Because after taking all that risk to "hang myself out there" that way, I cannot even ENVISION my wife responding with a simple "You're right -- I'm sorry."
Hairdog beat me to this one. He's absolutely right. My confrontation with her was solely for MY benefit. Even if she had gotten defensive, pissy, or something (which I almost expected), it felt so good to hear myself stand up for the principals I believe in.
We have to be able to sleep with ourselves before we attempt to sleep with someone else.
I also want to make an anecdotal comment. I decided to write this post last night because I was bored and thought it was an interesting exchange to share. By the time I finished, I had resurrected some of the bad feelings I had over the incident. We should all be careful that we don't allow our posts on this site to add an additional 50-75% stress to our current situation.
Anywhere is walking distance if you have the time
-Steven Wright
