The connotation is a little different. You need to respect your husband's wishes if you want him to respect yours. It's a give and take, Tara. Nobody ...ounts, consciously, but in the back of our minds is a silent little bookkeeper who tallies up the things others do to and for us. Big things count more than little things, and this is a big thing. Anytime you get sexually or emotionally involved with another human, there is a tremendous potential for it to change your relationships with others. " "Let's play." "Seriously?" "Yes! Why, are you scared?" I laughed. "If you beat me at scrabble," I said. "I'll kiss your ass!" "I'll hold you to that," Shannon said, taking the game off the TV. "Now where's my drink?" "Is wine okay?" I asked. "It's all we have." "Red or White?" "Red." "Sure, let's have it." A few minutes later Shannon and I were sitting on the living room floor around a Scrabble board, each with a glass of wine. She had always been kind of a flirt, although she was being. Something kept her in bed and stopped her from stirring. Next to her HE slept. HIM with his unruly, curly hair. She could forget he was there sleeping, he was so quiet. Much the opposite of herself. She flung blankets when she got too hot, was known to stir endlessly after bad dreams, and was always too cold. At all times she must have at least 4 blankets on top of her. She loved the weight of them against her. Underneath those blankets it was warm enough for her to sleep. If a blanket was. Sounds like you're getting serious about this now." Yes, we are," Nicole confirmed. "We e-mailed you our list of things we are looking for in order of importance. I hope you got it." Yes," he said, pulling out a printed sheet with a copy of our e-mail. "It's very helpful to me. You've set a budget, told me what's important and I can narrow things down without wasting a lot of your time." We wanted to make you aware of a house in our neighborhood that has just been listed with another firm. It's.