Oh, Little Pig? You deserved that warning.

Now that I have a bit more time to spend on it, I felt compelled to go into more detail

Right… because calling a grieving widower “turd” is such a great opening line… Right away we know we’re dealing with a shitastic asshat.

  1. I don’t for a second believe you “never looked at another woman twice”. I do believe you kept your dick stashed in your pants, because that’s something most men can do, but assuming you’re human, straight, and still have functioning testicles you’re going to have thoughts about women other than your wife.
  2. She can be the woman of your dreams but if she’s no longer around absolutely no one outside of self-righteous dickheads expect you to cut yourself off from all human society and live without affection and/or sex.
  3. You can hold her face in your heart for eternity AND spend time with someone else. Starting a new relationship doesn’t magically mind-wipe your memories, it doesn’t re-write history, and it doesn’t lessen either relationship. Unless you’re so fucking insecure you feel jealously for a relationship that doesn’t even exist yet.

Errr… I’m sorry, what does pursuing a (potentially) romantic relationship in the present have to do with past relationships? And dropzone was discussing his marriage, not spiritual retreats, communing with God(s), or enlightenment. Marriage is about two people in the real world, not some airy-fairy spiritual fantasy. I mean, if it incorporates some of that, great, but it’s not essential anymore than honeymooning in Paris is essential to a marriage. Nice if you can get it (and want it) but not essential.

Marriage: Little Pig, you’re doing it wrong.

And if he follows your “advice” he’ll still end up that way, but at least if he doesn’t follow your advice he’ll have some fun along the way. And, oh yeah, maybe he’ll go first so he won’t, in fact, be alone.

Congratulations, you just accused half the human race of being whores. You don’t deserve to have sex ever again, with man, woman, or goat. Maybe we’ll let you fuck keyholes - if you promise to apologize to them afterward for inflicting yourself on them.

Dropzone is not talking about a gold digger, he’s talking about an employed woman who is able to support herself, that is, she doesn’t need a man, she wants a man. Maybe you, Little Pig, have only had success with women you can hold hostage to your paycheck, which says a lot about you, and none of it nice.

Stop hanging out in [del]syphilis transfer centers[/del] skeevy bars, you might meet some actual human beings.

I think the plan here is to recontact the rest of humanity and have some company, rather than stewing alone in grief. But I don’t expect someone who thinks all women are whores and only keeps one due to economic dependence to understand that.