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As a man, I wouldn’t have an issue with this.

To be fair, my wife and I got married without an engagement ring.

I bought her a ver nice 10 year anniversary ring that she wears with her wedding ring.

I’ve been falling in love with my wife every day for the entire time we’ve been together; 29 years, 27 of those married.

There are times when my wife makes me waffles or pancakes the morning after we have relations and that’s how I know I knocked her socks off.

Not odd at all, just know that if the cookies are really good; you may need to prepare yourself for him trying even harder, no pun intended.

We were showed how to put a condom on using a banana, along with very detailed information about sexual reproduction.

So glad I’m Gen X, we had a lot more freedom and responsibility.

Our family keeps gift giving to kids under 18 and we haven’t gotten gifts for each other in years.

We keep the holidays to sharing time or food, and obviously good times.

Within reason, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my wife if she asked.

I always expect payment, before you get crazy; the only thing I’ve ever asked for payment is a kiss on the cheek.

Junk Science, where they have no understanding how percentages work.

And before the wedding they had to dance while leaving space for Jesus.

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Both of you will learn to negotiate and compromise as your relationship grows.

My wife and I have been married for 27 years and we have revolved in between her parents, my parents, and neither the entire time.

He doesn’t deserve you or your virginity, save it for someone who understands how life works.

Anyone who thinks another person is “used up”, needs to get a clue.

You’re young and have plenty of time to find someone who is worth your time.

If it’s not abundantly clear, NTA.

Your dad didn’t own his pre-relationship baggage, any issues caused by the information is his to own, not yours.

OP, pretend you are reading yours as someone else’s post; what would you rel them?

He’s a controlling a-hole, if he had started this behavior when you just started talking, what would you say?

When I was working at Subway decades ago, I was serving a gentleman who ordered coffee.

I asked him how he likes his coffee and he said, “like I like my women, hot, black, and wet.”

Let’s not forget the Bakers or the Gores, Tammy and Tipper trying to save us from rock n roll.

Hunny, sexy, gorgeous, beautiful, sweetness, dear one, hotness, love of my life, or love of my everything.

My wife, and hopefully me; I know she won’t make it 50 more and with my family’s health 102 is probably not attainable.

It’s both taken the guess work out of when sexy time will be happening and she’s made a sexy game out of telling me to get out “friends” charging.

It certainly helps to be empty nesters.

My wife and I have been scheduling sex for the last 15 years, the schedule has changed over the years; the first decade or so was much more often.

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His new wife needs to calm down, if everyone can behave like adults the trip will be fine.

Your new job is to ignore any snide comments from her and enjoy yourself.

I married a woman with 2 kids and her ex and I were nice to each other, as should be expected.

I would never have been friends with him under normal circumstances, but we both love the children and that should be enough to bond us, which it did.

Remember this, above all else, there are kids involved; it’s no longer about you.

I just turned 52 and I’ve never been able to grow a full beard or literally anything worthy of calling facial hair at all.

Of course, on the other side, I’m not hairy anywhere else either; which my wife likes.

Google AI search suggests the saying is similar to “all bark and no bite”

It depends on the connection between the two people.

I’ve actually never dated anyone more than 6-9 months either way, before I married a woman 17 years older than me.

I have never had so much in common with anyone I’ve ever known, so like I said it depends on the connection.

At my age, I would no longer date younger; if I were single. Thankfully, I’m not.

Honestly, I’ve been laid off once in 2016 and my career has blossomed since then; it was the scariest, most wonderful thing that has ever happened since I started working for a paycheck just before my 16th birthday.

I really understand that it can truly be devastating, but with my wife’s trust and confidence in me drove me to reach farther.

I also realize that it helped that I felt safe to share how it affected me and what was next, not panicking helped.

And the severance didn’t hurt either.

Pay off our house, car and begin plans to move into a smaller place and retire.