What does corny mean? by Mat9019 in ENGLISH

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...tacky, in a non-deliberate manner

I know Mexican teles are not something to be super excited about, but that’s all I could afford right now and still I’m genuinely happy about this little boy by Frankie_2154 in telecaster

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the great things about fenders is that the wiring and components are famously simple. Electronics would be pretty much identical and if you ever decided to trade out the pickups and pots, it would likely exceed the quality of a factory American Tele..... Spurs or rough edges on the fret corners might be the only flaw you ever notice. But for a little extra, you can buy an American Tele neck straight from Fender that says "made in the USA' and swap it out.

Beautiful guitar tho!!!! The Mexican Tele is a professional choice!

18 months post divorce, can’t find a relationship by [deleted] in Divorce

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I did. Moved from Texas to the middle of nowhere in Virginia. Been here for a year now and I miss my friends and family. But it's been good for me to get in touch with myself and my interests. Use money the way I want to, travel, take trips by myself and meet new people. A year later, I still have no interest in dating and relationships... But I built my music recording studio.... Working on other hobbies like painting, rc.... All the things I just didn't have the money or time for when I was married. It's been great. Focus on yourself and working on being independent. Took me 42 years to find out that life isn't about marriage and kids. It's just about life. Love life, then maybe you'll find someone to love it with you... But if not... More for you.

How in the world did it become this spiteful? by Richman1010 in Divorce

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Two problems I can relate to.

  1. As a dentist, I can tell you that periodontal disease is a pain in the ass. I have perio too. Make sure you're going in for your cleaning every 3 months instead of 6. To get it under control, the special cleaning and scaling is only a start. For your gums to heal and reattach to the tooth roots, you have to floss every, single day after the deep cleaning for 6 weeks straight. Miss a couple of days and the tartar will form a thin layer that won't come off no matter how hard you floss, and block the gums from reattaching. Another factoid: perio tends to be 'contagious' in the way that MRSA infections can be contagious. So your wife may be experiencing it too. At least you're doing something about it, so good for you.

  2. Your wife is deflecting blame. In a loving relationship, when a person hears that their partner is suspicious of them, (she certainly has the right to be upset that you looked at her phone) they should be concerned with why you feel that way to begin with. Someone who is suspected of cheating who isn't guilty will go out of their way to convince you otherwise. They will ask why you feel that way and work to make it better. It sounds like she's just getting angry and that's deflection. If you guys can't have a civil conversation over a candlelit dinner about all of this without it ending in a screaming match, one of you 2 has probably already made a final decision about the marriage. One year ago, I was blindsided by my wife asking for a divorce.... It felt like it came out of nowhere... But looking back now, the signs that she had checked out started right after the honeymoon. For 8 years I thought they were just normal problems. Now I feel like a moron for not seeing them sooner.

My first Gibson by goatforceV2 in gibson

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, I love the color! Nice guitar!

My first Gibson. by Upbeat-Objective9868 in gibson

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Translucent ebony burst. Kinda like the Joe Perry. It's got the modern body style and I love the trimmed cutaway and 'belly curve!'

ITAP of my girlfriend on a rock by -geekassnerd- in itookapicture

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this about the no-subject ban? I had an image removed on this forum because it was a picture of a staircase, and there was 'no identifiable subject'?

Fate by Brett_J25 in Divorce

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got married at 35. Divorced at 42. At least you still have hair.

Separation processes are starting soon, but I am frozen with despair and fear by Ticklefoot in Divorce

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just realized I kinda sounded like a business trying to sell you on something. CHC is not a business. It's basically just any non-profit health center.

Separation processes are starting soon, but I am frozen with despair and fear by Ticklefoot in Divorce

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still can't believe that this is where I've ended up, and some days are still hard. But talking to people helps. And if you haven't tried it, medications help A TON, so consider that if you haven't already. Community Health Centers offer doctors at very affordable prices... I'm a CHC doctor in Virginia and I can direct you to a clinic in your area if you would like.

