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I'm making quite a few assumptions so sorry if I go the wrong way. Some guys need to be so gruff all the time. Some guys can't get soft and quiet, if you will the sip something you enjoy while holding your wife and gazing into the fire.



I'm not particularly "gruff". at least, I wouldn't charactarize myself that way. not your typical "tough guy"...otoh, I'm not particularly touchy-feely, either. somewhere in between, I guess...
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Or to put it another way, what did you do as you were dating your wife that lead her to say, "I do."....Do that some more.


beats me. I guess it was simply my boyish good looks, and infectious and witty charm that attracted her.
seriously, ours was not your typical courtship. going back there doesn't yield many clues.