lukemorse1's final video

[Mozgus]

Life is compromise friend.

This reminds me of a story Dennis Miller told after he got married. Loosely paraphrasing, a friend of his said that he never wanted to get married because he never wanted to compromise. Dennis Miller responded "Man, you spend your days walking around your house in your old tighty whities, eating directly out of cereal boxes, and masturbating to the Price Is Right girls and you're going to try to convince me that you never compromise?!"

ZING!

I'm not seeing the compromise here.

[ZeroAX]

Life is compromise friend.

This reminds me of a story Dennis Miller told after he got married. Loosely paraphrasing, a friend of his said that he never wanted to get married because he never wanted to compromise. Dennis Miller responded "Man, you spend your days walking around your house in your old tighty whities, eating directly out of cereal boxes, and masturbating to the Price Is Right girls and you're going to try to convince me that you never compromise?!"

ZING!

I'm not seeing the compromise here.

he compromised fresh food, and real sex for cereal and his hand

[Inazuma]

he compromised fresh food, and real sex for cereal and his hand

Funny joke. But in the real world, men are able to cook food themselves and have sex with women without being married to them.

[Luke]

If I were married I would have to justify my purchases to my wife, and likely would have less discretionary spending available anyway due to things that she wants.

That does not apply to my relationship with my wife. Like I said, we don't compromise, we compliment. She often buys clothes, jewelry and shoes, even pairs of jeans that cost $200+. I don't bat an eye.
I buy games, a more reasonable purchase in my eyes, in huge lots if possible, she never complains.

I guess I'm lucky. But I think every person should be as well.

Since getting married, we haven't had one argument or even a discussion about finances. When we dated, it was a heated topic. The thought of justifying any purchase to my wife is laughable now. We're not talking about purchasing a house, we are talking about commodities.

[MrPopo]

If I were married I would have to justify my purchases to my wife, and likely would have less discretionary spending available anyway due to things that she wants.

That does not apply to my relationship with my wife. Like I said, we don't compromise, we compliment. She often buys clothes, jewelry and shoes, even pairs of jeans that cost $200+. I don't bat an eye.
I buy games, a more reasonable purchase in my eyes, in huge lots if possible, she never complains.

I guess I'm lucky. But I think every person should be as well.

Since getting married, we haven't had one argument or even a discussion about finances. When we dated, it was a heated topic. The thought of justifying any purchase to my wife is laughable now. We're not talking about purchasing a house, we are talking about commodities.

I'm curious as to how you guys budget. I would imagine it's much better than many couples budget.

[Inazuma]

If I were married I would have to justify my purchases to my wife, and likely would have less discretionary spending available anyway due to things that she wants.

That does not apply to my relationship with my wife. Like I said, we don't compromise, we compliment. She often buys clothes, jewelry and shoes, even pairs of jeans that cost $200+. I don't bat an eye.
I buy games, a more reasonable purchase in my eyes, in huge lots if possible, she never complains.

I guess I'm lucky. But I think every person should be as well.

Since getting married, we haven't had one argument or even a discussion about finances. When we dated, it was a heated topic. The thought of justifying any purchase to my wife is laughable now. We're not talking about purchasing a house, we are talking about commodities.

Yes, you are indeed lucky. You're case is extremely rare. Most marriages end in divorce, and many people who remain married are unhappy. And nearly everyone has to compromise. I'm happy for you that you won the marriage lottery but please understand that you are the exception to the rule.

Really, no compromises at all? Has she ever made you change the channel when you were watching TV, to something she wanted to watch? Was there ever a time when you couldn't eat the food you wanted because she wanted to eat something different?

[Luke]

I'm curious as to how you guys budget. I would imagine it's much better than many couples budget.

I think you may be onto something that may be profitable for me. I am a marketing consultant, maybe I should write a book about couples budgeting, regardless of being married or not.

My wife is an elementary school teacher, or an educator if you will (teacher of the year for her county 2007 -woot-), and I already stated what I do.
I payed off my undergrad and post grad student debt with my first big consulting position. It was a company acquisition that profited the parent company over a million in revenue in the first year alone. Since then, I made sure that my wife and I had no debt.

Sure, we might have a few hundred on one line of credit, but nothing more than that. We'll be purchasing a house in the next year, so we will have some debt, but nothing we can't handle.

She spends, I spend, but we don't go crazy with our purchases. As life is, moderation is key. Plus, we trust each other with our money. I guess it is so simple it is almost complicated.

[Luke]

Yes, you are indeed lucky. You're case is extremely rare. Most marriages end in divorce, and many people who remain married are unhappy. And nearly everyone has to compromise. I'm happy for you that you won the marriage lottery but please understand that you are the exception to the rule.

Really, no compromises at all? Has she ever made you change the channel when you were watching TV, to something she wanted to watch? Was there ever a time when you couldn't eat the food you wanted because she wanted to eat something different?

I appreciate the compliments. I know I am a lucky guy, especially since my wife looks unbelievable in a bikini.

Ya know what, I don't think I'm an exception to the rule, just in the lucky 30% of people who genuinely love the person they married. True, I have friends who loath their wife, but I also have a select few friends who say that "The first thing I look forward to after work is seeing my wife". My Grandparents were married for 67 years, and my parents have been married for almost 50 years, and I'll tell you this, they know the definition of true love. Like my Father, the first thing I do when I wake up is kiss my wife, and I always kiss her before I go to sleep. It's not a fairy tale, I just found the right one.

Marrwage!


And before Izzy says it, I don't believe in soul mates. Bull shit. I've just been lucky enough to find someone that compliments me.

..So getting to compromising. Man, our compromises are so stupid they're barely worth mentioning. Example:

Whole wheat or regular pasta? -who fucking cares? not me-
Cosby Show or Roseanne? -see above-
Wanna watch "What not to wear?" -sure, I'll be asleep in ten minutes after that tripe-

But when it comes to big decisions, it's like the kids say (or used to say) "It's all gravy baby".

I think the problem Izzy might have is that he thinks you have to "settle" for a partner. Bullshit, and a bad way to think. Take a partner that you deserve, and don't settle.

[ZeroAX]

Really, no compromises at all? Has she ever made you change the channel when you were watching TV, to something she wanted to watch? Was there ever a time when you couldn't eat the food you wanted because she wanted to eat something different?

you consider those compromises? dude.......can you even stand being around another human being?

[Inazuma]

Really, no compromises at all? Has she ever made you change the channel when you were watching TV, to something she wanted to watch? Was there ever a time when you couldn't eat the food you wanted because she wanted to eat something different?

you consider those compromises? dude.......can you even stand being around another human being?

Man is watching football. His wife enters the room and sits down next to him and says, "This is boring. Let's watch Dr. Phil instead." "Ok, honey."

I know it's a small thing but it's still a compromise. Luke@Racketboy doesn't care about what he watches or eats so it doesn't matter to him. I guess I'm not as carefree as him. If I'm with a friend or someone I'm dating, I don't have to make any compromises if I don't want to. But if you are in a serious relationship, it's more difficult.

And we have people like LukeMorse who have to make some massive compromises. I'm not all that different from LukeMorse so I need to be careful not to make the same mistakes as him or else I'll find myself in a position that forces me to compromise a lot.

I don't mind being around people but I do avoid all serious relationships. Of course I won't get married but I don't even want to live with a woman or be in any kind of relationship. I like my freedom. I don't have a problem with being alone. Whatever I wanna do, I can do it. If I want to have sex, I can do that. If I want to hang out with friends, I can do that. If I want to take a vacation and travel to Japan, I can do that too.