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Am I being selfish?

procrastination_over · 2007-06-02 12:21:42

I would like to know peoples views on this please. My husband, who I have been with for 18 years has never surprised me with anything, before you get the violins out I have a good life it is just that I organise absolutely everything from holidays to days to to eveings out so nights away in a hotel. I once surprised him by…

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Slinky Posts: 11,232 Forumite

5 June 2007 at 7:46PM

Justie wrote: »

a friend of mine was given a great piece of advice before she got married - "don't start doing anything that you don't want to still be doing in 60 years". We are creatures of habit and easily fall into roles of who does what and these become set in stone over time. Changing them is nigh on impossible.

A previous work colleague of mine regrets the day she started baking bread shortly after they got married......... she's still doing it 30 years on and doesn't much like doing it!

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