[quote=Pickle]Don't you wish people were more like dogs? If we had tails you could pretty much tell when they are happy huh?
I just thought if I knew her LL's I could subtly work on them w/o pursuing.
I know W is not happy - not around me anyway.
She's all jokes and laughter with her GF's etc, but around the house, it's obvious, even when she's trying to interact nicely w/kids.
There is no joy in being not happy and then pretending to be happy around everyone else - I know 'cause I've been struggling with that myself.
The thing I really seek no matter what emotion I am experiencing or what mood I happen to be in is the inner joy, which comes from believing in something no matter what I see going on all around me.
I had that once and I'm gonna get there again.
Me 53 XW 50 M 18 Years +2 S14 D19 Bomb 10-24-10 Served 1-27-11 Mediate 4-21-11 Civil D Final 6-2-11 No church anullment "A man is not finished when he is defeated, he is finished when he quits."