Tell Us About Your Mate

[cabinetman]

My wife (#3) is quite a remarkable woman. I met her a bit over 20 years ago. She was the office manager for a general contractor that I was doing ongoing work over a period of a few years. Needless to say that we flirted quite a bit whenever I went there. Flirting worked, and we became a couple.

She earned a nursing degree in a part time program and was honored by Phi Theta Kappa. To be brief, she is smart as all get out. She also fills the bill as a computer geekstress (I guess that's a female geek) whenever I get stuck. She has spent many days in my shop helping out and is very much into woodworking. She happened to be there one day when I was doing some hand fitted inlays, and wanted to try. So, I showed her what to do. After a few hours, she remarked how much patience it required.

She enjoys going on installations with me. She says she likes seeing the "before", "during", and "after" actually happen. She carries the other end very well, and knows what all the tools are when I'm jammed in a cabinet and call out for something.

She is not frail by a long shot, quite the opposite. A very athletic woman. We roller blade, and ride bicycles together. She's not tall...about 5'8", and has dirty blond hair. She looks a bit like Lindsay Lohan. She's not a very social person, hates crowds, and most people, appreciates status quo, and tolerates very little crap. She can play the banter game forever.

She is a cooking genius. Being Italian, loves pasta, red wines, bakes bread, and has an array of specialty meals of her own recipe. She has three grown children, and five grandchildren, that I call my own.

She loves DIY'ing, and partakes in all phases of renovation like laying tile, installing ceilings, painting, and...well, just about anything. We get along great, and never had a heated argument. We respect each others' opinion and individuality, and share the input on all decisions that are made.

I could go on for a whole lot more, but I want you guys to have a chance.
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[Bruce Cohen]

Yo Cab,

As the guys in Virginia say, "If I tell you, I'd have to kill you".

Besides, its above your pay grade.

Sweet dreams,

Bruce

[twistsol]

I met my wife in junior high in marching band. We both play trombone and for years she thought I was arrogant and I thought she was obnoxious. Eventually we figured out that I was the only guy she couldn’t wrap around her finger, and she was the only girl with any brains. She graduated a year early as valedictorian. I proposed on our second date, she told me I was an idiot; she was 15, I was 17. I tried again a year later and she said we’d talk about it some other time. A year after that, third time I proposed, she “Oh fine, shut up and watch the movie. “ We just celebrated 23 years of wedded tense negotiation a couple of weeks ago. Getting married is one of the two things on which we’ve ever agreed.

She is also a nurse and finished college with a 4.0. To say I’m the stupid one in the relationship is a huge understatement. She’s 5’2” and most people describe her as intimidating. She doesn’t cook, or at least not successfully. Her cooking has required the fire department on four separate occasions so she’s not allowed in the kitchen unsupervised anymore. The second thing we agree on is that we love each other very much, but it requires an awful lot of effort.

[Richard in Smithville]

LOML and I met when we were set up as a blind date. I was at the end of 21 and she was just starting 17. I hit it off with her dad right away as we ejoyed similar subjects. In fact, future LOML had to chase her dad away when ever I was around so she could get some time in with me.

LOML is very talented when it comes to knitting and crocheting. Each one of our friends three children were baptised with one of LOML's hand made baby blankets around them.

LOML is diabetic. It was inherited through her dads family and she was diognosed at thirty one. For eight years she has sucessfully battled it with diet control and has the same figure now as when we met. She walks a few Km's each day and we work out together.

Although LOML held an important position with a bank, when the children were born, we agreed that we should bite the bullit and she would become a stay at home mom. Now that the girls are older, LOML has made a career change that she loves. She supports me in important decissions that I feel I need to make in my life. She is also my biggest fan when it comes to my shop products.

She is a fantastic mom and,after 20 years of marrige, is the greatest wife.

[cabinetman]

Yo Cab,

As the guys in Virginia say, "If I tell you, I'd have to kill you".

Besides, its above your pay grade.

Sweet dreams,

Bruce

Bruce...you're overdue for a blanket party.
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[Uncle Cracker]

Tell you about her??? I'm still trying to figure her out for myself...

[Mr__Bill]

She sounds great C-man, next time I'm in So F I'll swing by and check her out.

You were advertising her as available weren't you?



Bill, over here on the big ocean

[jackellis]

I've nicknamed my wife "the Dynamo". If that doesn't tell all you need to know...

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Duke. Master's in business from Santa Clara. Masters in Computer Science from Stanford. No nonsense, can't sit still, so intensely competitive she cannot graciously lose when playing a game like Monopoly, full of energy. Like Twistool's mate, mine picked me because she couldn't run me over.

She's trying to complete the Pacific Crest Trail, a few miles at a time, before she can't backpack any more. Her only fault is that she's a second class packrat (there's still space to walk, barely). We've lived together in this house for almost 22 years and been married for six. No kids, just two cats. She can keep the airplane straight and level. Tolerates all my sawdust making activities very gracoiusly.

[cabinetman]

She sounds great C-man, next time I'm in So F I'll swing by and check her out.

You were advertising her as available weren't you?

Bill, over here on the big ocean

That's not even funny.
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[crokett]

There seems to be a pattern here. Jack, my wife's personality is a lot like yours, right down to the dual Masters'. She picked me for the same reason - I am easygoing but not a pushover. I picked her because I often don't have enough giddyup and she has it oozing out every pore.

She was my next-door neighbor. My new neighbor got a dog. Every morning at 4:00AM for the next week that stupid dog woke me up with his barking. At the time I thought my new neighbor was a guy cause I'd seen a guy mowing the lawn a time or two. So thursday night I got the ladder and hose ready so I could hose him (the dog) over the fence Fri AM and of course no barking. Saturday morning I went to the house spoiling for a fight and this cute woman answers the door. Later she said I was extremely polite considering the circumstances.

[Knottscott]

All I know is that I outweigh her by more than 105#, but I'm afraid of her! ...just wish I knew why!

[luteman]

Mine is mean spirited, self-centered,and at times just plain nasty. 42 years of holy acrimony! She is now in a nursing home with Alzheimer's and I am enjoying a belated somewhat bachelorhood.

[bruce hylton]

Mine will have been here 31 years the 18th of September and you people don't know how lucky you are. She already told me that the only reason she keeps me around is for sex.

[dbhost]

She is a very quiet, private person. I don't go into too much detail about her online as I did that once on a blog I used to maintain and she did NOT like that at all...

[Raffi]

Mine is mean spirited, self-centered,and at times just plain nasty. 42 years of holy acrimony! She is now in a nursing home with Alzheimer's and I am enjoying a belated somewhat bachelorhood.

wow, just wow