Originally Posted By: Starsky309
If I were MIR's wife, and you delivered an "I won't share you with another man" speech to me RIGHT AFTER ROMANCING ME AND SPENDING TIME WITH ME FOR TWO WEEKS . . .

I think I would think "He's afraid to lose me; he's not going anywhere."


well it all depends what comes after that. i.e., if he follows up, as I wrote before.

if he would give her the "I'm not sharing you" speech and *then* romanced her for 2 weeks, then maybe she could reach that conclusion because in *that* case his actions would contradict his words.

but that isn't what he said he is going to do. he is going to romance her for 2 weeks as a sample of how good things could be with him (while she doesn't know that he knows about OM); and *then* he is going to give her the "I'm not sharing you" speech. if he then follows up by carrying out what he said - cutting off contact if she continues to see OM - then she will not think "he's afraid to lose me - he's not going anywhere" because he will not be there!

the purpose of romancing her for 2 weeks is because without that she will be comparing "the old MIR" with OM. he wants her to know that he is now a great guy to be with - and she will know what she is losing if she chooses OM.

but certainly, after he gives her the "I'm not sharing you" speech, he needs to carry it out. otherwise the effort is worthless.


Me: 60 H: 63
married 40, together 42
3 grown kids