Happily Married!?!?!?!

[Byte Stryke]

Success is not in surpassing others expectations, but in achieving your goals. so I ask you, Is this what you wanted?

[Atrain1]

So at the tender age of 39 I decide it is time to get married ( my first time ) Cool! Well, I then decide I want a little one ( my first one is on the way ) Cool! But I am troubled. I notice that the "little" things I enjoyed as a single dude are falling by the wayside! Lets see......gun forums, internet porn, guns, beer (this one hurts) xbox, ammo, football, self inflicted dutch oven, Ballistol, senselessly eating anything and whenever just to name a few. So I ask you fellow gun enthusiasts.......am I happily married?

I got lucky my wife likes guns and playing on the xbox, she has more guns than I do LOL

[BPTactical]

Your totally missing it............










What you give up now pales in comparison with what you gain*

After 24 years of marriage and being with her for 28 I can honestly say my life has been richend and I am in a much better place because of my wife.


*but you both have to really want it and be willing to work hard at it. Love isn't enough.

[JohnTRourke]

I got lucky my wife likes guns and playing on the xbox, she has more guns than I do LOL

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My wife is a bigger gun nut than me.

[wctriumph]

Don't worry about all that right now, enjoy what you have, especially the kid.

In about another 15 years or so when the sex stops you can start riding motorcycles again and take more frequent trips to the range, so don't worry.

And what do you mean about giving up the beer? Shame on you! Beer will help keep you happy so don't worry.

[Atrain1]

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My wife is a bigger gun nut than me.

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[ray1970]

Happy or not, I will do the math for you. This is based on a "best case scenario" so it could vary. It also doesn't factor in anything like having a second child or a nasty divorce either.

39 years old and first child on the way. That means at least 18 years of putting everyone else first. Which means you will be about 57 years old when the kid graduates and you can start having a little spare time (and money) to do the things you want to do. Since the average life expectancy of an adult male in the United States is about 77 years, you should have about 15 years to enjoy the things you would like to do. (I know 77-57=20, but I figured the last five years of your life would probably be spent in poor physical health and you might not be able to do everything you want)

By the way, welcome to married life!

[Atrain1]

Your totally missing it............










What you give up now pales in comparison with what you gain*

After 24 years of marriage and being with her for 28 I can honestly say my life has been richend and I am in a much better place because of my wife.


*but you both have to really want it and be willing to work hard at it. Love isn't enough.

I am with you BP I would not be able to tie my shoes without my wife, not really but you get what I mean she is deffinitly the best thing that has ever happened to me. She is a very good mother and wife, I could deal with less nagging but it is a small price to pay for having such a good women. We have been married for 6 years. 28 years is impressive, not very many people now days stay together like that.

[Tim K]

I'm 45, married 21 years, and I have a 3 yr old. We both own businesses. My time is not my own.

However, my daughter is still growing up too fast, and I'm enjoying almost every moment of being "Daddy". In just two years, she'll start school, and I guaran-damn-tee you I'll cry.

I was in a stupor of selfish ambition and fulfillment until I had a child. I now live for someone else and am fulfilled like never before. Go forth and enjoy.

[Prometheus]

The grass is always greener, you think you were happy before because you can't remember all the details, you were a bit lonely and you were missing something, trust me you just dont remember. Piece of advice, you can't be a good father while the tvs on, best case it will shorten your temper.