I think it is more of at what point do things like that constitute an affair, if only mentally?

I'll go first. Answers in red. for us, my dh tends to keep his friendships to females that I don't know to coworkers. As the company psychologist [well not officially :D] however, he gets calls and texts on a regular basis asking for work advice, etc. Whenever he 'friends' someone on fb, he always asks them to friend me. Some do, some don't. I have absolute trust in my dh though. HTH

A friend of mine knows that I am here frequently, and that there are diverse opinions for every possible topic. She wanted me to ask a series of questions regarding male/female friendships. Her request is pretty specific, so I am going to try to ask them that way. There are a total of three and they kind of build on each other. Here goes: 1. She would like to know if your dh/dw/so has made any friends of the opposite sex apart from you since you were married/in a committed relationship. [This is not a mutual friendship, and it includes phone/texting which can be as little as once a year or daily banter] 2. If that does occur, do your so have a pic of said friend in their contact list. You know, kind of like an avatar here. 3. [This is the weird one, and she readily admits it] If so, are these pics ever provocative[at least in your opinion]? I've tried to word things the she wanted them. I am going to have her look and see if it works. I may try to post a poll. [never done that before] But the main idea is to get a variety of responses. Obviously, she has reasons and wants to get a general vibe from a diverse group. TIA

Praying :grouphug:

You said it. Wow! :)

I was wondering about the 'would'. :D

Always praying for you, Jane. :grouphug:

That was some letter. :D

I wish people with mad 'abby'-like skills really existed. Not so much. I am sure that some research could be done, but sadly, that cross does look pretty generic. How awful.

Ahem may I vent as well? [like I need your permission :tongue_smilie:] Big woman here. Big on the bottom. Big around the back. Big in the stomach. :rant: Not big in the books. So in general, I agree with you. My pet peeve is, while many women that are plus-size have generous books, some do not. I would love to go shopping, put on a shirt that is 'my size' and not have to figure out how to pin together the top in order to not have a GAPING hole showing all my business. :rant: That is all. Everthing else, while annoying, I can sort of deal with.

I agree with everyone else. :grouphug:

That's ok. Just being silly.

(Sigh) I feel like Elphaba. :tongue_smilie:

Yay!

Yep. Went through it last year. My kids are doing very well. The eldest has moved to books of days gone by. I have no idea what level it is. :tongue_smilie: The middle two really backed up and are almost up to par, but with so much more knowledge and ability. The thing that really bothered me about the old teacher and one thing I do not see nearly as much is their ability to pick up a piece they learned months ago and still play it. Dd would learn these incredibly difficult pieces, but once she stopped practicing it regularly, couldn't play it again. I'm thinking there must have been some core skills she needed to enable her to play that piece or any piece she has learned anytime, b/c she can play the scales beneath it and know the chord structure and progression, etc. KWIM? Anyway, we are in yr 2 with an amazing teacher, who was a music major, and sings and plays for all sorts of events. I am happier than a pig in a garbage can right now. :D

"Homeschooling represents a kind of libertarian impulse, but of a different sort: It is not about money. Homeschooling families pay their taxes to support local public schools, like any other family — which is to say, begrudgingly in many cases — and the movement does not seek the abolition of local government-education monopolies. (It should.) Homeschooling families simply choose not to participate in the system — or, if they do, to participate in it on their own terms." I don't agree with the bolded, but I did like this quote. As a whole I enjoyed this obviously biased editorial.

:grouphug: Praying.

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Yay!

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I don't know, but :grouphug: I hope you feel better soon.

Sorry it's been a long time since I read it. What was the name?

Isn't this what they did in Bradbury's novel? Weigh down the athlete and distract the scholar so everyone could be equal. :blink:

You too, Amy? :ohmy::o :tongue_smilie:

I'm so sorry. If you need anything feel free to pm me. :grouphug: