Daddysredhead
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Joined: 11/6/2005 From: Northern (yet still part of the South) Virginia Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: purepleasure Red, when I hear of the way you and He are able to communicate so well, I can't help but look forward to meeting a man with the same type of qualities and of the caliber He is. Thanks, purelywonderful. It's tricky at times. I've had such a history of being a hothead that I've really had to learn to choose my words carefully in order to do my part in keeping us on track. He's gotten better, too. Last night, when He seemed irritated, I said, "I think talking it over rather than blowing me off is a good idea, right?" He looked at me, took a breath, and said, "Ok. Go ahead." And we talked... however uncomfortably for me. But He listened, and I know it was really hard for Him to be even-keeled, but I'm just not willing to let a conversation disintegrate when we can (hopefully) learn something. And I like it when He tells me that, with anyone else, He wouldn't have been so calm and willing to listen. (Talkly confidently, but respectfully, with a purpose, and good eye contact seems to be the recipe for a decent "debate/conversation" with Him when important things need attention.)
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