Crazy girl actually said yes!

[ryusan]

That's great!!!!  Congratulations man!  I've been married for just under 1 year.

Have fun at MotoGP.  I was planning on draggin my wife to Laguna Seca before I realized that it fell on our anniversary date (23rd).  Oh well, at least I caught myself before I bought tickets.

[jbeaber]

Thanks for the advice RVertigo...  We have only been together for a year and a half, but life has been so easy for the entire time...  weboth realize when we are being silly and doing something stupid....  It's been nice that way so far, very lucky.  And i did catch one out of my league.... 
And, man, if you ever want to get inundated with phone calls and e-mails, just announce an engagement....  JEEZ!!!!! 
I'm all for a nice small wedding with close friends and family.  For the most part, tho, we are both pretty easy going....  It will be interesting to see how the whole planning process goes...

[RVertigo]

It will be interesting to see how the whole planning process goes...

One word:

BRIDEZILLA


Just be on the lookout for it...  My wife was pretty easy going and chill...  Then out of nowhere some nuclear waste fell on her and she grew to be 50 feet tall... And she could breathe fire and shoot lasers out of her eyes!   Don't EVER say, "Yeah, sure" "That's fine" "Whatever you want" or similar passing phrases.  Say, "I really like the one you picked."  "You're soooo good at this!"  etc...  If she wants you to pick one, list the good things about each option and weigh what she says...  Chances are she already knows what she wants, but wants your input to make sure she's right...  Stupid games, I know, but sometimes you have to do it.


Dude...  Don't think that your marriage is something silly or stupid.  If you love her and she loves you, that's the first step...  The next is the desire to spend THE REST OF YOUR LIFE with the same chick...  If you don't love the fact that she drives you crazy, you would have never asked her.  After the first two steps, it's just work.  Preventative maintenance is the best method.  I know the "We need to talk" thing sucks, but when women say that, it's already too late... So, don't fight it. 

[Old Mr. Wilson]

Congratulations!
You don't have right whatsoever being happy. It's about time you joined the ranks with the rest of us.
Just teasing you old boy. Enjoy. Be happy. Remember........money (lack of) will cause more rips and tears in the fabric of marriage than most any other. Wilson

[RVertigo]

money (lack of) will cause more rips and tears in the fabric of marriage than most any other.

I don't think it's lack of money...  I think it's fighting over money.

DON'T fight over money.   Don't!

[pantablo]

congratulations! this sept I celebraate 10 yrs of marriage. yes, first year is tough, even if you've been living with each othe already, dont know why.



...RVertigo-wise beyond his years....

[jbeaber]

We know when to have our discussions...  And a lot of thought and discussion went into deciding to get engaged.  I'm 30, she is 28, both pretty stably employed and way over educated.  Hopefully we will be mature enough to get through everything with a smile on our faces.  Right now, definitely happy and excited for the future...  Have lots of similar ideas on bringing up kids, and what we want for our future...  she's a special one...

[RVertigo]

...RVertigo-wise beyond his years....

I think you mean... Whipped between my ears. 

[stangbaby67]

Congrats! 

[rangerbrown]

now hurry up and get some kids.

[RVertigo]

now hurry up and get some kids.

The third most common cause of failed marriages.

[Old Mr. Wilson]

no no no...........you can give it a name "fighting over money"..............but it's
LACK of MONEY that is the disaster. Once in a  great while you'll find a woman that'll live with you in the mud..................or in a cave...........but those women are very rare. This is all symbolism of course.

Remember the raccoon tail on the antenna. It's what happens when you and your wife are both working your guts out to pay the mortage on a house that costs 600K (California prices) when you should've bought one for 300K (California prices and wages). Plus two cars, insurance,
and utility bills and trying to raise children. Have you ever heard the expression "keeping up with the Jones's"? That's just what it is. Hear yourself speak to your other half ....."oh look at our fine house........oh look at our fine lawn........." even though all of your family is eating cornbread and peas at night and having your credit cards MAXED to the limit. Let me tell you something........
when you are on your deathbed and the angel of death comes for you........you can tell him all you want about your lawn of the month and the Jaguar in the garage. It ain't gonna matter one
fu_cking bit.

