Ali,

On behalf of husbands everywhere, I have to say that Marc Anthony is a tough one to be compared to...

Seriously, a couple things:

I don't know what to tell you on the ring thing in your sitch, but I can tell you that I have a bunch of friends in your part of the world that have perfectly good marriages (as far as I know anyway) and never wear their ring. Always has seemed weird to me, but not to them.

Second, you asked about the "Symphony of Marriage" concept from PM. The concept basically is that you and your spouse are two different people and have different views on some things and a different lens you view things through. As a result, there are times when you will disagree, somethimes very heatedly. Rather than focus in on how different you are and dwell on your differences negatively, you should understand that this is natural and think of it as "The Symphony of Marriage" performed as written. I really liked this concept and think about it from time to time.

BTW, I think this concept is adaptable to "The Symphony of Parenting" but that is just my theory.

CB

PS - I think you are giving your husband what every husband (especially SSM ones) dream about. Just making it known you are available is awesome!


Me; 42, W; 43
M; 16 yrs
S12, D9

3/13 - "I want to move to XYZ City (four hours away) and it might be without you, not sure"
5/13 - "Not sure I meant that"