The day after Rebecca told me she'd be leaving last December, she asked if I still wanted to go get a Christmas tree that weekend. I just stared in stunned amazement for a minute before saying no.
I am very much hoping to regain the love I had for holidays in general that I realized had been dimming every year I spent with someone who actively despises holidays.
Todd wasn't big on holidays and grudgingly participated for me. I think it will be nice to enjoy the holidays without the stress of making him pretend to like it.
Even though I've remarried, Christmas remains a non-event for me. My wife loves it, so I go through the motions, but I have too many memories of lonely holidays to feel secure in enjoying Christmas. That says far more about me than it does about her, but I've come to eschew the cheap emotionality of the holiday season. Being an atheist, it's primarily an opportunity to prop up the economy, anyway. I only celebrate the opportunity it gives me to connect with my wife's family, who really are good people.
The day after Rebecca told me she'd be leaving last December, she asked if I still wanted to go get a Christmas tree that weekend. I just stared in stunned amazement for a minute before saying no.
I am very much hoping to regain the love I had for holidays in general that I realized had been dimming every year I spent with someone who actively despises holidays.
Todd wasn't big on holidays and grudgingly participated for me. I think it will be nice to enjoy the holidays without the stress of making him pretend to like it.
I love you, and I know you will find ways to make the holidays special, because YOU are special.
Even though I've remarried, Christmas remains a non-event for me. My wife loves it, so I go through the motions, but I have too many memories of lonely holidays to feel secure in enjoying Christmas. That says far more about me than it does about her, but I've come to eschew the cheap emotionality of the holiday season. Being an atheist, it's primarily an opportunity to prop up the economy, anyway. I only celebrate the opportunity it gives me to connect with my wife's family, who really are good people.