Hey native, I didn't mean to sound crass in my last post.
Doing a bit more thinking ..... does the WAW, change the rules (when things start to go bad) without telling us, or maybe best put, we, the LBS, don't notice the rules changing??
There are different rules for different stages. Rules for when you are acquaintances, friend rules, dating BF/GF rules & then M rules. My current rules, boundaries or (as in Pirates of the Carribean) guidelines - are more in the vein of acquaintance/friend.
In my own M, I was too controlling with some things. I do admit that. and I realize that my control was directly realted to fear. Yet other times - not. When my H had band practice, I was not controlling. Although, when things started to go downhill, I asked for more time (for him to cut his Sunday 11am-6pm practice down a bit) - so we could spend more together. He did not & I could not compete w/the ego boost he was getting. Guess, I didn't realize that I had to compete either.
Me39, XH45 Kids 3 dogs, 2 cats Divorced 6/4/09 Tricky thing is not how you live, but how you live with yourself. (POTC)