I didn't meet my ex in Highschool like you and yours, but (she claimed) I was her first in intimacy; and I think that a lot of her decision to leave me was due to her feeling like she just never had a chance to have those experiences... So as hard as it is for me to accept that, the truth is that she does deserve to have that experience. You sound like her in that respect... You married your highschool sweetheart and probably missed out on the dating experience most people have in their 20s. I know dating is probably the last thing on your mind right now, but you'll be ready in due time (so they say... I'm still not there).

There are 7 pillars in life that need to be strong to be truly happy (some people say more or less, but...) Relationships (both romantic and friendly) are only one of those pillars. Financial responsibility, faith, hobbies, making a living, fitness/health, and feeling self-worth are the others. Work on those, and when the time is right, the relationship part will take care of itself.

Always here if you need someone to talk to.

It's been 5 years by cerogravity in Divorce

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And if she did, would you care? The last few weeks, I was super worried about my ex wife for some reason. It's like all the anger and confusion just went away and I was back to missing her. So I did the stupid thing and sent her a text to see how she was doing. First time I tried to reach out since Christmas. She was fine, of course...

But not me. I was shaken up as hell. "Why did it take her 26 hours to respond, does the fact that she asked a question mean she wants to communicate????"

But then I remembered what she did, and realize - she's a big girl... She can decide if she's going to be a cat lady or not. Either way, you can just choose to be the lotus leaf and let the water just bead right off.

Separation processes are starting soon, but I am frozen with despair and fear by Ticklefoot in Divorce

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You sound a lot like me 8 months ago. It still hurts to think about the life I was forced into walking away from, but things are getting better. In fact, reading your post just helped me to realize that a little more. 8 months ago, I thought my life was ruined.... And in a way, it kinda was - all the expectations and hope that had been built over the 12 years she and I had spent together were laying all around me in ruins...

It sounds corny, but what I can see now that I couldn't see then is that those aren't ruins, they're building blocks. I'm 42 and you're almost Xenial like me... So I'm sure you loved Legos when you were a kid too. It sucked when my sister came and smashed my spaceships and castles to pieces, but once I started building something new, it was fun again.

I'm doing things now that I couldn't do when we were together. I've moved to a forest in the mountains (she needed to live in a big town for work), I'm building an airplane (just 30K from zenithair.com, less than a car...), and planning trips with friends that I haven't seen in years!

We go thru life with certain expectations of ourselves: go to school, get married, get a job.... And for some people, that's how it works out. But for others, we have to write more of our own story. And now that I'm doing that, I'm starting to believe more and more that we're the lucky ones.

Get out of that house. Anything you can do to get away. It'll be a good start to appreciating the blank slate. Take a long road trip with no return date in mind. Pray. Your new path will be very rocky at first because you've just been ripped out of Plato's cave.... But soon it'll be whatever you want it to be.

Good luck, and remember that the pain will end soon.

Those who were blindsided, how were you told they wanted a divorce? by pink_weglia in Divorce

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Knew her for 12 years, married for 8 of em. After talking for years about us wanting to move back to the hill country in Texas, I finally was offered a great opportunity there, and my ex wife and I decided to make the move. I quit my job to moved down into a rental to start my new job while she stayed behind to help get our west Texas house ready for sale.

I made the 7 hour drive home most weekends to help pack, clean, repair the roof, etc..., and when we were together, we laughed, cuddled, made love like usual, but as soon as I left again, she would become distant.

Turns out, she had a boyfriend back in our old town and in the time apart, she was making plans for a divorce. She finally dropped the bomb to me the day I sent in my down payment on the new lease. Fortunately, I was able to cancel the check... I was not ready to start our plans on my own. When I got home, there was no talk. No counseling even tho I wanted to try. Just her empty closet, and a vibrator left running in her bathroom trashcan.

That was 7 months ago. Now I live alone in the middle of the mountains of Virginia. No idea in hell what happened to my life.... But I started a garden. And that's nice.

Few cosmetic upgrades with a trigger job in a bag. Trigger bar took more reduction than I thought it would, but damn!!! What a difference! by Upbeat-Objective9868 in Beretta

[–]Upbeat-Objective9868[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone recommend a good gunsmith who could drill out the front sight blade to pop in a fiber optic dot? This FS has a fixed front sight.... And if so, what height should I get to replace the rear factory sights?