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Recent content by Clea

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    Looking for email friends

    I am a 55 year old married woman. I would like to correspond with some other women, maybe 45 to 65. Just every day life - books and TV commentary, hobbies, what we want out of life and what we want to accomplish - from a Christian perspective but that doesn't mean everything discussed...
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    Space in Marriage

    The job I currently hold may well disappear within the next year. When I mentioned this to my husband, he said he would be glad to have me no longer working, that he is so lonely. He said if I were home, he would get up and go to sleep when I do, would feel more motivated to do projects around...
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    Space in Marriage

    To Sailor A and FaithPrevails: I definitely agree that my husband is depressed - the not going anywhere, being unmotivated, not wanting to do anything points to that. I should add that he is physically fine, had a physical recently and everything is perfect - no overweight, no elevated...
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    Space in Marriage

    To Tannic: My husband has a few friends, but they all work, with the exception of one who lives in another state, and have children they are still at some point of raising. So their time for fellowship is very limited. I probably was not very clear about the situation. This is not a case of...
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    I need your support! Please comment!

    They call the decision to not have children "the 20 year question" because unless you do take a permanent solution (and by the way, there are children out there of fathers who had vasectomies, it is not fool proof), you haven't completely eliminated the option until you are in menopause. I do...
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    What new fall show are you excited about?

    Not sure if this thread is still excepting posts, it looks like it was from last year. But if it is still current, I love the two fairy-taled themed shows, "Once Upon a Time" and "Grimm". For normal dramas, I do like "Ringer", which is a different kind of story, not medical, legal or homicidal.
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    Space in Marriage

    Bear in mind, we are talking about someone here who doesn't work and basically does very little except watch TV. He usually stays up all night with TV or the internet, then sleeps until around 1 so he isn't lonely while I am at work. He doesn't go to church or have any desire to take classes...
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    Space in Marriage

    Does anyone have problems with finding enough freedom to see friends or just have some solitude? I am looking for some out of the box solutions. My husband does not work (we are only in our mid 50's, but why he doesn't work is complicated). He is pretty much dependent on me for his...
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    "Why don't you want kids?"

    This question comes up when one is in one's 20's and 30's. After that, they leave you alone and I think for the most part assume you just couldn't have children, especially if you are a Christian, since many, if not most Christians assume you want to have them.
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    What are YOU currently reading? (7)

    For the member who is re- reading Jane Eyre: Was your latest re-read the result of seeing the latest movie version? Why do you re read this particular book? I re-read this classic myself every 3 or 4 years or watch a different movie version and each time I get a different insight. When I...
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    Fitting into an age group

    Do any of you feel that somehow your age is a total mistake? I am now officially half way through the 50's and I feel like I don't match my age. I am fortunate enough to be healthy - jog and do other vigorous exercise every day, have a lot of energy, just a few silver hairs sprinkled...
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    Old Age and Childfree

    It does sound like a great idea to have a big community of the childfree supporting each other, in theory. In reality, for the same reasons that we do not have children, many of us are not extremely extroverted and social, and like our space. At one time, I had thought I would be like "The...
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    Is It Right for My Wife to Dress Sexy At Home?

    I am using my situation as an example here to show that this is not a simple yes or no question as to the morality. Morality is more than "is there anything in the scriptures against it". It IS scriptural to love your wife and placing pressure, subtle or otherwise, to indicate that you would...
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    Is It Right for My Wife to Dress Sexy At Home?

    I think several posters made valid points by saying "it's okay if it is okay with your wife". My husband has been pushing me to wear extremely low cut tops around the house off and on for years. I do not feel comfortable with this - I feel like a tramp. I will wear something with a little...
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    Old Age and Childfree

    I just joined and started reading the various sub groups to see what I might want to join, that is why I am answering this post which has been here for awhile. It is interesting that in all the static I got from inlaws and friends with children when I was younger, the first questions they...
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