I see you have plenty of input on roses with thorns. I thought I would add 2 that no one posted, and they are Glamis Castle which is a white David Austin English rose, planted together they make a nice hedge and a hybird tea called First Prize which is pink with huge blooms, both of these are thorny as heck. I have both of these and they always get me when I deadhead them. The First Prize gets a little taller then the Glamis Castle. My parents have a vacation beach house in San Diego and they plant thorny rose bushes in front of all the windows to stop anyone getting to the windows when they are not there. No one is going to get through these roses with there deadly thorns to get to the windows to break in, thorny roses make good deterrents from any theif trying to get to a window to break in. Good Luck, Carrie

Diene and all... I agree. I'd like to see this exchange all the way to the end. You all were so generous and kind to send such thoughtful birthday surprises, and I certainly expect to make sure I send to the others waiting their turns. I'd like to if possible still have a holiday swap around either Thanksgiving or Christmas as we had originally planned. We could put the names together of those who wish to do this and have stuck this exchange out, and pick them from a hat or something easy. I'd suggest sending an ornament , either homemade or store bought and perhaps one other small holiday related item. That way costs will be down and we can find a nice closure to this exchange . Anybody else.....or does this not sound like something we want to do? Either way....I do intend to send birthday gifts to those still on our list. Have a happy week.... Bonnie

I'm new here, but I just have to comment on this post. As a woman who has been married three times, my input on this is, you are very young and obviously not ready to be married. You made a decision to be married because of the hype of forever romance we have crammed down our throats since we were little girls. Well, I have a good one for you. It doesn't happen all that often. I happen to be in one, which is very fortunate for me. But, generally, from my past experience, this just isn't the case. (My last marriage was for 10 and a half years. The last two we were separated.) You say you aren't happy. Have you asked him if he is happy? Does he love you or have you asked him this? He seems to want to do the right thing. As you said, things change for awhile, but then he's right back to doing the old stuff. My husband used to spend a lot of time with his friends-to the point where friends were asking why I was sitting home alone all the time. This went on for years, but I made a commitment to stay married for life, and I stuck to that. We just celebrated our 20th. Anniversary in August. If I had not hung in there, we would have been divorced a long time ago. Am I completely happy with my marriage? Heck no, and I don't believe anyone is. Does that mean I walk away from a good man, who loves me with all his heart and does his best to take care of me? NO. Why you ask would I stay in a marriage where I'm not completely happy? It's because, my dear, I made a commitment to my husband that I would stay with him through sickness and in health and in any financial situation. You know the rest. And I believe we have to keep working on our marriage. It doesn't come easy. As a matter of fact, marriage can be quite hard, but there are great benefits for when you get it right. I don't work either. So I feel it is my responsibility to take care of our home and my husband. I fix his meals, clean our home, and give him special attention. There isn't a day we don't hug and kiss one another. I also give him rub downs, and serve him his coffee when I wake him in the morning. He loves these special attentions. Have you ever just taken the time to do this for your husband? You say he doesn't want sex, even when you initiate it. Is it possible he just isn't all that interested right now? Maybe he's tired. Maybe he needs a nutritional boost or some other way to get his mojo back. We have the opposite problem. But did my husband leave me or cheat on me? NO. Not once! He also believes in commitment even though I have a physical problem that makes sex impossible. Why are we so committed? Because we believe what the Word of God says. We believe we are to stay married and work on our marriage no matter what the world throws at us or what physical problems may arise. Are you ready for that? Loving your spouse is a second by second, minute by minute decision. You decide to, unconditionally love that person, with the love of God. Eros love is fleeting. Agape love is unconditional and life lasting. This is how we have overcome the many obstacles that has faced us. Should you stay in your marriage? NO!!! You aren't willing to work on it. You haven't said anything about how he feels or what he wants, which tells me you are not ready to be in a committed relationship. So I say, you aren't willing to stay in this marriage because you feel lonely and ignored. So do most of the women in this day. A lot of people don't seem to understand marriage is a lifetime commitment, not just something you throw off like an old pair of shoes just because things aren't exactly as they imagine. Learn from this experience, and then when you make that commitment the next time, you will be ready and know it is the exact right thing to do. It took me three times to get it right. Don't let that happen to you. By the way, I'm 62 so I've been around for awhile and understand the nature of human behavior quite well. Best to you, my dear, in whatever you decide. But, ultimately, it is your decision. No one elses. No one can make it for you. You are you you have to live with.

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