"The Rules"

[Christy]

Originally posted by Steve
Neither do I. I'm always thinking about the next ones!!

(Pssst, they won't pick up their bath towels either)

 

[cattitude]

Originally posted by Christy
I imagine that's how everyone pretty much views themselves.

Yep, and in a perfect world you can apply that view. However, people aren't perfect and you have to make exceptions to all rules and all situations. It would be foolish to think you could apply a generic set of rules. Life deals you many scenarios and while you may have a basic set of rules, I think you have to apply them differently depending on each scenario.

 

[Dribbles]

Originally posted by crabcake
I guess Catt didn't see it either then

See what?

 

[cattitude]

Originally posted by Christy


(Pssst, they won't pick up their bath towels either)

Towel? You use a towel?

 

[crabcake]

Originally posted by cattitude
Yep, and in a perfect world you can apply that view. However, people aren't perfect and you have to make exceptions to all rules and all situations. It would be foolish to think you could apply a generic set of rules. Life deals you many scenarios and while you may have a basic set of rules, I think you have to apply them differently depending on each scenario.

I hate when you finally, after a loooong time, get something/someone figured out, and they throw you for a loop and you have to start from scratch again b/c what you thought was, no longer is. make sense?

 

[Pete]

Pete's rules for potential relationship

The prospective lady must not:

Lie

Have any outstanding warrants in any U.S. Legal jurisdictions.

Steal

Have no bad checks or collections pending.

Cheat

Have no civil suits pending in any State, federal, or International district, superior, or supreme court.

Lie

Be under the care of mental health professionals.

Steal

Be currently prescribed psychotropic or mood altering medications.

Cheat

Be enrolled in anger managment classes.

Lie

Have won an Oscar for "Best Drama performance by a rookie"

Lie, stretch the truth, fib, tell a little white one, mislead, or sneak.

Did I mention lie?

Have a third mortgage on the trailer and need help paying so she and the 12 kids don't get kicked out on the street.

Live in her car.

I don't think this is too many rules.

 

[Dribbles]

Originally posted by Christy

(Pssst, they won't pick up their bath towels either)

Don't let her fool you, Steve. I'll have a home-cooked meal waiting for you every night when you get home. (But please, go out after work and have a few drinks with the guys first) I'll make sure all your clothes are laundered and ironed, including your underwear. (Oops... ) I'll prepare a warm bath and delicately scrub your body with an ever so light loofah sponge. Off to bed with a Hummer watching porn until tomorrow.....

Oh, and I'll pick up my bath towel...

 

[Steve]

Damn Christy! Drib's upping the ante on ya!

 

[crabcake]

Steve, haven't you learned yet?

We all said the same thing at the beginning of relationships, and it eventually turns into "run your own dayum bath, get your own dayum beer, kiss my azz when you pick up my towel, and spend another night out with the boyz and I'll sue you for divorce, change the locks and move your best friend in to service me from now on"

 

[Christy]

Originally posted by Steve
Damn Christy! Drib's upping the ante on ya!

Well then she can have ya!

I tell ya what, just to make you happy, I'll hang up my bath towel every Friday I'm not working, and maybe on Sunday's if you're nice.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by crabcake
Steve, haven't you learned yet?

We all said the same thing at the beginning of relationships, and it eventually turns into "run your own dayum bath, get your own dayum beer, kiss my azz when you pick up my towel, and spend another night out with the boyz and I'll sue you for divorce, change the locks and move your best friend in to service me from now on"

Damn you gotta kill the fantasy, don't you! :cry: And where is Catt with her counter-proposal, come on, don't be a slacker!

 

[Dribbles]

Originally posted by Christy
Sunday's if you're nice.

I'll have him Sundays'...he won't be there to see you do it...

 

[crabcake]

Originally posted by Christy
I tell ya what, just to make you happy, I'll hang up my bath towel every Friday I'm not working, and maybe on Sunday's if you're nice.

or better yet, propose he install a laundry chute from the bathroom straight down so neither of you has to worry about it.

 

[Dribbles]

Originally posted by Steve
Damn you gotta kill the fantasy, don't you! :cry: And where is Catt with her counter-proposal, come on, don't be a slacker!

 

[Christy]

Originally posted by crabcake
Steve, haven't you learned yet?

We all said the same thing at the beginning of relationships

Nope, I've been fairly consistent since day one. I've always refused to hang up my bath towel, and Steve's been consistent about reminding me to hang up my bath towel (which I never do.)

It's what happens when two alpha personalities marry.

 

[cattitude]

Originally posted by Steve
Damn you gotta kill the fantasy, don't you! :cry: And where is Catt with her counter-proposal, come on, don't be a slacker!

Counter-proposal? Puh-lease. If Dribbles wants to do that "car" thing every night, I'm out baby. That's for when I WANT something. If you want me, Steve, you want me. I ain't begging.

 

[crabcake]

Originally posted by Christy
Nope, I've been fairly consistent since day one. I've always refused to hang up my bath towel, and Steve's been consistent about reminding me to hang up my bath towel (which I never do.)

well, he married you knowing you weren't gonna do it, so that negates any 8itching rights.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by Christy
Nope, I've been fairly consistent since day one. I've always refused to hang up my bath towel, and Steve's been consistent about reminding me to hang up my bath towel (which I never do.)

It's what happens when two alpha personalities marry.

And that's a fact! Almost 8 years and still going back and forth!

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by crabcake
well, he married you knowing you weren't gonna do it, so that negates any 8itching rights.

No it doesn't. You accept the little idiosyncrasies hoping that you'll alter them. I've been using bitching for 8 years trying to alter them, but it ain't worked yet!

 

[cattitude]

Okay, Dribbles...guess you won.

ooh-ooh Kyyyle!!