Its not only men who want to pursue, women like it too! I think its human nature to want what's hard to get.
Just to give you another woman's perspective: I think back to some of the fun times in my M, and the days that stand out are those where H and I are comfortable, laughing, having fun, but later, the fun turns more into light flirting, glances across the room, with a sexual undercurrent, not too obvious. Especially during a social event. Not too much PDA.
You were being too intense, what with all that poetry.Keep it fun and friendly. Save the poetry for the time when you renew your vows....
You are right about the good times. Here's the other thing about those. They aren't super memorable because they were just the two of you being individuals, enjoying the other's company.
It's too bad we don't remember those moments and really have the bad times etched into our brain. We start to believe there WEREN'T any good times.
I think my issue with the poem (and her issue) wasn't that I wrote it or the timing it was what I did AFTER the poem. She even said it best - if she would have first read it when she was alone, not at work, it would have had a totally different meaning.
By me pushing a response, simply took the sheen off it's luster.
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