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<blockquote data-quote="Average at Best" data-source="post: 327204" data-attributes="member: 14548"><p>Here's my two cents, which probably aren't worth much since I am single and don't have to compromise with anyone:</p><p> </p><p>The one thing I notice about my married friends is that they have to do EVERYTHING together. I understand that if you are both working full-time during the work week, you probably don't get a lot of quality time together and need the weekends for catching up. However, it's perfectly okay (at least in my opinion) if you stay home and relax while she goes out to visit friends and family. Does she insist on you accompanying her on these social visits? If not, you could gracefully decline her offer to go out once in a while so that you can stay home. Admittedly, you can't do this all the time, but it's a thought.</p><p> </p><p>As far as the errand-running goes, I try to do all mine throughout the week after work so that I can park the car Friday night and not touch it again until Monday morning. With a little planning Sunday night, I make up all my lists (grocery, library, etc) and then hit one place a night (grocery on Monday, library on Tuesday...). It frees up more weekend time than you might think, since everyone else does their major shopping on the weekends, and the lines at the local Walmart are atrocious. If her shopping issue is solely a time issue, planning ahead might help. If her shopping issue is a "remedy" for depression, than its a serious issue you should address now, before you find yourself with credit card debt and a more depressed wife. </p><p> </p><p>Those are just my opinions. Hope everything works out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Average at Best, post: 327204, member: 14548"] Here's my two cents, which probably aren't worth much since I am single and don't have to compromise with anyone: The one thing I notice about my married friends is that they have to do EVERYTHING together. I understand that if you are both working full-time during the work week, you probably don't get a lot of quality time together and need the weekends for catching up. However, it's perfectly okay (at least in my opinion) if you stay home and relax while she goes out to visit friends and family. Does she insist on you accompanying her on these social visits? If not, you could gracefully decline her offer to go out once in a while so that you can stay home. Admittedly, you can't do this all the time, but it's a thought. As far as the errand-running goes, I try to do all mine throughout the week after work so that I can park the car Friday night and not touch it again until Monday morning. With a little planning Sunday night, I make up all my lists (grocery, library, etc) and then hit one place a night (grocery on Monday, library on Tuesday...). It frees up more weekend time than you might think, since everyone else does their major shopping on the weekends, and the lines at the local Walmart are atrocious. If her shopping issue is solely a time issue, planning ahead might help. If her shopping issue is a "remedy" for depression, than its a serious issue you should address now, before you find yourself with credit card debt and a more depressed wife. Those are just my opinions. Hope everything works out. [/QUOTE]
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