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kickysnana

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21. Pretty enlightend for an East Sider.

Sun Apr 14, 2013, 04:49 PM

Apr 2013

I had a lot of second cousins on the East Side. They mostly moved to the southern suburbs for schools and we kept moving north.

But only a couple moved to sin city.

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Good Husbands are Submissive - MineralMan [View all] MineralMan Apr 2013 OP

An example: I'm tired and frazzled from a tough session MineralMan Apr 2013 #1

You went to the restaurant BECAUSE it made her feel better, not because you are bike man Apr 2013 #2

Nope. We have a difference of opinion. I'm submitting to her MineralMan Apr 2013 #3

If its none of those things, submissive is not the right word,as that is a definition of submissive Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #6

I am inclined or ready to submit in this case. MineralMan Apr 2013 #8

It's a wide world of words we have to draw from. The baggage that comes with that one Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #37

Few words have fixed or single definitions. MineralMan Apr 2013 #39

A response in the "Good wives..." thread says it nicely bike man Apr 2013 #13

Yes, cooperative is another good word, but MineralMan Apr 2013 #15

Keep a 'safe' word. nt bike man Apr 2013 #16

LOL! It's hardly needed in my example. MineralMan Apr 2013 #17

You rock! BainsBane Apr 2013 #4

I don't know about that, but I'm ordering MineralMan Apr 2013 #5

And you'll both feel a lot better when you get home Warpy Apr 2013 #7

Well, there are often benefits to letting the other person MineralMan Apr 2013 #10

Have you tried Anchor Fish and Chips BainsBane Apr 2013 #22

Well, as a St. Paulite, i have a responsibiliy MineralMan Apr 2013 #33

your loss nt BainsBane Apr 2013 #34

Oh yeah? FourScore Apr 2013 #9

Sharing decisionmaking and not insisting on winning every fight is not submissive. Fearless Apr 2013 #11

Life often requires submitting to another's choice. MineralMan Apr 2013 #12

Marriage and relationships in general Fearless Apr 2013 #19

agreed La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2013 #14

Nah. Good husbands needn't be submissive. I prefer cooperation and partnership, for both parties. fishwax Apr 2013 #18

I agree with you. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #20

Pretty enlightend for an East Sider. kickysnana Apr 2013 #21

East Side Rules! nt MineralMan Apr 2013 #35

Sin city? BainsBane Apr 2013 #55

Sounds more like compromise, babylonsister Apr 2013 #23

You can say it's not about gender, but swap the genders and this thread hughee99 Apr 2013 #24

Wasn't the OP a response to one about "submissive wives"? So yes, it does look different. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #29

Good relationships have nothing to do with submissiveness by either party Major Nikon Apr 2013 #25

Right. Agreeing to disagree. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #30

Maybe Major Nikon Apr 2013 #42

Absolutely. As I said earlier, I think a relationship is healthiest when neither is dominant. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #47

I agree Major Nikon Apr 2013 #50

It's not about submission OR domination. redqueen Apr 2013 #26

So this is like JustAnotherGen Apr 2013 #27

I agree that the healthiest relationships are those in which neither party is "dominant." nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #28

Many times you can be either right or happy NightWatcher Apr 2013 #31

A comedian friend of mine called it the 4-word key to a successful marriage: truebluegreen Apr 2013 #45

Partnership does not equal submissiveness. Apophis Apr 2013 #32

You are nice Mineral Man. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #36

I do. He is 62 and single. MineralMan Apr 2013 #38

Well I would be interested. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #48

Southern California. MineralMan Apr 2013 #49

Oh well, worth a try. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #53

Being Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #40

I believe we may be speaking of MineralMan Apr 2013 #41

well Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #56

I firmly believe that the world would be a far better place if women were in charge. truebluegreen Apr 2013 #43

Depends on the woman. edbermac Apr 2013 #52

Well, true enough. truebluegreen Apr 2013 #54

If general female and male voting trends hold true, then you're likely right about Congress. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #57

Yeah, that one is a big belly laugh alright. truebluegreen Apr 2013 #62

I officially like you! Greybnk48 Apr 2013 #44

Now you've made me blush. MineralMan Apr 2013 #46

sounds like a sucessful negoiation to me SwampG8r Apr 2013 #51

Good husbands and good wives are both submissive nearly all the time, I think. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #58

Your post took gender out of the equation tkmorris Apr 2013 #59

Can't avoid thinking of that in strictly sexual terms eridani Apr 2013 #60

Or is it that most dominates choose not to discuss it here. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #61

Regardless of willingness to talk about it, it's a very well known fact eridani Apr 2013 #63

Thank you. Very well put. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #64