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James Bailey's avatar

“Our marriage succeeded because of the work I did to fix me, and I’m done feeling embarrassed about it.”

I commend you. Your wife is lucky to have you and you her.

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Jeff Scott's avatar

Thank you, James. I know this is how I feel about her. She tells me she's lucky to have me. It's the only time I tell her she's wrong. ;-)

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ProfessorTom's avatar

> “I’m sorry” carries too many unintended messages.

You could always turn that into a question: “I’m…sorry?”

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Fool’s Errand's avatar

Can’t imagine any woman writing a list like that: or even caring enough about a marriage to entertain it

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