Wife in Major MLC...Looking to Vent

[bombardier50]

BTW,
A little something I did this morning was VERY effective...

A did a little websurfing on some job listing sites. I left one of the web pages up. When she came down for breakfast she looked at the computer and asked me what I was doing.

Me:"You know, here I am with all this military experience and a master's degree, and I just don't think I'm earning up to my potential. I think I could do better...I've kind of hit a ceiling where I'm at."

Her: (Speechless)

Me: "So I'm just kind of sticking my nose out there, doing a little focused searching."

Her: "Well, I think you COULD be earning more."

Me: "And I'm getting a little tired of this house and this neighborhood too...maybe it's time to do a little snooping around the housing market. I think we could do better."

Her: (Almost drops her tea)"Me too!"

Why did this work?

OK, I think one of the reasons she married me was because I was somewhat fearless and not afraid to take a calculated risk. Since I retired five years ago, maybe I've become a little too "safe" and "conservative". Maybe she misses that fearlessness a little bit. So I'm going to carry the ball a little further downfield.

I'm going to take some sailing lessons next week...

I remember my DB coach telling me I needed to go back to when we first started dating and "channel" that guy. There I was, a young, somewhat brazen 1st Lieutenant with a brand new set of wings on his chest.