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Originally Posted by little turtle
i wanted my wife to be my friend....but that never worked out after 65 years...
she is my wife...my spouse...we are very very different...depressing
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Oh this I can truly relate to. Not 65 years yet, but at least a decade in. It can be interesting seeing a different perspective, but as someone else mentioned, it's only good when both folks appreciate that. I mean, hubby doesn't care that we are different. He doesn't mind doing separate things (although he does often invite me to join him in his things), but I really want or almost need him to be my friend or show some similar interest for me to be intimate. Right? So yeah, it's a struggle. Sigh! We must have a few common interests, but it's few and far between.