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Post by northstarmom on Apr 2, 2018 19:38:12 GMT -5
So, I was watching TV with my SM partner and he said that I should be a model. I was bullied in 6th grade, never asked to dance (not never asked to a dance -- which was true as I was never asked to prom or to a middle or high school dance): never asked to dance) in middle school or high school. And post SM lover says I should be a model. I'm 66, a little overweight, missing the top joints on 3 fingers. I have stretch marks and C-section scars. His eyes sparkle when he sees me. His eyes sparkle more when he sees me naked.
When I divorced my refuser after a 36-year relationship, I was at the point of preferring to be single (as I expected to be for the rest of my life) than to remain in a loveless marriage.
I've been with post SM lover 5 years. I post and read here to remind me of what's behind me so I appreciate what I have. When I divorced, I'd have preferred to be single -- permanently -- than to remain in a sexless and loveless marriage. I still feel that way.
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Post by baza on Apr 2, 2018 20:14:36 GMT -5
Ditto to that Sister northstarmom . I was prepared to be single in preference to being unhappily married. Left in Oct 09. And I didn't rate my chances of having another relationship very highly anyway - mainly because I couldn't be arsed looking and didn't think I had much to offer in any event. As it turned out my friendship with Ms enna morphed in to something else, and we've been together since April 10 (actually our anniversary of moving in together is later this month) Like you Sister northstarmom , I am so very appreciative of my present circumstances - and reading the assorted stories here of people struggling with the problems of being in an ILIASM deal only serves to make me more appreciative.
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Post by WindSister on Apr 2, 2018 20:56:59 GMT -5
Yup!!! I relate, too. Only, I knew I wanted the kind of relationship I am in now. I wanted it so bad I could taste it, feel it. I knew it was possible. I just didn't know when. I didn't settle. I wavered with some screwed up relationship type experiences post divorce, but in the end I stayed strong. Right before meeting my now husband, I had resigned to stay single till I found "him." (To not settle for bullshit and bread crumbs). And then, there he was.
I appreciate the hell out of this life everyday. He hugs me and calls me his sexy angel everyday (he's the only man who can get away with that, from him it's genuine, it's how he sees me ). We treat each other with respect, kindness and patience. Our home is filled with warmth and love and memories. We keep building on that foundation. When he kisses my forehead like he does so often...in public, church, lines, anywhere and everywhere, I still have to pinch myself. So grateful.
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