![]() ![]() We also happily engage in our own separate hobbies and pursuits. We get together about three to four days/nights a week for a movie, to cook together and sometimes to go fishing, which we both enjoy. We agreed at the outset that neither of us was looking for a live-in or “permanent” relationship, and both just wanted something relaxed, pleasant, and with each retaining our own space. We’ve been seeing each other for four months. ![]() She’s divorced with two children in their late teens, and I’m a divorced 55-year-old self-employed builder. I have a mostly pleasant relationship with a lovely woman, age 48. You could try to turn this around by changing your tone from one conveying how insulted you are, to its more polite version: “We’re so sorry we won’t be able to make it to your wedding - but we hope you have a wonderful and joyful day. We realize that this creates a problem for you.”) ![]() (She could easily have said, “This was a tough decision for us, but we’re having a strictly over-21 reception. The bride’s response to you indicates that brusqueness may run in the family. For that to happen, you would have had to ask a question, (“We’re coming such a long way is there any way you can include ‘Danny’ in the reception?”) versus stating a declarative. Might I suggest an afternoon at Six Flags?Īlthough anyone could understand your concern regarding your son’s exclusion, your brusque response (“We won’t spend thousands of dollars for a 15-minute ceremony”) would not inspire the bride to change her mind. You state that you want to make this situation better, but you don’t outline your definition of “better.” ![]()
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