I am posting this in case any of you young blokes (see, I'm trying to speak proper Inglitch...) might find it useful...

Many years ago, I was living in sin with a girlfriend. After many months, she announced one night that we should get married. Being a youngster, and carefree, I didn't really see the point.

I must tell you that sometime during the previous year, she and I had jointly purchased a little 12.5' SIB with a 25 HP engine, which we used for diving and camping. Specifically, I bought the boat, and she bought the engine.

Anyway, back to my main point...

I resisted the suggestion to get married, and so she advised that she felt if I didn't want to marry her, then perhaps she should move back to her own place. I responded with something like "Well you gotta do what you gotta do..." and resigned myself to a cold bed again.

Then she added that she was going to take "her" engine with her!

So, of course, I reconsidered my options and within six months we married.

So three kids, four boats and many years later, we happily divorced.

While contemplating my future with a very good diving friend, he pretty much said I was an idiot for marrying her (something I disagreed with incidentally) but added this sage comment...

"You stupid ass, you always could have rowed the boat, but she would've had a Hell of a time swimming with the motor!"...

So the moral of this for all of you young men (and women, I suppose)... don't be talked into a marriage before you are ready, but if you are, and it all goes to Hell in a Hand-basket, make sure you keep the boat, and not the engine!

All three items were replaceable.!!!

[willk]

Originally Posted by Stoo

So three kids, four boats and many years later, we happily divorced.

Not the most recent Mrs Stoo I trust?

I blame Ribnet for a lot of marital discord. Mine is forever grumbling about it: "what are you doing on the bl**dy ribthing again?, come into the sitting room, I need to talk to you about X,Y,Z, whatever..."

I explain to her that given my choice of either enduring more bitching, whining, grumbling, complaining, belittling, sniping and pettiness or talking to her, - I'll stick with Ribnet.

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by willk

I explain to her that given my choice of either administering more bitching, whining, grumbling, complaining, belittling, sniping and pettiness or talking to her, - I'll stick with Ribnet.

Fixed

[willk]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

I've decided to Come Out on Ribnet

This could end up like those Political Interviews where the Interviewer asks one question and the Politician almost answers an entirely different one.

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by willk

This could end up like those Political Interviews where the Interviewer asks one question and the Politician almost answers an entirely different one.

So you've seen him in the mask

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Was ribnet useage quoted in the divorce proceedings?

I reckon my other half would likely raise it.

Though i would counter with, "It may be pointless to you but watching "prancing on ice" or "Y factor" or "Britain's got not talent" is actually detrimental to my health through stress levels!"

I may be sat next to her in body, but in mind i am far away from the wide screen. Even after being told to put the laptop down, i use the iphone on my knee. I cant last more than 5 mins of reality/voting tv.

P.S. Boat is in my old man's name. It's going nowhere.

[jyasaki]

Originally Posted by willk

This could end up like those Political Interviews where the Interviewer asks one question and the Politician almost answers an entirely different one.

You mean that's not the way it's supposed to work???

jky

[BogMonster]

Originally Posted by willk

Mine is forever grumbling about it: "what are you doing on the bl**dy ribthing again?, come into the sitting room, I need to talk to you about X,Y,Z, whatever..."

Tell me about it

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by willk

I blame Ribnet for a lot of marital discord.

I found this here www.bbc.co.uk/news/rib.net and ... I quote

"NAMED, SHAMED & BLAMED .. boating forum owner admits his website is to blame for marital disharmony"

"A Spokesman for the site, a MR John K**n*tt whom we have pixilated out for his own protection has blamed the site owner, who he says is known locally as 'Polwart' .. for intervening in a large number of matrimonial disputes and causing general unrest by "citing both sides of the argument, and generally sitting on the fence without providing a conclusive solution" Earlier today our boating correspondant GarF Eee was unintelligably available for comment "

OMG!

[willk]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

"A Spokesman for the site, a MR John K**n*tt whom we have pixilated out for his own protection

borlocks aye rekkun thay jus kut is edd orf whych iz purfeklee unnerstannybel im beein a torl fkkn an orl

[prairie tuber]

Originally Posted by willk

Not the most recent Mrs Stoo I trust?

I blame Ribnet for a lot of marital discord. Mine is forever grumbling about it: "what are you doing on the bl**dy ribthing again?, come into the sitting room, I need to talk to you about X,Y,Z, whatever..."

I explain to her that given my choice of either enduring more bitching, whining, grumbling, complaining, belittling, sniping and pettiness or talking to her, - I'll stick with Ribnet.

Sitting room

My suggested remedy;

You need to turn the existing sitting room into a gear storage room, and designate that the new sitting room is the one that is furnished with jockey seats and flanked by inflatable tubes. Also, any future discussions of X,Y,Z or whatever need to be done at WOT (preferably in choppy conditions). Always listen, while performing a task that requires 75% of your attention.

[Rigaud]

Originally Posted by Stoo

"You stupid ass, you always could have rowed the boat, but she would've had a Hell of a time swimming with the motor!"...

I wasn't married yet just engaged 22 years ago with a fixed date to be married. She still wanted to take everything.

[Stoo]

Originally Posted by willk

Not the most recent Mrs Stoo I trust?

No... not so far anyway!

Most of my friends are avid divers, and several of them are Ribbers or Hard Boaters. And literally all of us are divorced and some remarried. (One of them, a former Welshman, recently announced that he was celebrating 40 years of marriage... The total of his five marriages!)

Apparently these hobbies are problematic in the marriage department!

Originally Posted by Rigaud

I wasn't married yet just engaged 22 years ago with a fixed date to be married. She still wanted to take everything.

Mrs Stoo v.1.0 didn't want everything, just "her" 7/8th! When I was removed from my paid-for house, I took I chair, I stereo, 1240 CDs, an extensive library of diving books and not much else. It was oddly liberating!

Like I always say, it was the best $880,000 I have ever spent!

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by Stoo

One of them, a former Welshman...

Oi!

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Oi!

Steady now .. he might have been Welsh and married, but he didnt say what he was married to, ... and as a Welshman you'll know there is much scope for variety here

[willk]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Steady now .. he might have been Welsh and married, but he didnt say what he was married to, ... and as a Welshman you'll know there is much scope for variety here

What the flock do ewe mean?

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by Stoo

a former Welshman

Formerly Welsh, or formerly a man?

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Formerly Welsh, and formerly a man?

OMG what have you done now ? and was the surgery cheap ?

[Bigmuz7]

*looks up price list* for willk