Low Carb Relationships

Cubit wrote:

In looking for a possible girl friend, I often felt it was important that
she have the right religion and ethnic background. Now, my top priority
is that she lives low carb.

Has anyone on here been divorced after low carb vs. low fat fights?

I don't find the differences in what my husband and I and my children eat to
be that big of a deal. As long as it poses no unnecessary major expense
that we can't work around, it's never been an issue. I can make my family
a pot of spaghetti and some garlic bread, no problem, and the fact that I
don't eat it has no bearing on our overall relationship... It's no sweat to
open a tin of tuna and mix it with some salad shrug. So my husband can
have and enjoy bread and cookies, and I cannot... big deal. It's no major
inconvenience for him to have some bread and for me to not have some.

I find that having the "right religion" etc, and all of the foundational
beliefs are very important, on the other hand, to share, and in unity raise
a family, should one decide to have children. Being partners in life where
the big things are concerned is IMHO, a very important integral part of a
permanent, harmonious relationship, and deepens the romance and attraction.

JMHO of course, YMMV, and all the other standard acronyms I'm sure to get
spanked for forgetting ;-)
Crafting Mom

Cubit wrote:

In looking for a possible girl friend, I often felt it was important that
she have the right religion and ethnic background. Now, my top priority
is that she lives low carb.

Has anyone on here been divorced after low carb vs. low fat fights?

I don't find the differences in what my husband and I and my children eat to
be that big of a deal. As long as it poses no unnecessary major expense
that we can't work around, it's never been an issue. I can make my family
a pot of spaghetti and some garlic bread, no problem, and the fact that I
don't eat it has no bearing on our overall relationship... It's no sweat to
open a tin of tuna and mix it with some salad shrug. So my husband can
have and enjoy bread and cookies, and I cannot... big deal. It's no major
inconvenience for him to have some bread and for me to not have some.

I find that having the "right religion" etc, and all of the foundational
beliefs are very important, on the other hand, to share, and in unity raise
a family, should one decide to have children. Being partners in life where
the big things are concerned is IMHO, a very important integral part of a
permanent, harmonious relationship, and deepens the romance and attraction.

JMHO of course, YMMV, and all the other standard acronyms I'm sure to get
spanked for forgetting ;-)
Crafting Mom

Jarkat2002 wrote:
::: In looking for a possible girl friend, I often felt it was
::: important that she have the right religion and ethnic background.
::: Now, my top priority is that she lives low carb.
:::
::: Has anyone on here been divorced after low carb vs. low fat fights?
:::
::: Cubit
::
:: I met my DH in a low carb chat ... however I wasn't looking for a
:: relationship ... I was looking for low carb dinner ideas ... little
:: did I know that just a few yrs later we would be married, buy a
:: house, have kids .... etc
::
:: ~Kat

Wow.

On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 15:31:57 -0300, Crafting Mom
wrote:

Cubit wrote:

In looking for a possible girl friend, I often felt it was important
that
she have the right religion and ethnic background. Now, my top priority
is that she lives low carb.

Has anyone on here been divorced after low carb vs. low fat fights?

I don't find the differences in what my husband and I and my children
eat to
be that big of a deal. As long as it poses no unnecessary major expense
that we can't work around, it's never been an issue. I can make my
family
a pot of spaghetti and some garlic bread, no problem, and the fact that I
don't eat it has no bearing on our overall relationship... It's no sweat
to
open a tin of tuna and mix it with some salad shrug. So my husband can
have and enjoy bread and cookies, and I cannot... big deal. It's no
major
inconvenience for him to have some bread and for me to not have some.

I find that having the "right religion" etc, and all of the foundational
beliefs are very important, on the other hand, to share, and in unity
raise
a family, should one decide to have children. Being partners in life
where
the big things are concerned is IMHO, a very important integral part of a
permanent, harmonious relationship, and deepens the romance and
attraction.

JMHO of course, YMMV, and all the other standard acronyms I'm sure to get
spanked for forgetting ;-)
Crafting Mom


As an aside, did you have the "head over heels" feeling quickly after
meeting or did it develop over time (or would you consider your love to be
different than that)?

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Bob in CT
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Bob in CT wrote:

As an aside, did you have the "head over heels" feeling quickly after
meeting or did it develop over time (or would you consider your love to be
different than that)?

Well, we met in an unconventional way, on the internet. Neither of us were
"looking", so I suppose our friendship developed over time. We realized we
wanted it to be more after over a year of communicating. Now here we are
10 years later.

We didn't meet on any of those "I'm desperate" sites. We didn't advertise,
or anything, we met on IRC.

Crafting Mom

Bob in CT wrote:

As an aside, did you have the "head over heels" feeling quickly after
meeting or did it develop over time (or would you consider your love to be
different than that)?

Well, we met in an unconventional way, on the internet. Neither of us were
"looking", so I suppose our friendship developed over time. We realized we
wanted it to be more after over a year of communicating. Now here we are
10 years later.

We didn't meet on any of those "I'm desperate" sites. We didn't advertise,
or anything, we met on IRC.

Crafting Mom

On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 16:04:50 -0300, Crafting Mom
wrote:

Bob in CT wrote:

As an aside, did you have the "head over heels" feeling quickly after
meeting or did it develop over time (or would you consider your love to
be
different than that)?

Well, we met in an unconventional way, on the internet. Neither of us
were
"looking", so I suppose our friendship developed over time. We realized
we
wanted it to be more after over a year of communicating. Now here we are
10 years later.

We didn't meet on any of those "I'm desperate" sites. We didn't
advertise,
or anything, we met on IRC.

Crafting Mom

Thanks!

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Bob in CT
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On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 16:04:50 -0300, Crafting Mom
wrote:

Bob in CT wrote:

As an aside, did you have the "head over heels" feeling quickly after
meeting or did it develop over time (or would you consider your love to
be
different than that)?

Well, we met in an unconventional way, on the internet. Neither of us
were
"looking", so I suppose our friendship developed over time. We realized
we
wanted it to be more after over a year of communicating. Now here we are
10 years later.

We didn't meet on any of those "I'm desperate" sites. We didn't
advertise,
or anything, we met on IRC.

Crafting Mom

Thanks!

--
Bob in CT
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Cubit wrote:

In looking for a possible girl friend, I often felt it was important that
she have the right religion and ethnic background. Now, my top priority is
that she lives low carb.

i don't think you need to worry about it too much. with an attitude
like the one you display here, i doubt that an awful lot of women are
going to be beating a path to your door.

although there are some who like control freaks. maybe you'll hook up
with one of them and live happily ever after.

Cubit wrote:

In looking for a possible girl friend, I often felt it was important that
she have the right religion and ethnic background. Now, my top priority is
that she lives low carb.

i don't think you need to worry about it too much. with an attitude
like the one you display here, i doubt that an awful lot of women are
going to be beating a path to your door.

although there are some who like control freaks. maybe you'll hook up
with one of them and live happily ever after.