Name one thing your partner taught you?

[Emile]

One of the first things I remember is that toilet paper is hung from the top of the roll.

[Think. Again.]

1. Ha! No, I can't do that, there might be children reading.

[Solly Mack]

2. To play "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd.

Acoustic guitar.

[Midnight Writer]

3. That I am happier without a partner.

[Kali]

8. LOL

[catbyte]

4. To be a coffee snob

My late, great husband didn't go as far as roasting his own coffee beans, but he did grind the beans then use a french press and I've done it that way even 10 years after he's been gone. Oh, and it's almost always Kona Peaberry.

[Basso8vb]

5. Partnerless and quite happy.

[quaint]

6. How to grow herb.

Gone eight years. Sigh.

[Emile]

7. Sorry for your loss.

[UTUSN]

9. Which one?

* When making a sandwich, stretch the filling out to the edges so the first bite isn't just bread.

* Learned on my own, treat partner at least as good as the dog or better.

[Intractable]

10. To be more like her -- nicer to people under all circumstances.

[Mad_Dem_X]

11. Calmness

I was very high-strung, getting extremely upset over the littlest things. He has helped me to see that not everything is worth having a mini breakdown over. He's very even-tempered.

[Kaleva]

12. That I'm the luckiest guy in the world.

[sestina]

13. To drive

an automatic transmission.

[question everything]

14. To ride a bicycle

[KitFox]

15. To believe that I could do things I was certain I never could.

Here are just a few of many: drive the tractor, hook up the travel trailer, use power tools, sharpen knives, raise chickens. He was a wonderful husband—an incredible human being. In 3 weeks it will be eight years since I lost him. I miss him every day. We had a joyous life together. Because of how deeply he believed in and loved me, I have managed to live independently pretty darn well. Thank you for posting this as a reminder of how much he taught me!

[Emile]

16. Sorry for your loss.

Sounds like he was a wonderful person.

[zanana1]

17. Joyless grocery shopping.

From a written list, don't buy anything fun.

[Emile]

18. Anymore when I go the store,

I frantically run in and out as fast as I can to avoid catching a life-threatening disease.