The secrets to a long and happy marriage (for you blokes)

gordondaviesmoustache said:
It’s funny, when I started seeing my ex-wife I was in a rare period of relative indifference about City. They were still a huge part of my life, but not as central as they’d been in the past. A conflation of the football under Pearce and the novelty of the stadium move wearing off (ie missing Maine Road) combined with the time it took me to get to games meant it had slipped ever so slightly down my list of priorities.

Then Sven came and it seemed to relight a spark in me, followed by the takeover. She was genuinely shocked at how absorbed I became in City, but it was simply a reawakening from something she’d never witnessed before. If you asked her today why our marriage broke down: that, money and my selfishness would all by vying for top spot.

Ever since, when embarking on a new relationship, I’ve always made things abundantly clear. I feel it affords me more freedom to be selfish, going forward.

You’ve got to learn from your mistakes.
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Glory hunter! :-)
 
nimrod said:
After 30 odd years of wedded bliss Im happy to pass on my wisdom and experience to younger viewers of Bluemoon.
So many marriages end in divorce these days, its time to give blokes some tips.
Women are different than men in a lot of ways, generally, whats important to a woman may not be important to you, so bear that in mind.

1) A happy wife is a happy life. This is 100% true, if your missus is happy she will make you happy 100%. If she is pissed off neither of you will be happy.
To make here happy every day I recommend the following tips.

2) Very important, tell here she is beautiful and that you LOVE here at least every 2 days (this is extremely important to women) you might think, well she knows I love her.....but believe me, they have to hear you SAY it, a lot !

3) Dont be stingy with money, there is nothing a woman hates more than a tightwad, be generous with your money (But dont be stupid with it).

4) When you go to view a house, tell her that you want her to be 100% happy in your new home so your prepared to go along with her choice (women are homemakers more than men and the actual house is more important to them)

5) always say nice things to her Mother, even if you cant stand her pretend that you think the world of her.

6) Never get involved in fights, women see this as men being immature, if someone is being twatty with you, be the big man and walk away.

7) Be romantic, take her out for the odd surprise meal, bring flowers home from work, or a small gift like earrings etc. Remember your wife will love the feeling that you are thinking about her when your not with her.

8) Dont take here for granted, thank her for washing the bedding or cooking or whatever job she does regularly, women dont like being taken for granted.

Bonus brownie points;
Sometimes after being at work or at the match, walk in and stare at here (especially if she's standing) after a minute ask her if she has lost weight as she seems slimmer. (this works a treat LOL) Obviously dont do this too often or she will see right through you.
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Point 4 is BS... I'm now in an idylic barn conversion (or part of so nobody thinks I'm Rockerfeller) with no fucking garage... I had two bikes at the time of the move.... "Yes dear it's lovely" were the words I used... to be fair she had watched it on Rightmove for about a year as it sold then fell through a few times and after our viewing she cried... because its "even nicer than she'd hoped".. I was fucked after she said that

One £2k man cave later ( a glorified large painted shed) and I have a place for one bike.. the other had to go

I do like the house but a word of warning, don't downsize from a detached into a terraced and expect no noise from the neighbours... two years in and It still bugs me
 
make sure you marry a blue.

my mrs is worse than me with city. she's insisting we go to Southampton away on the last game of the season. well with a stopover, trains , tickets and food we are looking at 400 quid. ridiculous. what if we reach the CL final? that's a hell of a start towards the cost of that. all that said she is an absolute diamond with me, her patience with me .has no bounds, especially now.

pick as well as I have and you'll have no trouble whatsoever being married.
 
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