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Date Posted: 17:38:47 11/27/06 Mon
Author: Rhonda K
Author Host/IP: d207-216-214-186.bchsia.telus.net / 207.216.214.186
Subject: I think people are too busy and too tired...for relationships
In reply to: Dave 's message, "" Relationships "" on 09:18:47 11/27/06 Mon

For me, I know when I was more "career oriented" and trying to achieve all my 'monetary' goals...I couldn't focus on a relationship it was on the bottom of my priority list. Dating was ok, but in a small town, things get complicated too fast.
That said, I know alot of single working people, trying to make ends meet on their own, a relationship seems to stress them out, than make them happy. For whatever reason, it is so hard for two working people to find the time for one another.
I know when Lorne and I were both working...and I was working alot of overtime and away, our relationship was getting strained to the point of ending. Now, being at home with Dayel...I am still very tired...by the end of the day, but so happy to see Lorne walk through that door at the end of his work day. Being there for him, is a priority that I never thought I would ever admit to. LOL.
I think more and more people see marriage as a cost and an added stress, especially later in life...for us, we never had a ceremony, but in all respects, we are a married couple.
My mom and dad were together for 30 years, without being married....my grandparents lived together until they died and they were never married either...
You are right, marriage, seems to be very disposable...especially when you see starlettes and stars, going through one another like a deck of cards....with mass media, it is hard not to see what is happening around the world. Asians and Indians still marry for better or worse and do not take their commitments lightly...in some cultures, marriages are still arranged...and these marriages may last, but I don't know if they are all that happy....
Good observation Dave...but a sad one...I hope to marry Lorne, when Dayel is about 5...then she can be part of the ceremony without disrupting it too much. LOL.
Love and Hugs
Rhonda

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