Did you and your H dance with each other before the S?
Yes, we did ballroom together so it was difficult to do it on my own. It's funny - last Thanksgiving Day (when he dropped by), he started humming a Fox Trot song while caulking the windows. When I said it was 1 of my favorites, he went through the CDs, found the CD and played it. Before TG, he asked me if I was still going ballroom dancing. I think he might have been at least reminiscing our dancing.
I like your trick to drown out the lyrics with counting out loud. We got to survive!
I also started learning swing dancing which I knew some before but wanted to learn it properly. It's been wonderful. Before the S, my H did learn a very small amount of swing with me and actually did like it. I still hope to be able to go to dance lessons with him in the near future.
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You and your H seem to be on very friendly terms if you are even considering asking him to go on a vacation. Do you think it would be less stressful for him to skip the family reunion in Hawaii and instead find a cruise and an other type of getaway which he can choose between? As thanks for watching your dog you might suggest partially subsidizing the one he chooses. One caveat, you need a break so you'll be going also.
There are lots of wonderful prices on cruises that will be sailing in less than 90 days. The companies want to fill the ships so some of the discounts are upward of 70%.
Thanks for your suggestion. I tried a similar thing last August for his birthday - not a cruise, but a weekend/overnight getaway as 1 of the options to celebrate his BD. Instead, he picked to do breakfast at our favorite breakfast restaurant. I guess, at that time, he wasn't ready to do it.
And only a few days before TG day, he wanted to drop by to help at the house. So,I mentioned to him that he was welcome to come over any time and stay for as long as he wants (because he had been staying overnight when he came over to help on a weeknight). He didn't stay overnight that time BUT decided to come over TG day.
Yes, last time he was over (to drop off our dog), he asked whether I like a beach vacation or a cruise better. I wonder if he was wondering if I wouldn't want to go on a cruise anymore, since I liked my beach vacation so much. Also he might have been considering going on a cruise with me. I guess I could pick up from this part of our conversation and invite him on a cruise.
Exactly 1 year ago, he was reminiscing about the cruise we went on in 2003. So, I asked if we would ever go on a cruise together again. He as surprised and said he didn't even think about that. I bet since that conversation he's thought about it more than ONCE. Since then he's mentioned the cruise at least 4 times!
Thanks for your kind words about my procedure. I hope yours went OK.
