MrsNopkins,

I agree, we are probably the exception and not the norm...which is why I made sure to state what I was saying was from my perspective I know I do tend to be the odd woman out at times, but I'm proud of that fact...it's part of my character

I also agree with you about the mutual respect. Were you making a comment toward me that I unintentionally missed on that...or was that a comment in general on the topic? Because I do absolutey agree with you on that.

My H and I do respect each other. I know he would stick up for me as MrNOPkins did for you, which by the way...KUDOS to you MrNOPkins! I feel it's imperative to know that your spouse would stand up for you in that way. I know my H would, the problem is...he does this when I don't know, so I hear about it second-hand. He is working on this though. I've explained to him that everyone I know (that he's talked to) knows how he feels about me because he tells them, but he doesn't ever tell me. He's working on this

I really want to thank both you and MrNOPkins...it's really nice to be able to get opinions & POV from both sides, it's really very helpful!

GEL

Well behaved women rarely ever make history!