Well put Steve. You have no need to justify or explain to anyone what you have been doing or rationalize on how you have arrived in the place you now happily sit especially not to the pseudo-psychoanalysts who have taken on the mantle of being experts in the field without providing any evidence that they are qualified to comment.SoonToBe said:Peak - haven't read your last 2 missives. Sorry, tired of being psycho-analyzed and picked apart here at sharing my thoughts and having you all tell me that it's not good or whatever.
As I've, finally, become very comfortable with myself and with things between Sue and I, I have found less "need" to write here for whatever support or other input I felt I needed in the past.
I'd likely have kept sharing here - but now, I have to ask myself why.. Why should I feel I have to defend myself or what we're doing - or have to hear the constant barrage of "that's not good" or "you're not listening to what your wife is really saying".
I will say this was quite a source of comfort and guidance for me for a long time, posting here, but now - sorry - as I said, continuing to put me in a position to defend what we are doing is no longer of use to me.
For myself, not having any experience in the complexity of conducting such a loving relationship that involves inviting others into your marriage, I am grateful that you have shared your story and allowed me the opportunity to wonder and admire the journey that you taken. I have no doubts that there will be further twists and turns as time goes by but given your generosity in baring your soul over the past 10 years please do not feel that you have to keep sticking your head above the parapet in order to satisfy the prurient naysayers, you have done enough already.
PS - a final thought. Have you considered taking up Golf so that you might be able to share something else with Paul?