ive been with my boyfriend for 7 months…no, we arent engaged yet but we began talking about marriage after one month and i KNEW before we even went on our first date that he was my soulmate. our relationship is blissfully easy-no drama, we laugh alot and he is my best friend. i couldnt be happier with him.

THAT being said…he is not passionate and hes not much of a talker. which surprises me because i could have SWORN my dream man would be super creative and woo me with poems and grand gestures…but it turns out that my man won me over with his perpetual kindness, stability, and affectionate nature. which is actually really great! because im moody and emotional enough for the both of us. and, related to another post of yours…having an ‘easy’ relationship highlights my own struggles because i dont have my dramatic relationships to focus my attention on.

funny how a lot of what we grew up (dare i say conditioned to believe…?) turns out to not be the recipe for romantic success…well, at least not for me.

on another note…CONGRATS ON YOUR PREGNANCY! i hope your morning sickness eventually subsides…youll be in my prayers.

-natalie

I know what you’re talking about. I’m engaged to a wonderful, down to earth man. Sometimes I think “Hmmm, this isn’t the mad passion that I wanted when I was 19.”

But the truth is that I dated all the madly passionate dudes, and I got hurt by them, very badly.

What I have now is, for me, better. We are passionate about each other, but I know we’re also both always going to prioritize paying the rent on time. I can be very emotional and prone to ups and downs. He is even keeled. It’s what I need. I find it immensely more comforting and enjoyable to hang out with him chopping veggies and making weeknight dinner together, than I ever did when I felt like I was play-acting in someone else’s romance novel fantasy.

Balance is good.

To dream that you are pregnant symbolizes an aspect of yourself or some aspect of your personal life that is growing and developing. You may not be ready to talk about it or act on it. Being pregnant in your dream may also represent the birth of a new idea, direction, project or goal. Alternatively, if you are trying to get pregnant, then the dream may be a wish fulfillment. If you are not trying to get pregnant, but dream that you are, then it symbolizes fear of new responsibilities.”
I’ve also heard that dreaming you’re pregnant means that you’re addressing feelings about a big change happening in your life or within yourself.

I’m a drama queen, and my boyfriend is the most emotionally stable person I’ve ever met in my life; it baffles me to be honest. It’s good for me. I used to dream about being with passionate people, but I am friends with a lot of them and their inconsistency and unreliability (so tied up are they in their passions) make me mad. I’m sure I do the same for them. I think I’ve learnt that someone being passionate about me, and not a whole lot else, enables me to be the passionate person that I am. Plus, he does the washing up, which is handy when cooking if your passion!

Also super-awwwwwws for the picture of you two!

hooray!