tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post115280612890564276..comments2023-09-01T05:13:19.649-04:00Comments on the Contrary Goddess: SeventeenCGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1155280584366765232006-08-11T03:16:00.000-04:002006-08-11T03:16:00.000-04:00Wow! I just read this tonight....our 17th annivers...Wow! I just read this tonight....our 17th anniversary was on the 15th, just two days after yours.<BR/><BR/>"Well, we must have had a headstart, never believing in the institution at at all. "<BR/><BR/>I think you hit the nail on the head here! We went the long way around to this...but we've ended up (after much struggle and harsh lessons) coming to this same pov. The marriage thing became Ren Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017460071971677808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1154460824041994782006-08-01T15:33:00.000-04:002006-08-01T15:33:00.000-04:00Oops - blush - it's only sixteen for us. It just ...Oops - blush - it's only sixteen for us. It just feels like so-o-o lo-o-ong! ;) Garth got a good laugh when he caught me thinking this is 2007.arcolaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448256908335690710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1153173843658196692006-07-17T18:04:00.000-04:002006-07-17T18:04:00.000-04:00Happy Anniversary!You have a built a beautiful lif...Happy Anniversary!<BR/><BR/>You have a built a beautiful life for yourselves and my hat's off to you...Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01306857757487429447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1153072109701960492006-07-16T13:48:00.000-04:002006-07-16T13:48:00.000-04:00Thanks all. But sometimes I still think the only ...Thanks all. But sometimes I still think the only reason for us being here is be pure stubbornness.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1153022712051839922006-07-16T00:05:00.000-04:002006-07-16T00:05:00.000-04:00Happy anniversary! I'm coming up on 15 here with m...Happy anniversary! I'm coming up on 15 here with my spouse, and I'm enjoying how things have grown and matured in that time, especially since we began our retreat from society.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1152974290444221232006-07-15T10:38:00.000-04:002006-07-15T10:38:00.000-04:00good choices you've made. pleased for you.good choices you've made. pleased for you.clairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1152913882695967292006-07-14T17:51:00.000-04:002006-07-14T17:51:00.000-04:00Well, we must have had a headstart, never believin...Well, we must have had a headstart, never believing in the institution at at all. Anyone who thinks marriage, or any relationship, is all goodness and light is nuts though. It is all over the map and it is the firm commitment that I think pulls one through to making the specific choices that nurture and sustain the family system and the individual family members.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1152895236841659862006-07-14T12:40:00.000-04:002006-07-14T12:40:00.000-04:00Congrats! We'll be seventeen at the end of this m...Congrats! We'll be seventeen at the end of this month. Maybe someday we'll grow into something like you've got. I think we're slowly getting past believing in the institution, and beginning to believe in one another. It sure feels better.arcolaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448256908335690710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1152887792481422432006-07-14T10:36:00.000-04:002006-07-14T10:36:00.000-04:00Congrats Mr. & Ms. Wonder on 15!Around our house w...Congrats Mr. & Ms. Wonder on 15!<BR/><BR/>Around our house we call it "wa", the relaxed, easygoing thing. Don't disturb the "wa". I think it is a Japanese term. I do not get the drama monarchs who have to have it going on all the time.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1152818593370854692006-07-13T15:23:00.000-04:002006-07-13T15:23:00.000-04:00Congrats! I never knew this was your anniversary ...Congrats! I never knew this was your anniversary - or did I? We celebrated our 15th the day before.WonderSoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560457775463976170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1152813290607994012006-07-13T13:54:00.000-04:002006-07-13T13:54:00.000-04:00Congratulations! Yup, that'll learn him to go arou...Congratulations! Yup, that'll learn him to go around enchanting goddesses.<BR/><BR/>I think my relaxed, easy-going marriage, both of us pulling in the same direction, is the best thing that ever could have come to pass. I didn't let myself be "given away" either. We walked together.Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966173518099250557noreply@blogger.com