Oh, Lynne...I hate to say it, but if I worry that much or have to try that hard, then the guy's not right for me. Sure, I believe him, but so what? He's still not standing up for himself. I really need someone strong at this point. Don't you? Wouldn't it be nice not to have to question...to just know that things are right??

And, at the risk of letting the boys in on a secret....if they wanna help us with stuff around the house, I say, let them. Our company as dates, companions, dinner buddies, movie goers, etc... is worth the things they wanna do for us. They are trying to impress us, after all. (But, I gotta tell ya....I drew the line at the buying-me-a-phone thing too. That was just too weird!) My best friend says, "they are all good for something, not necessarily boyfriend/husband material everytime, but good for something".