Hey Michelle, Going into my second U2 show last night, my friend mentioned that it was written out of Edge's divorce. This really got my attention, I didn't even know he was divorced. Their songs have so many interpretations, and I always associated that one with the ONE campaign, etc.
Wikipedia Edge article says this:
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The Edge married his secondary school girlfriend Aislinn O'Sullivan on 12 July 1983. The couple had three daughters together: Hollie, in 1984, Arran, in 1985, and Blue Angel, in 1989. The Edge and O'Sullivan separated in 1990 but could not divorce due to Irish laws regarding marriage annulment; divorce was legalised in 1995 and the couple legally divorced in 1996.
This song is actually about the break up of the Edge's marrige. It is about trying to salvage a dying relationship, saying how they are one partnership but they have changed into different people and no longer want the same things despite trying to mend the cracks that have been long formed. This song means so much to me as i can apply the whole thing to the break up of my relationship with one of my ex boyfriends, where we both still cared for each other but too many things had been said to carry on. The "Have you come here for forgiveness" verse especially rings true! This is the perfect "release" song for anyone in a dying relationship.
Did you know any of that? I'm thinking you did, and it's cool that you named all your threads here with those lyrics. Perfect description of what we're all going through here.
Me: 30 W: 28 T 8, M 6 S: 7-27-2007 W filed (again) 3-2011 Served 8-2011 Responded, now dark "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear" MLK
My neighbor referred to RB as my hubby when asking how things were. I was very confused and answered that the D would be finalized soon. He said he meant RB, and I said he was fine and kept walking to my car. But it really threw me off. And I was rather grumpy about it for a while.
Of course, today I'm grumpy cuz I am working on D paperwork in between things at work. Cuz I'm sure he won't bother to file the last bits to finalize things. So I filled out everything and will file it on Friday. I don't know if it'll finalize Saturday since it's a weekend (even though that's the 6 month waiting period end). But if not, I guess Monday.
I feel like STBXH should be the one dealing with this stuff, but if I leave it up to him it might never happen. For whatever reason, it isn't important to him to finish this. Even though we haven't talked in months.
I'm kind of tempted to send him an e-mail asking if he's gotten the form together to file on Monday. Just for humor's sake.
Michelle - Proud DR Rockette S: 28JUL07, D'd: 29OCT09 http://tinyurl.com/27j9qo2
I read somewhere that there are two general types of WAH. Those that file straight away and those that only file when they have too i.e. when they want to get married again. Sorry, I know that is probably no consolation. You've got so many good things to come Michelle.
Yeah, he almost goes back and forth. When we first separated (July 2007), he was pushing it hard. It was the biggest thing we were fighting about - every time I said that I wouldn't file jointly with him it turned into a HUGE argument - "you just don't want me to be happy" "you're just doing this to spite me" etc etc etc. I just kept saying, "I don't believe in D, so I can't file jointly".
Finally he quit asking. Things were good for a while. Then he did the whole half-hearted R thing for a month (back in 2008). Then it was the same D litany again. Finally, I decided to do something different and agreed. He didn't say anything about it for MONTHS.
Finally, I had to be the one who started pushing it. I was starting to date again and felt weird dating while I was still M. Plus he was still being very determined that we would not R, so I resigned myself to the D. And now I am the one doing all the paperwork, tracking the deadlines, etc. Cuz he won't do it. I didn't even want this to begin with, so it just annoys me to no end!
Michelle - Proud DR Rockette S: 28JUL07, D'd: 29OCT09 http://tinyurl.com/27j9qo2
No reply of course. Can't say I was expecting one lol.