[RVertigo]

trying to raise children.

I've identified the problem!

OK...  I'm gonna stop harshing on kids now.

[CirclesCenter]

NICE!  How'd you sucker into it?  Nice job catching one out of your league... J/K.  HA HA HA... Yeah, mine is too.  She's hot, smart, and kind...  I'm an ugly jerk. 


My 4th Anniv is 2 weeks from tomorrow...  I got my wife a great gift...  A Condo in the city. 


A couple tips for ya' (which you might already know)... 

1.  Small weddings are better than big weddings in all ways.
2.  If she insists on a big and expensive wedding, just do it...  The 5 years it will take you to pay it off will be MUCH nicer than the 30 years of hearing about how YOU HAD to have a small wedding.
3.  If she wants the groomsmen to wear purple vests (or some equally stupid color), tell her how cool it would look for them to wear

that color and you to wear black, silver, or whatever color YOU want.    It worked for me...  I told my wife that there are only two things I want...  1. Bow ties 2. I want to wear a black vest.
4.  Unless you REALLY REALLY don't like something she picks, just let it slide...  Tell her how GREAT of a job she's doing and that you trust her decisions on the wedding (See #1 for the "30 Years of pain").
5.  Attempt to reserve Veto power, but don't push too hard...  Remember that weddings are for women.
6.  If you haven't met her family or already know that they suck, get a small flask and fill it with something stiff...  But, walk the line and don't drink too much...  Remember that you have duties to perform after the party is over.
7.  Something like 50% of couples don't have sex on their wedding night (So I've heard)...  It is YOUR job to make sure this happens...  Quickies count...  Find a way to sneak away for 10-20 minutes (depending on how complicated her dress is).[/list]

Then........  Once you're married, it gets a lot harder for a short time.  I don't know why, but everyone I've ever talked to says that right after they were married, something went amiss and shaZam! got hard...  Just stick it out...  It'll get better.

Marriage is like rolling a boulder...  When the road is flat, it's not too hard...  Minimal effort gives average returns.  When the road slopes, it rolls itself...  Almost no effort...   But, the steeper the hill the harder you have to work.  Hard Work == Happy Marriage.  Lazy == BAD!  As long as both of you work at it, you can make it last forever....  I've been with my wife for almost 11 years (only 4 of marriage though).

And marriage really does kick ass...   

BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You poor sick bastards! I love being single.

Mostly because I have this problem, I like the nice neat pretty women. Especially business women. 

And nice neat women don't like:
1. My messiness
2. My total inability to stick to a schedule
3. Loud belching (the best kind)

Oh yeah, I don't share the brownie batter either.
"You either share the batter or I leave forever!"
"bye."

[scratch]

Marriage is an accomplishment for most men.  After you marry, you will not want to do anything.  She, on the other hand, will want to do all kinds of things; unless you enjoy doing those things (showing off her husband, taking you to country concerts <gag>), let her know ahead of time that you are going to go into this "phase", because she's got a million things going on in her head, and you're in all of them.  So as to not disappoint her, tell her ahead of time.

Communication is the key to a successful marriage.  Listen to me, because I'm miserable.  And, I've been married 13 years!  (Someone, please shoot me, now!)

Oh, yeah, and two words: modular home; mine is $150k, come on over for dinner and I'll show you the place.  It's awesome!  And, it's in California!  Maybe talk to YanaBanana on Barf.  You have to give up the garage, though (or, because you're both into bikes, a custom 10x10 bike shed! <drool> about $2400).

[Cal Price]

"and with all my worldly goods I thee endow"

Ooooops there goes his bike.

Seriously, congrats.

[RedShift]

Ain't love grand!!!