Izzy Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 This is NOT a thread about STDs Is there something you learned from an ex (maybe a dish you make regularly, or she made you realize you should keep you passanger seat uncluttered, or maybe she tought you to play an instrument) that you're glad for? I had an ex tell me plainly that I couldn't play guitar. He said, "you can't play a whole song through." It made me mad because he was half right. I could play a handful of songs all the way, but I was not advancing and I wasn't commited to learning whole songs. It was the day we broke up. After he said that, I made sure to practice more often and committed to playing/learning whole songs through. It gives me drive to prove him wrong. Not only am I playing whole songs, I am making them He did teach me about Dungeons and Dragons and the world of online nerdy gamerness. I know for some of you it may have been years, but you don't forget 'em all that easy. What did you pick up from your ex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretplay Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Yes I had an ex who was a hairdresser. Hairdressers are a different breed, firstly they always stand, if you go for a drink it is always the hairdressers that are standing. You would think after standing all day they would want to sit down but no! Hairdressers are good at just about everything, they can be artistic and build a new fireplace, anything. They are also good conversationalists talking to clients all day helps. What did I learn, you may ask Lizzy well mine was a hairdresser to the stars and clients tell there hairdresser everything and I mean everything. So when I'm watching TV and I see some star now mature and a pillar of the establishment I think 'I know what you got up too years ago' Having said that I have never heard of a hairdresser kiss and tell book. They are nice people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 The only useful thing i got from an ex was a PA system. Her dad bought an old church that he was turning into a bed and breakfast and I was able to get a free PA system out of it. Still have it 10 years later. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Hairdressers are a different breed Well, in poker terms, I'll call your hairdresser and raise you a graphic artist. My "left brain" and her "right brain" had some interesting conversations over the years. What I did learn from her though, was perfecting my cooking skills, and to this day (almost 20 years later) still use a large number of "her" recipes (not necessarily her creations, but stolen from somewhere lol) for some great dinners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 What did you pick up from your ex?[/b] I could write a few songs with the inspiration, but haven't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 My Practice Wife taught me the benefit of sobriety until AFTER the wedding. She taught me to HATE and how to express it. She taught me the art of sarcasm and the art of deceit through omission. Through her I learned the value of allowing things that went wrong to be as important in life as those that go well. She taught me to *really* appreciate lyrics as part of an overall composition and how they can form a powerful leading instrument when brought forward with an appropriate voice. "I woke to the sound of drums The music played, the morning sun streamed in I turned and I looked at you And all but the bitter residue slipped away... slipped away" "So I open my door to my enemies And I ask could we wipe the slate clean But they tell me to please go **** myself You know you just can't win." She made two Gilmour tunes my favorites: A Great Day for Freedom Lost for Words It's been nearly 25 years and I *still* hate that manipulative, conniving b itch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I learned that im not going to get married again :P All she left was Brutus which I was shocked at as he was her cat (just shows what a beeiaattcch she was :P).. but im glad she did as he was amazing and we had many great years together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparguy Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 A big fat nada, got divorced in 2001 and she just said see ya around and walked out of the courthouse , haven't seen or heard from her since, I live about 2 miles from her at the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreyT Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Tupperware, lots of Tupperware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brc Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Wife #1 two beautiful daughters, and now I have grandchildren Wife #2 ulcers Wife #3 migrains Wife #4 nightmares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Hmmmm... Perhaps... communication requires talking. #1 was a fine lady and I don't think I'm all that awful, but there never really was conversation, just unspoken expectations. Kinda a mess, really, and lasted under a year regardless of time required for a divorce. #2, btw, and I remain - and she was a friend long before anything more. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl00dsm0k3 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 i didnt even have a first yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I gained two fabulous kids. It was worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Married thirty three years this year, lived together a year and a half before that, dated in high school. I have no memory of any ex's. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 A trollop that I used to go out with gave me a Yamaha CS-01 mini-synth one year for Christmas,I still have it and it sounds like a giant Moog when it's put through a good amp or P.A. system-that's the only good that ever came out of that relationship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PingPongBob Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I got the clap. It's not a joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Both my exes were 16 last time I saw them. One of them gave me WhiteSnake tickets. My wife of 23 years on the other hand has given me everything I have today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Only been married once(still married) so the ex's I have are just past gf's. All I got from them was annoyed,, and that's why the are "ex" tense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemarie Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I only had one ex before I met my awesome husband. All I ever got from my ex was a heightened distrust of people. Fortunately, my husband was very patient and let me open up at my own pace. We have only been married a year and two months, but we have been together for 22 years (officially on August 4th) I honestly have nothing positive to say about my ex except that the relationship was short! I just pray that he never visited the hell he put me through upon any other woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 my only divorce was 30 yrs ago this year, because I learned something very important from my ex. I learned to closely examine a potential mates' family, and to look for pettiness jealousy mental instability addiction issues violent tendencies laziness compulsive lying etc.etc.etc. and to run like the wind if I see these traits in the people that raised the potential mate, because say what you will, the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. the only things that I got from my 1st marraige was a '62 International Harvester pickup truck, the clothes on my back, the items in my pockets when I walked out (more like ran for my life), but it was OK because sometimes you just have to amputate a gangrenous limb to save the rest of the body. I also had a wonderful Son that was the joy of my life (I ended up w/custody) until he was killed at 17 in a freak car accident. I re-married 2 yrs later and 27+ yrs into it, we're still together. the honeymoon is over, but we're both happy w/each other and will likely grow old together. Forrest Gump got it wrong.....Life's NOT like a box of chocolates...... it's a blank pallette and full easel....waiting to become what you make of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brc Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 The old saying "A wife is temporary, but an ex is forever" Kind of gives me the chills to think about it, but its true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Got a Fender Big Apple Strat from an ex girlfriend. Got rid of her. Kept the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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