I hate guilt induced compliments and I believe he knows this. I was much better with his continuing to insult himself...limp noodle and the like. These comments just feel very self serving to me, in a suck upish sortof way.
But you are right. I need to just take the dang compliment and let it go.
Another reason I didn't respond is that my H has a habit of saying things like this and then if I say something back to the tune of "I sure don't feel beautiful these days.." he will respond, Oh I was talking about being beautiful on the inside anyway. Then I feel silly for misinterpreting his words. Sometimes I have found that no response is better. That way, I can pretend that his comments mean whatever the heck I want them to mean!
Whew, my mood is starting to tank. D2 is really wearing on me all of a sudden. I just sat out in the rain and let the kids play and get wet and that momentarily cheered me up but then a "meat on the back of my truck" salesman had to ruin that moment.
I think I really needed my H last night and he failed me and now I am wavering back and forth between HOM and giving into my hormones. I was LOVING his attention last night and to have it degenerate into a lot of nothing just sucks. There is holding onto yourself and then there is HOLDING ONTO YOURSELF. To have someone flirt with you all day and then at the moment of truth (ie, when they are touching your naked body and you theirs) peter out...well, dammit that stinks.
Ok, now I'm really starting to tank so I will sign off. I need to regain some of my good cheer and do something fun. Annette, I too like to sew and I think I will finish some of the projects I have going on as soon as this cursed child known as D2 goes down for a nap!!
