tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post7750782920651071959..comments2023-09-11T10:53:35.290-05:00Comments on When a Shrink Gets on the Couch: temporary divorce, anyone?shrink on the couchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-87085541460883580622010-03-11T06:28:32.452-06:002010-03-11T06:28:32.452-06:00I'm at the point right now where I don't r...I'm at the point right now where I don't really care what you call it....I WANT SOME TIME ALONE!! and by "alone" I do NOT mean here at the house while boys come running in and out all day long!! I'd like to be able to watch something on tv without someone coming in ("someone"=any of the 3 males in my house)and asking me, AS I AM SITTING IN FRONT OF THE TV, if I&#dkuroiwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702013452096435136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-28490675120301819572010-03-09T15:33:04.031-06:002010-03-09T15:33:04.031-06:00I think I would do much better in a temporary divo...I think I would do much better in a temporary divorce than he would, 'tho I suspect he thinks differently.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-36181075987838320872010-03-08T18:04:05.778-06:002010-03-08T18:04:05.778-06:00For me mine would have ended in divorce for sure b...For me mine would have ended in divorce for sure but not a bad idea I think.bernthishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905337047538489562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-2408068948924612112010-03-07T13:59:33.873-06:002010-03-07T13:59:33.873-06:00Hmmm... there are days. :)Hmmm... there are days. :)blognuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161713516407124717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-68326220883999364582010-03-07T11:24:46.479-06:002010-03-07T11:24:46.479-06:00Great post! I love the idea of temporary divorce,...Great post! I love the idea of temporary divorce, not just from him, but the whole family... It's amazing what an afternoon alone does for my mood. When my kids were little my husband would ask what I wanted for Mother's Day and I'd say time alone at home, undisturbed. He would take the kids to his mom's house for a few hours, it was a win, win for everyone!Tammyhttp://imom.typepad.com/dilusions_of_everything/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-5295218806071217612010-03-07T09:07:49.975-06:002010-03-07T09:07:49.975-06:00Woooooowww... so much going through my head here. ...Woooooowww... so much going through my head here. I really think it would save a lot of relationships to have a temporary divorce. <br /><br />When we were married almost 20 years ago, I really never thought that I'd want to be apart from him for a day. But now... I love him, but there are days when I really would just like to not deal with some of his habits :) <br /><br />This idea has Jenn@ You know... that blog?http://youknowthatblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-2034835837188190032010-03-07T01:33:18.554-06:002010-03-07T01:33:18.554-06:00I've always advocated the separate bedroom thi...I've always advocated the separate bedroom thing -- it's just so much more civilized.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-47651883484515217012010-03-06T21:42:30.559-06:002010-03-06T21:42:30.559-06:00Or just get a second TV and a spare bedroom?
Ever...Or just get a second TV and a spare bedroom?<br /><br />Every partnership has minor irritants. My husband says my occasional snoring (I'm sure he meant gentle sighs in sleep) just reassure him that his beloved is with him. But when his buzzsaw wakes me up, I sometimes see the dawn. No amount of thankfulness takes the place of sleep...<br /><br />But I can't imagine living without him.Kathleen Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868566314392048880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-90283245830831590922010-03-06T13:53:47.756-06:002010-03-06T13:53:47.756-06:00If I were hitched, I'd be all in favor of the ...If I were hitched, I'd be all in favor of the temporary divorce. Whether it's a weekend, or a week...I love a quiet house and doing as I please.Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-27525127453097844822010-03-06T09:29:47.777-06:002010-03-06T09:29:47.777-06:00Oh gosh yes, I am sure many of the break-ups that ...Oh gosh yes, I am sure many of the break-ups that occur are because people do not give each other enough space. In the old days, in the UK, husbands and wives spent very little time together. These days people seem to lose their individuality a lot of the time by trying to be a real solid partnership where everyone pulls their weight. That's good in many ways but claustrophobic in others.<Reluctant Bloggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-37402585865582426562010-03-06T09:22:09.441-06:002010-03-06T09:22:09.441-06:00magpie -- that's right. sometimes it just take...magpie -- that's right. sometimes it just takes a quiet house. in fact, I might like to sample that WITH my husband, for a change : )<br /><br />cheri -- temporary lobotomy! an even better proposal. to tune out and not react for whatever time period I choose? a vacation from my own emotions? sign me up!<br /><br />goddess -- yup. everyone needs a wife. I'm lucky that my husband acts a lotshrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-74404349217685770822010-03-06T06:38:36.256-06:002010-03-06T06:38:36.256-06:00I'd never heard of that temporary marriage cus...I'd never heard of that temporary marriage custom. A one-hour marriage? That certainly sounds like a "loophole"....Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-21039712181484096942010-03-05T22:04:46.147-06:002010-03-05T22:04:46.147-06:00Yes, it does sound appealing now and then. Just a...Yes, it does sound appealing now and then. Just a little break that means nothing other than just a break.<br /><br />I read Little Children, and loved it. The movie was also very good.<br /><br />But yes...so many broken marriages. So this temporary thing just may fix that!Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-28972772802307467262010-03-05T21:23:44.716-06:002010-03-05T21:23:44.716-06:00I think a temporary divorce every now and again is...I think a temporary divorce every now and again is heaven. In my house they are called business trips.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-57444347836276836982010-03-05T18:34:59.227-06:002010-03-05T18:34:59.227-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Halliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12542126018257042038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-29715881123589987892010-03-05T15:18:59.084-06:002010-03-05T15:18:59.084-06:00last summer my husband took the boys to the beach ...last summer my husband took the boys to the beach for five days and i had the house to myself. it. was. heaven. and i missed them too and was so glad to see them when they got back. but yeah, i like the idea of temporary separate living arrangementsslow panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806001325853693285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-75689282772247545902010-03-05T14:00:46.083-06:002010-03-05T14:00:46.083-06:00I don't see a temporary divorce anywhere in my...I don't see a temporary divorce anywhere in my future, but I try not to use the word "never." As I am now and he is now, we won't be apart more than absolutely necessary.snugglebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242904580937301938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-75450897321177371032010-03-05T13:04:56.712-06:002010-03-05T13:04:56.712-06:00I once saw an embroidered pillow that said: No one...I once saw an embroidered pillow that said: No one needs a husband, everyone needs a wife.<br /><br />Kinda true.<br /><br />But I love my guy anyway.Everyday Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486528297252417282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511287927381998273.post-73989846697124466042010-03-05T12:23:09.211-06:002010-03-05T12:23:09.211-06:00Hmm. I can see benefits. On the other hand, I was ...Hmm. I can see benefits. On the other hand, I was delighted to be home alone in my house the other night from 7pm to 8pm - while the girl and the husband were out at something. That's all it takes, really. Just a bit of time alone.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.com