Recent content by beermaestro

Genetic I do think some personality traits are inherited, but not in my case Early Years Conditioning This one, to me, is the biggest influence of all. I grew up in a broken home (multiple divorces, and constant instability), and was bullied constantly in early school, so I know I have...

Lower his expectations? How much lower is he supposed to go? He's basically been a human doormat. I usually lurk, but I've been following his posts because we are around the same age and facing the same predicament. I'm not a woman-hater but the fact is, there is a lot of bad behaviour by...

Thank you for this thread, girlontheshelf. I'm 42, and I guess I have a more 'functional' loneliness. In other words, I'm too busy to have social life. Between working full-time, going to the gym, hobbies and time to relax, I have no social life whatsoever. It would be nice to have an...

Same as the post above. Multiple divorces, constant instability, and the early death of one parent have basically left things a complete clusterfuck as far as family goes. On the one hand, I had to strike out my territory, because it took long years to realize that things were completely...