Houellebecq:

"Woops sorry squeers,

I always thought you were gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Your general prose and attitude and the queers part of your moniker perhaps"

A fair assumption but no, never had the remotest inclination that way..
..I've sometimes thought there must be something wrong with me..

I meant to add that line above that we've probably all heard:
"women think they're clever because they can fake orgasms, but men can fake entire relationships". Some truth in that!

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there's one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is - attitude!

Houel:” My partner is ridiculously efficient, and my virtually clean clothes disappear into the wash. Then she complains how much washing there is. I have no sympathy at all.”

I’m guilty of that, wash everything that has been unfolded or unhung. I love an empty laundry but don’t mind a full clean laundry basket you could attach a hot air balloon to. Hate folding.

Suze:”But most of all, you need to laugh with him, and always love him, even when you don't like him..”

“With” him you say? Oops.

Poirot:”You seem to be saying that in order for a relationship to remain vital and to flourish, it is advisable to accept a certain amount of manipulation and sparring in the normal course of events.”

I’d vote yes to that one. Mind you I’m not saying I could live with Vanna or anything that extreme.

That was interesting OUG and thinking about “it” it does take awhile to find your groove as a couple. Who likes what and when and for how long – this whole being partnered thing is quite complicated once you start really thinking about parts and not the sum thereof.

Speaking of gay men (HI SQUEERS!), do they do any better as couples with having some kind of inside knowledge into what their partners might want?

Houellie,

Good question. I suppose an intuitive sense of reassurance and continuity of circumstance is something welcomed in an established relationship.
On the other hand, in every facet of life it's "uncertainty" that tends to give something its fire - makes it more precious and vital.

Jewely,

Living with vanna would be a challenge - I imagine he'd want studies and statistics in triplicate (by a non-feminist entity) on the viability of sharing air space with someone of feminine classification : )

Men want women. Left wing males want other males. Women understand that, females don't.

Individual...and do leftwing males get attracted to rightwing males for all their strong surly qualities I wonder?

Look out Individual, or Squeers might be after you, now he's been outed by an admiring rightwinger chum of yours.

I wonder if all those Catholic buggerers from the Vatican were left wing or right wing?

Or do they just fancy anything with legs?

Maybe Runner has an idea (hahaha) on that question?