The”jackal” is still in my life, we are still friends. I set boundaries and made things clear and he came to his senses. My husband trusted that once we got things back on track, I’d handle the issue and I did. Of course relationships are more than trust, I never said differently. I am saying that when it comes to…

Ok, that makes your reply make more sense to me, I figured I was just not understanding hahaha.
I am also glad you were specific about what I’m being balanced and mature about because it’s safe to say, in most cases I’m neither of those things in general! What happened was his fault, not hers. He didn’t set boundaries…

Sorry, don’t want to make you feel pukey! She would cook him lunch and bake him treats and dote on him. For a little while she was texting him, more than I ever do. So I used the term, because it really felt like she was his work wife. She’s a lovely woman, clearly I feel she has good taste and thankfully she’s found…

I disagree whole-heartedly. I had one of these jackals in my ear when my then boyfriend (now husband) was living in a different country. Things went pretty badly for a bit, but we worked together to get things back on track and were better than before. The only people in your relationship are you and your partner,…

I think that’s fair. I met my husband in college and he was a gangly nerd but sooooo sweet. Flash forward 14 years and he’s bloomed into a hottie (I picked well). Women hit on him all the time now and at first there was a little uneasyness on my part but now I roll with it. I think for a lot of people jealousy…

I like your style, maybe we should plan a ladies weekend in Vegas and seek that stripper out!

So my husband had a work associate that was very into him. She called him in the evenings and on the weekends and I would joke with him that his other wife was calling. He told me I was crazy, that she was just nice. He is oblivious to these sorts of things, which I find adorable. One day she took the opportunity to…

It really doesn’t happen, mhm. My experience is very different than yours, I am thankful for that.

How does this work? Even if they can’t be trusted, can’t you trust your significant other? I mean the relationship you’re in is with your partner, not these other supposedly shady folks, right?

Well if that works for you, great. There are a whole lot of other people who would disagree. I travel a great deal for work and we both spend copious amounts of time with other people. Being married doesn’t make you stop wanting companionship or fellowship with other human beings.

Absolutely! He knows where the door is, no one is stopping him. We are both in this together, willingly or why bother? I don’t understand people who want to strap a leash on their partner, that’s just no way to live.

“we’re two cranks lucky to have found each other” That’s hysterical. That programming we get from our childhoods is hard to break free from. I do get jealous if someone gets to spend time with him and I can’t, but I don’t get jealous of the people involved. I travel a lot (or I did) and so if he’s doing something cool…

You are 100% correct on the long distance thing teaching you a lot. We spent 2 and a half years living in different countries. We had been together for a good number of years when that happened but it change the entire dynamic of our relationship. Things happened and I brought someone around who interjected himself…

Constantly. I am not jealous, I don’t own him and he doesn’t own me. More than that, I trust him and our relationship, or I wouldn’t be with him.

FooDoodler edible markers which did NOT work so great, they actually photographed better than they looked in person.

Behold, oreo cookie truffles!

Most people suck, this is amazing, great job!

Painted the mystery machine for my friends kids, bought the dino hat for the unenthused dog and I went to a party in a onsie, haha.

I’m kinda confused by this too. Maybe I was super lucky, I mean I can orgasm fairly easily but I would say nearly every one of my hookups was pretty good.
I’m in a semi-open relationship now and when I decide to have some fun, it usually works our pretty well.