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The honeymoon period

Lutherf

Lutherf

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Actually, there is no honeymoon yet because the marriage hasn't happened but here's what I need to know -

One of the guys I play poker with has a new girlfriend. Last week she baked pumpkin cake for him to take to the game. This week she baked chocolate chip cookies. She really is a good baker.

Anyway, the question is, how long can we reasonably expect her to keep baking us stuff until she's going to want a ring in return? Keep in mind that everyone involved is mid 50's or older.
 
Lutherf said:
Actually, there is no honeymoon yet because the marriage hasn't happened but here's what I need to know -

One of the guys I play poker with has a new girlfriend. Last week she baked pumpkin cake for him to take to the game. This week she baked chocolate chip cookies. She really is a good baker.

Anyway, the question is, how long can we reasonably expect her to keep baking us stuff until she's going to want a ring in return? Keep in mind that everyone involved is mid 50's or older.
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Once people get to their fifties very often they have no intention of marrying again, so.....

That institution has become vastly weaker over my lifetime.
 
Lutherf said:
Actually, there is no honeymoon yet because the marriage hasn't happened but here's what I need to know -

One of the guys I play poker with has a new girlfriend. Last week she baked pumpkin cake for him to take to the game. This week she baked chocolate chip cookies. She really is a good baker.

Anyway, the question is, how long can we reasonably expect her to keep baking us stuff until she's going to want a ring in return? Keep in mind that everyone involved is mid 50's or older.
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Get it over with and offer her the ring after the next batch of brownies. ;)
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Once people get to their fifties very often they have no intention of marrying again, so.....

That institution has become vastly weaker over my lifetime.
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This guy will marry again. Guaranteed. His last divorce was both brutal and recent but he'll marry again and probably soon. Hell, he's got nothing left so what's for him to lose, right?
 
Lutherf said:
Actually, there is no honeymoon yet because the marriage hasn't happened but here's what I need to know -

One of the guys I play poker with has a new girlfriend. Last week she baked pumpkin cake for him to take to the game. This week she baked chocolate chip cookies. She really is a good baker.

Anyway, the question is, how long can we reasonably expect her to keep baking us stuff until she's going to want a ring in return? Keep in mind that everyone involved is mid 50's or older.
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If you're already in your 50's and you don't know by now....
 
joG said:
Get it over with and offer her the ring after the next batch of brownies. ;)
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I don't want her to have the ring!!!

I know how these things work. You've got a great deal going and the baked goods are flowing in steadily then he gets married and all of a sudden she's getting pissed about 3 days of golf, one night of poker and two days of just goofing off every week. Once that happens it's back to grocery store cookies and frozen pies.
 
Tanngrisnir said:
If you're already in your 50's and you don't know by now....
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Oh, I know full well how it works but I'm looking for a loophole. Those Chocolate Chip cookies this week were killer.
 
Lutherf said:
Oh, I know full well how it works but I'm looking for a loophole. Those Chocolate Chip cookies this week were killer.
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What are you people drinking at the poker game? Got Milk?
 
Lutherf said:
This guy will marry again. Guaranteed. His last divorce was both brutal and recent but he'll marry again and probably soon. Hell, he's got nothing left so what's for him to lose, right?
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What about the girl?

It takes two you know.
 
Rexedgar said:
What are you people drinking at the poker game? Got Milk?
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That's what I was thinking. Poker usually involves alcohol and cigarsl



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Lutherf said:
C'mon, she's cooking his poker buddies cookies. That's a dead giveaway that she's trying to rope him in.
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Really? She may be trying to rope him, or then again just likes his company. She's not cooking his poker buddy cookies. Sounds like she is baking them for him. Only problem with making a batch of cookies, it's just too many for one person so he shares.

Same with a cake. You bake a cake for someone and it is too much for one person so he shared it with you and the rest of the guys.

You said he likes to golf a couple of days a week, maybe she golfs too. You said he likes to loaf around a couple days a week. Maybe he likes loafing around with her.

So enjoy the bake goods while they last. :lol:
 
vesper said:
Really? She may be trying to rope him, or then again just likes his company. She's not cooking his poker buddy cookies. Sounds like she is baking them for him. Only problem with making a batch of cookies, it's just too many for one person so he shares.

Same with a cake. You bake a cake for someone and it is too much for one person so he shared it with you and the rest of the guys.

You said he likes to golf a couple of days a week, maybe she golfs too. You said he likes to loaf around a couple days a week. Maybe he likes loafing around with her.

So enjoy the bake goods while they last. :lol:
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She actually does golf too. Last week I told him that if she had a penis she'd be him....except that she can cook.
 
Lutherf said:
I don't want her to have the ring!!!

I know how these things work. You've got a great deal going and the baked goods are flowing in steadily then he gets married and all of a sudden she's getting pissed about 3 days of golf, one night of poker and two days of just goofing off every week. Once that happens it's back to grocery store cookies and frozen pies.
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Bingo.

I am never getting married again. Not that I hope anything happens now.
Yet you hit the nail on the head.
 
ludin said:
Bingo.

I am never getting married again. Not that I hope anything happens now.
Yet you hit the nail on the head.
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The bigger they are, the harder they fall....
 
Dont complain, just eat.
 
it's just me said:
The bigger they are, the harder they fall....
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nope. not at all. I will simply be upfront and honest.
this is a dating or long term relationship nothing more.
there is no marriage involved nor kids nor anything else.

they have to like kids since I have mine but no more kids.

if that is unacceptable there is the door.
you want to start your crazy crap there is the door.
 
ludin said:
nope. not at all. I will simply be upfront and honest.
this is a dating or long term relationship nothing more.
there is no marriage involved nor kids nor anything else.

they have to like kids since I have mine but no more kids.

if that is unacceptable there is the door.
you want to start your crazy crap there is the door.
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Yeah, I said all of those things too.
 
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