Col:”One of the secrets of a great marriage … mutual adoration, repeatedly expressed and demonstrated.”

It is a good feeling wondering this earth knowing you are loved just for being you. I figure if me and my husband are 13 years in and have had no doubts then that is an excellent beginning. But I felt the same way 12 years ago etc. I imagine you’ll be feeling it right now.

Are you doing your own vows Col?

Seeker:”I’m starting to really appreciate whistler’s wisdom here. He’s is one of the better excuses I’ve heard for avoiding commitment to crazy power imbalances found in today’s marriages; yet so exquisitely plausible.”

Ease up turbo. Whistler as always makes good points but I just can’t imagine if Whistler were to enter into matrimony that he would use the marriage for control. I went to Saudi with hubby and he didn’t change even with a whole society feeling very differently about women.

Fractelle, 'sup girlfriend.

Dear Piper,

I love the "aye," thing!
But I'll make a note - and take your advice
not to use it too often.

As for the computer - again - I'm learning heaps
from you - what if I just "crashed," mine?
Maybe it might work towards getting a new one?
(Yes - and the sun might not rise tomorrow).

Dear Dwg,

Thanks for your joke about Eve.
I enjoyed it very much.
And I also enjoyed Col's Italian joke.

Now I've got one as well - hopefully you haven't
heard it.

"St Peter greets three women at the Pearly Gates.
"Welcome to Paradise, ladies. I'm sure you'll
have a lovely time, but we do have some rules
to make your eternal stay more pleasant.

We're a little overrun with ducks at the moment and it's
important you don't stand on any of them. You can do
anything, just don't stand on a duck!

It got to day two and the first woman accidentally
stood on a duck.

Oh no! Suddenly she found herself handcuffed to the
ugliest, smelliest, most revolting man she could possibly
imagine - for eternity! She would be chained to this
hideous, lecherous man forever!

The other two women decided to take more care. But one
night, as they were stumbling back from the Paradise Bar
with a few drinks under their belts, the second woman
stumbled and uh-oh - she stood on a duck!

Immediately the same thing happened: she found herself
handcuffed to the most grotesque, hideous, putrid man.
Forever.

After that, the third woman commenced a daily chant:
"Must not stand on a duck, must not stand on a duck."

For two years she chanted this mantra and this managed
to keep her feet feather-free. But then all of a sudden,
out of nowhere, one day she found herself handcuffed
to a really divine looking man. A completely gorgeous
and handsome male. "I don't understand," she said.
"What have I done to deserve this?"

"I don't know," he replied, equally confused.
"All I know is that I stood on a duck!" :)

I too am a great believer in the commitment of marriage.
This thread has turned right around and I have enjoyed reading the last few posts greatly!
I was beginning to think no one had a sense of humour on OLO, but now I see I was wrong.
Col- lol, I loved the Italian joke, and so true!

Dwg, you have restored my faith in male romance. I am sure I preferred your version of Adam and Eve, and it is surely no more unbelievable than the bible version?

Fractelle, Foxy and Antonious, always a pleasure to read your posts as you are always the voices of reason on these pages!

I think I am enjoying this so much, I hope to be a regular like you guys one day.
Cheers, Sue.

The Art of Marriage:

"Happiness in marriage is not something that just
happens. A good marriage must be created. In the
Art of Marriage: the little things are the big ones.
It is never being too old to hold hands. It is
remembering to say 'I love you' at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry. It is at no time
taking the other for granted. It is having a mutual
sense of values and common objectives. It is standing
together facing the world.

It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the
whole family. It is doin things for each other,
not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the
spirit of joy. It is speaking words of appreciation and
demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.

It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding
and a sense of humour. It is having the capacity to
forgive and forget. It is giving each other an atmosphere
in which each can grow. It is finding room for the things
of the spirit. It is a common search for the good and the
beautiful. It is establishing a relationship in which the
independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the
obligation is reciprocal.

It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the
right partner."

Foxy tell me about your computer.
1. What operating system do you have in your computer? XP? 2000 PROFESSIONAL. MILENIUM EDITION , 98 OR 95?
2. Have you speakers and connect them in the right slot, usualy there three slots in the sound card, try one after the other to see if you connest them in the right slots.
3. Have got a sound card on your computer? Is the sound card build in on the motherboard or installed on a PCI slot?
4. Did you install the right drivers for the sound card or you did not install and sound drivers?
5. Did you have ever speakers on this computer? If yes what happen and you lost the sound? Did you install a new operating system and you don have sound drivers for this system or simple you forgot to install the sound card drivers?
6. What internet connection you have? Dial up or broadband?
7. Have you got install flash player in your computer for your tube etc?
8. Did you disable the java scripts on your computer?
9. how much system memory you have on your PC?
10. Do you maintain often your hard drive? when did you difrag your hard drive?
11. How many programs are loaded automatic when you start your computer? How many programs are open when you run your computer?
Foxy the problem you have with your tube etc it is not of cause your old computer but something else, It is very easy to fix it but I live far, if you give me some info in my questions may be I can help you.
You know I am a computer builder, I repair or maintain computers and few of my articles about file systems in the past used in American universities.

Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide.

G'Day All,
The reason behind the saying women are from Venus & men are from Mars is that there is a whole World between them Thanks from Dave