Divorce Support Forums: opposite of your ex?

Yep, and I married him 2 years ago. Ex was a software engineer and husband is a former motorcycle racer/mechanic who now makes a great living as a mechanic for the facility he is employed at.

Ex was so into sports, that all weekends were devoted to watching golf, basketball, football...yawnnnnnnnnnnn. Husband is aware of sports, but he prefers to spend his time either helping me work on our landscaping or we go riding on one of his motorcycles. Summer month weekends will not find us at home much.

Ex's alcoholism evolved into a 2 or more bottles of wine per day habit, where husband may go through a 6 pack of beer in 6 months. That fact was very important to me.

Ex was into classical music. Husband introduced me to great classic rock bands. He introduced me to Queen, Meatloaf, and The Doors. My choice of music had been Judy Collins, Gordon Lightfoot, and Neil Diamond and alittle bit country.

Ex had a hard time figuring out how to use the washer, dryer and vaccum. Husband not only knows how to use them, but also knows how to fix them. Sweet!

Ex wasn't much of a talker. Husband enjoys talking as much as I do.

Ex was a procrastanator to the max...drove me crazy, til I figured, okay, if I couldn't do it myself, hire it done. Husband, likes to take care of things in a timely fashion and there hasn't been much we had to hire someone else to do. Heck, he has even shown me how to work on the car, use Power Tools (love them) and enjoys sharing his handyman skills with me. He won't however let me do anything electrical. He said it is just too risky when you don't know and aren't experienced to do it. That was good enough reason for me.

Ex would never be caught in a hardware or home improvement store. Husband has introduced me to Home Depot, Lowes and OSH. I actually enjoy tagging along and seeing all the neat stuff they have there.

So yes, when I remarried I married a man totally different from my ex. I am the happiest I have ever been.

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