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Not Another Marriage Thread
Posted on 8/24/25 at 10:20 pm
Posted on 8/24/25 at 10:20 pm
Question(s) for y'all... despite the usual banter about not being able to load a dishwasher... who here feels like they married their best friend? Or having been married for a bit, became best friends?
If you found yourself stranded on a deserted island- would you rather be alone, with your spouse or with a different person?
If you found yourself stranded on a deserted island- would you rather be alone, with your spouse or with a different person?
Posted on 8/24/25 at 10:22 pm to SallysHuman
Go to bed Hon, the kids will be up early
Posted on 8/24/25 at 10:25 pm to DustyDinkleman
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Go to bed Hon, the kids will be up early
I'm going to bed... planted this as a wake-up present to my future self.
Posted on 8/24/25 at 10:36 pm to Meauxjeaux
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Good thread
Thank you... I'm feeling vv unappreciated.
Posted on 8/24/25 at 10:37 pm to SallysHuman
I got lucky.
She’s more beautiful than I am handsome.
She’s a great mother to our kids.
She’s smart.
I’d beg to have her on an island over anyone else.
She’s more beautiful than I am handsome.
She’s a great mother to our kids.
She’s smart.
I’d beg to have her on an island over anyone else.
Posted on 8/24/25 at 10:54 pm to SallysHuman
I had mentioned in another thread earlier but been married for 31 years. Hasn’t always been rosey and there were some tough years. I made mistakes and she made mistakes. That’s marriage. If you married the right person for the right reasons then you can work thru those things. Our children are now grown, married, and have children of their own. Some marriages struggle with being empty nesters because they were really just together because of the kids. No real foundation to the marriage itself. We have thrived since becoming empty nesters and have grown even closer.
This is advice I gave my son and have given to other young men. That feeling you have when you find the “One” is not love. It’s infatuation. It’s being horny. Real actual love is something that develops over time, thru shared experiences, overcoming mistakes, shared victories, and hard work. Don’t marry for looks. Don’t marry for money. Find the least crazy woman, that shares your faith, shares your values, shares your political views, shared interests. Thats who you marry. Then learn how to communicate.
This is advice I gave my son and have given to other young men. That feeling you have when you find the “One” is not love. It’s infatuation. It’s being horny. Real actual love is something that develops over time, thru shared experiences, overcoming mistakes, shared victories, and hard work. Don’t marry for looks. Don’t marry for money. Find the least crazy woman, that shares your faith, shares your values, shares your political views, shared interests. Thats who you marry. Then learn how to communicate.
Posted on 8/24/25 at 10:55 pm to SallysHuman
Oh yeah. She fine af and can be crazy sometimes but otherwise we just love hanging out talking and laughing. Plus much sexual stuff if you know what I mean.
Posted on 8/24/25 at 10:56 pm to SallysHuman
Married best friend.
We don’t always act like it. She ain’t perfect like me (kidding!!).
Blessed to have friendship and great life teammate.
We don’t always act like it. She ain’t perfect like me (kidding!!).
Blessed to have friendship and great life teammate.
Posted on 8/24/25 at 10:57 pm to SallysHuman
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who here feels like they married their best friend?
Me
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If you found yourself stranded on a deserted island
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rather be alone
Posted on 8/24/25 at 11:16 pm to SallysHuman
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who here feels like they married their best friend?
**raises hand**
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If you found yourself stranded on a deserted island
I'm not selfish enough to want my wife to be stuck in a situation like that.
Posted on 8/24/25 at 11:19 pm to SallysHuman
quote:that’s dumb
who here feels like they married their best friend? Or having been married for a bit, became best friends?
I want to drink beer and watch football with my best friend, I don’t want do sleep in the same bed and raise kids with my best friend
Posted on 8/24/25 at 11:19 pm to SallysHuman
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If you found yourself stranded on a deserted island- would you rather be alone, with your spouse or with a different person?
Alone. No people, just me and my dogs.
ETA:
One is named Wilson, the other’s name is Spalding.
This post was edited on 8/25/25 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 8/24/25 at 11:22 pm to SallysHuman
quote:my wife wouldn’t last a single day on a deserted island. She’d also kill me for getting her in that situation. Give me an ol camping buddy so we can survive
If you found yourself stranded on a deserted island- would you rather be alone, with your spouse
Posted on 8/25/25 at 12:27 am to SallysHuman
I did. There's no one else I'd rather be with on a desert island. 39 years and can't imagine being without him.
Posted on 8/25/25 at 12:30 am to Carolhdg
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There's no one else I'd rather be with on a desert island
You couldn't survive without him. That's not an insult, you recognize (probably) that you need him for something, which makes him feel super valued. Which makes him love you more, because you appreciate him for what he does, not what he doesn't do the way you do.
Posted on 8/25/25 at 3:24 am to SallysHuman
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Or having been married for a bit, became best friends?
Married couples are friends 99% of the time that they spend together, especially when the kids get out of the house. So it's pretty damn important to be able to be friends
Posted on 8/25/25 at 6:45 am to Kingshakabooboo
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This is advice I gave my son and have given to other young men. That feeling you have when you find the “One” is not love. It’s infatuation. It’s being horny. Real actual love is something that develops over time, thru shared experiences, overcoming mistakes, shared victories, and hard work. Don’t marry for looks. Don’t marry for money. Find the least crazy woman, that shares your faith, shares your values, shares your political views, shared interests. Thats who you marry. Then learn how to communicate.
Solid advice.
I agree that love, the lasting kind, takes time and experience.
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We have thrived since becoming empty nesters and have grown even closer.
That's something to look forward to! We have one down and one to go and I don't foresee us having empty nester issues either- hopefully our son will give us an opportunity to test out that theory!
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