[dotti34]

K99. I have just called in to the Web again, mainly to see how the photo competition was going. However, having nothing better to do for a while before I put on my little woman apron (if I can find one, that is!) I decided to catch up on this thread amongst others.

I note your posting No. 564 was directed to me and so here is my reply. I apologise to other members for it being lengthy.

I am happy for you that you experienced 27 years of happy married bliss. I am sorry that your wife died. From what you write I don’t think you were blessed with children, I could be wrong but you never mention family. This means you have been left a lonely old man – I could feel sorry for you over this except you have painted a picture of yourself as being egotistical, full of self, intolerant of others, becoming very personal, over familiar and even insulting with some of your postings, etc., etc.

You have made yourself some sort of expert on marriage – it may interest you to know that there are many people who experience a happy married life. I have yet to know anyone who was divorced over a plate of mashed potato – but if a plate of mashed spuds breaks up a marriage then it wasn’t that great to begin with. Now this is something to make you shiver in your shoes – my husband often cooks for ME!!!!!! He does this because he enjoys cooking and he is good at it, and who am I to spoil his pleasure!

Of no particular interest to anyone except him and me, I will once again say that we have been married for almost 57 years. I live in the real world where marriages – including ours, and boy! does it include ours - have their ups and downs but the downs make the ups so much more meaningful.

I do object to the familiarity you assume when directing your comments to me. So please note that I will not be replying to any more of your personal postings to me via this thread, or via any other means, as I am sure this particular interchange is becoming very boring to other members. It is to me.