Love, Care and Respect
Guest_8107 takes us to task in the sidebar because we “show off your feelings to public”. Although we disagree with their viewpoint, their reasoning didn’t seem overly insulting or condescending so we thought that it merited an answer.
We know that there is more to life than sex. This blog is just a small part of our life. And even here, we post about things other than sex. We post about other things going on in our lives, for example, the joys and tribulations of parenthood. But we also feel that sex is a part of our relationship. Our relationship is exactly that OURS. We share things that we feel comfortable sharing and keep private the things that we don’t.
One of the things that we have learned is that what works for us may not work for others; and vice versa. We have a healthy sex life and we like being somewhat adventurous. Chronicling portions of it here neither cheapens nor enhances our relationship. What it does do is provide a forum for topics that are hard to discuss in real life. We love, care and respect each other as much as any other couple. The only difference is that we let others see a portion of ourselves that many others are not comfortable showing.
We understand that everyone will not like our site. We hope that people will enjoy our posts. Nonetheless, we realize that some people think our posts are unacceptable. The internet is a big place. Anyone who considers our posts taboo can probably find some place else more suitable to their tastes. And we’ll respectfully disagree with their opinion.
Well done. I think you answered 8107′s comment more fully and more politely than he/she deserved.
Well spoken. I would have found it difficult to keep such a civil tongue in my response however. I can’t decide whether to feel irritated by people like this or sad for them that they are so ignorant and close minded.
Obviously this person didn’t bother to read very much of your blog, or they would have seen that there is much more to it, and to you two, than sex. As if a rich, adventurous, healthy sex life is something to be ashamed of.
Alfie: Thanks. I don’t mind polite disagreement. Guest_8107′s comments were much better than the hate mail we receive sometimes.
Boyfriend: It did get under my skin a little bit. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have responded. I find predictions of the impending demise of our relationship especially annoying given that we’ve been together through thick and thin for almost 24 years.
P L E A S E !!!!!!!!!!! Sounds like pure and simply jealousy! Your love and respect for each other are so obvious in a million little ways and a billion big ways. You need to understand there are so many unhappily married people out there with lack luster love lives if any at all so when they look at both of you they are probably overly consumed with absolute jealousy. People who are happy like to see that other people are happy as well. I know how uncomfortable I feel when we are with other couples that you no are just putting on a show that they are not really happy. Happy Couples can spot that phoniness a mile away of the people putting on a show for other people’s benefits. You share this special part of your life and that is wonderful. You are both wonderful!!! As always I remain
Your interested reader.
Interested Reader: THANKS! We really appreciate the support.