Keep Wearing Wedding Band? [Thread #6]

[ForGump]

AP--

Small phrases give me much to think about. Yes, I'd like to look in the mirror and feel proud of how I acted. Don't be an @ss is a good one. I have been an @ss on occasion, so I recognize it's an on-going struggle. Sometimes you do little dumb things, and realize you've backed yourself into a corner. And sometimes "the right thing" isn't so clear until in hindsight. I can say I've always had the best intentions, and never acted with any malice or petty feelings.

I think a big potential point of contention coming up will be the MBR issue. I don't want to get into the details of how it came to be, but the aforementioned health issue has put the MBR issue into flux, and we will have to come to a new agreement. I never felt very territorial about parts of the house, and I'm not a big nester, but I have come to feel a need to make a principled stand on the MBR (although I have continuing, niggling doubt that it's petty to care about it).

There is a loud, conflict-avoider voice in me that says just go w/ the flow, but I feel like I'm too accommodating on that front. I do want the MBR, and I don't want to be a refugee in my own house. But how to do it w/o sounding petty ... I'm not sure.