rockhillmanor
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OH one wrote:Full time with second spouse?
After my first one.....there will NEVER, did I mention NEVER be a second one.
I full-time travel solo and that's the way it's going to stay!
Ahhhh, the peace and quiet of it all.
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We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
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RoadXYZ
Somewhere USA
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WE are almost 48 years first marriage. Have been fulltiming now for 4.5 years. We are anxious to set off for the our 2nd trip across the U.S. in October. We took a 2-wk "R&R" and just came home Sunday evening. We were parked 9 days in Montana and 4 days in Idaho. It was great and what we needed and we even put the 8-lb dog in a boarding facility so we could really do the tourist thing and rest and unwind!
WE have enjoyed all but the last year as we have been stationary due to family concerns and being near family members. That is the biggest advantage to being full-time we can be where we are either needed or want to be.
We are more than ready to Hit the Trail, only this time there will not be any time constrants as to us being somewhere - having to make a scheduled stop for a pre-planned time frame. And since we each have different interests as well as shared interests, this lifestyle works for us.
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newk
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If the percentage of fulltimers in their second marriage is higher than those in first marriages, it might have something to do with kids and grandkids being more dispersed. Before my wife and I decided to fulltime we were looking for a place to move to that was close to all our kids -- both hers and mine. We weren't coming up with any good places, and that's when we decided to put the home on the road. Just a possibility....
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Happy_Trails
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You may have something, we have kids in OR, IL, ME, MA and NJ. Siblings in others, other relatives we stop in to see from ME to TX, and WA to FL...
Then, Ive always wanted to visit all National and State Parks, it gives us an excuse to travel. :-)
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diceshooter60
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Wife #3 and I (hubby #3 as well) had the idea to FT independently of each other before we met, so when we did and we were easily on the same page, well, the marriage kind of came together. I'm planning on not being one of the 73% of failed third marriages. We've RV'ed for 5 summers and still have the fire for it that we did the day we picked up the Winnie. I think she's a keeper.
And, I really admire those of you in long term first marriages. To sucessfully make that kind of choice and decision at a young age speaks well for you and your spouse.
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trkrhelp
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diceshooter60 wrote:And, I really admire those of you in long term first marriages. To sucessfully make that kind of choice and decision at a young age speaks well for you and your spouse.
I'd agree if you're still best friends and touch, smile, laugh together now and then. I've seen a few "long termers" who seems to be serving a sentence rather than sharing a life. But I guess we each do what makes us happy. Some folks seem find comfort in being unhappy some need to be smiling all the time. I may have been married 4 times but I have also spent most of my life smiling
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K-Star
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2nd time around for both of us. I met my current DW at work. The last 14 years (until we retired last year) we worked together. First in the same organization and finally different organizations, but same building. We carpooled for all of that time unless one of us knew we had another commitment or one of us was out of town on business. Now we are fulltimers. Obviously we get along extremely well.
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DianneOK
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My DH and I we best friends as children No secrets, and after 42 years living and laughing together, we still have so much fun We look forward to each new adventure around the next bend and hope to continue our fulltiming until the very end.
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trkrhelp
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DianneOK wrote:My DH and I we best friends as children No secrets, and after 42 years living and laughing together, we still have so much fun We look forward to each new adventure around the next bend and hope to continue our fulltiming until the very end.
and that's what I was talking about 
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ginabas
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trkrhelp wrote:I'd agree if you're still best friends and touch, smile, laugh together now and then. I've seen a few "long termers" who seems to be serving a sentence rather than sharing a life. But I guess we each do what makes us happy. Some folks seem find comfort in being unhappy some need to be smiling all the time. I may have been married 4 times but I have also spent most of my life smiling
Marriage should be a commitment to SHARE not a sentence to serve. Habit is a terrible reason to be together - love is a great one
I think your post makes the best sense of all....at least for me.
Thanks for sharing.
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