Originally Posted by
Buck Rogers
Well, I've be married for 40 years(decades). Hopefully you never go through a divorce. I have heard countless stories, and a seasoned veteran as yourself has also.
Hopefully, no " new bride" has to endure the excess baggage that you seem to cart. You are an admirable donkey.
Sorry I can't help laughing, but i understand it's only an inside joke among some divorced guys: It's often NOT a case of, "omg no wonder he was divorced he's such a jerk", it is very often the divorce changing the man. You start realizing humans have a thin veneer (which is really just a Hobbesian theory) of civility that can go away and keeping yours up is a choice after its been slapped away by life.
With all that said, man, enjoy being married. I loved it, i didn't want mine to end and fought hard to keep it. But it takes two, and you can only carry a woman with demons so far.
I would agree, my baggage is there. But one mans baggage is another mans wisdom, and you see the same things enough times it's less surprising. The only thing I can guarantee is 2-3 years from now (assuming I'm right about the future) I'll cruely be trying to pop young pilot's bubble about the "looming pilot shortage". There are always short pilots, never a pilot shortage, you can take that to the bank.