View Full Version : Update on the ultimate ultimatium
mickey
05-19-2003, 7:07 PM
Just a thread to update all the guys that posted threads on this subject a short time ago.
I regret to say that my mate Billy and his wife of 6mths Pauline have split up and gone their seperate ways.
Billy couldn't live with her ultimatum of having only one fish tank in the garage, he says life wouldn't be worth living.
She wouldnt back down no matter how much billy tried to persuade her,he couldn;teven get her to come round to my house and read the posts that you guys had sent in.
JamisonBWolsh
05-19-2003, 7:10 PM
well... as we all know and understand this simple statement:
"There are more fish in the sea" - Ever so true...
ChilDawg
05-19-2003, 7:17 PM
...and now he gets to stock his tanks with those other fish. I'm actually happy for him, but only because he now has a chance to be with someone who fully understands him.
Slappy*McFish
05-19-2003, 7:18 PM
It almost sounds like she had been thinking of getting out of the marriage all along, and saw this as an opportunity to do so.
CHINABOY1021
05-19-2003, 8:03 PM
I'm young and may not understand marriage as much as some people.
but, isnt marriage a serious thing? but a few aquariums broke them up?
Is it THAT seroius?
ChilDawg
05-19-2003, 8:05 PM
It's not just a few aquaria, CHINABOY1021...they symbolize the compromise that the wife was not willing to make, and the fact that she apparently did not know him well enough for the two to be married.
If you read OrionGirl's post in the other thread, you would probably see what I mean...
CHINABOY1021
05-19-2003, 8:19 PM
yep, thats what i was going at. i meant is it THAT hard to live with a few aquariums?
ChilDawg
05-19-2003, 8:20 PM
Oh, gotcha...I thought you were thinking that he should concede the aquaria!
carpguy
05-19-2003, 9:28 PM
Its that hard to be with someone who has interests aside from you and who is willing to stand their ground when you try to back them up.
I'm with Slappy -- the tanks were a convenient fault line along which other pressures erupted. A symptom rather than a cause. Many folks like to argue about anything except the actual problem, makes it easier to target the rage.
Rometiklan
05-20-2003, 9:51 PM
Poor Billy...cryin' shame. His ex should have been more forgiving. May I have her phone number?
ChilDawg
05-20-2003, 9:53 PM
Rometiklan, what the hell was the point of that post?
That wasn't right for her to do that. I'm glad they broke up. It's not a true marriage if you don't learn to compromise. I know my husband has wanted a dog for a long time but I really don't think I can handle the responsibility and time for a dog (I already have 4 cats, 10 tanks & a chinchilla) so I gave him the choice of a small dog or ferrets. He chose the ferrets and now those are his pets he takes care of. He can even walk them on leashes like a dog but he won't have to clean up any poo in the yard.
See, I didn't want to deny him a pet he's wanted for so long and then have him be bitter and hate me for it 30 years from now so I compromised with him. Life is too short and you only get one shot at it so no one should be denied something so simple by someone else. Gees, they were already in the garage. Not like they were everywhere she turned (like in my house!).
Rometiklan
05-20-2003, 9:58 PM
Originally posted by ChilDawg
Rometiklan, what the hell was the point of that post?
Whoa, slow your roll! Don't let your emotions get the best of you, ChilDawg. If you can find a sale someplace, get yourself a sense of humour. I suggest you do as your nick suggests, and chill. Sheesh.
Michael
05-20-2003, 9:59 PM
If you guys want to continue this conversation you can do it in private or in GCC. Thread closed.