Is it all worth it?

[satchboogie]

DAMN JUICE..
YOUR WIFE IS HOT BRO!

IF SHE DOES LEAVE YOU.. SATCHBOOGIE WILL TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF HER!

ITS THE LEAST I CAN DO FOR A GOOD BRO...

 

[genarr3]

I was an chronic alcoholic and drug addict for years, went to several detoxes, and have been "sober" excluding AAS for almost 4 years.

Pointing out the obvious, you've switched one addiction for another.
BBing should be a positive thing, but if you take it too far it can be just as bad as any other addiction. You probably should be talking to a therapist.

 

[Juice Authority]

DAMN JUICE..
YOUR WIFE IS HOT BRO!

IF SHE DOES LEAVE YOU.. SATCHBOOGIE WILL TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF HER!

ITS THE LEAST I CAN DO FOR A GOOD BRO...

Yep, that's her. Not bad huh??

 

[Juice Authority]

Pointing out the obvious, you've switched one addiction for another.
BBing should be a positive thing, but if you take it too far it can be just as bad as any other addiction. You probably should be talking to a therapist.

I'm just compulsuive by nature. It's all or nothing with me. If I'm not interested in something I suck at it but if I'm into it I get obsessed with it.

 

[Fonz]

I'm just compulsuive by nature. It's all or nothing with me. If I'm not interested in something I suck at it but if I'm into it I get obsessed with it.

Thats not entirely a bad thing. I sometimes get the same way with sports. It helps to take some free time to yourself once in a while. Go out, have fun. Vacations are always good.

Fonz

 

[sk*]

 

[Juice Authority]

That's her and she wears the pants in this household.

 

[Juice Authority]

Thanks sk*

 

[ironmaster]

I don't know, JA........I see this a little differently than most who have posted on your thread.

Every successful person I know is compulsive in nature. You have channeled your compulsive personality away from destructive behavior. That's a good thing. Would your wife prefer you to be a drug addict or a womanizer? I doubt it. Wasn't she attracted to you in the first place because you were not some little pencil neck wimp?

I don't see weight training as some idle hobby to be discarded because the wife doesn't share your interest in it. The lessons learned in the gym carry over to all life's endeavors. Intensity and determination and courage equals success in business and parenting and husbanding, as well as in bodybuilding. And it isn't a matter of priorities. There is ample time to give proper attention to all things, including your personal interests.

My first marriage ended badly......same type of crap I'm hearing here. Being a good provider, parent and loyal husband didn't matter. She wanted some worm she could outshine and order around. Sorry, not this guy. Best thing that ever happened to me. I am now married to a fine woman who shares my interest in weight training in every regard. She's way younger than me, way better looking, a former figure competitor who still loves to lift despite us having a pack of kids.

So sure, do your best to salvage your marriage. Sure, it's what's right and best for your son too. But don't despair, either. And the iron and steel are always there and always tell you the truth.

 

[Juice Authority]

I don't know, JA........I see this a little differently than most who have posted on your thread.

Every successful person I know is compulsive in nature. You have channeled your compulsive personality away from destructive behavior. That's a good thing. Would your wife prefer you to be a drug addict or a womanizer? I doubt it. Wasn't she attracted to you in the first place because you were not some little pencil neck wimp?

I don't see weight training as some idle hobby to be discarded because the wife doesn't share your interest in it. The lessons learned in the gym carry over to all life's endeavors. Intensity and determination and courage equals success in business and parenting and husbanding, as well as in bodybuilding. And it isn't a matter of priorities. There is ample time to give proper attention to all things, including your personal interests.

My first marriage ended badly......same type of crap I'm hearing here. Being a good provider, parent and loyal husband didn't matter. She wanted some worm she could outshine and order around. Sorry, not this guy. Best thing that ever happened to me. I am now married to a fine woman who shares my interest in weight training in every regard. She's way younger than me, way better looking, a former figure competitor who still loves to lift despite us having a pack of kids.

So sure, do your best to salvage your marriage. Sure, it's what's right and best for your son too. But don't despair, either. And the iron and steel are always there and always tell you the truth.

Thanks for that. You've always had valuable things to say and I've looked up to you as sort of a father figure without really knowing you that well.

You're right, compulsive behavior has its benefits too. It's made me very financially successfully in my business. Some of the people on this board know me on a more personal level. The truth is for me the last few years have been focused on the exterior things such as appearances, money, property and prestige, most of which has been accomplished in the last few years. I'm just starting to question what's really important in life b/c from the outside looking in one would think I have it all yet I feel empty on the inside most of time. Outward appearances aren’t always inward reality.