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wrnakedru · 05-23-2004, 02:57 AM

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Thanks for taking the time to write such a carefully thorough and thoughtful reply. I know from having read your other posts that you are speaking from first hand knowledge of these topics, so your sharing is helpful.

!. The smoking issue is one our family doctor has plagued hubby about for years. He suffers from some allergies, although they are not severe. Mostly slight to mild reactions to mold, mountain cedar and Johnson grass. However, his allergic reaction to these items is respiratory in nature - and an added burden to the strain imposed by many years of smoking. I quit for two years [a few years back] in hopes it would help provide sufficient incentive for him to follow suit. He felt no desire to quit, however, and the aggravation to me of his continued smoking became extremely divisive to our relationship. I took the habit back up to ease the tension, but stand at the ready to stop the instant he expresses the urge!

2. Hubby is a pipe-fitter and welder and this work exposes him to a great deal of less than perfect breathing conditions. He is presently working Q.C. inspection on the new terminal addition at DFW airport. The good part of doing this is that he is not exposed to the dust, gases, and pollution levels he was doing the work he now inspects after others have done it. Additionally, there is the benefit that the inspection role requires him to walk many miles a day, criss-crossing all over the huge terminal area as different areas become ready. A good thing!

3. We eat very little fried food here at home, preferring to grill or bake most foods. He had a bad habit of automatically salting food without even tasting it first. It has taken a while to break him of that. Salt shakers here at home have been replaced with Mrs. Dash in it's assorted flavors, and NoSalt. I am endeavoring to teach him to read the nutritional information on all food packaging. Many of his past favorites have been those with high salt content so we have searched for appropriate substitutes that are better for him. This is an ongoing battle - and hopefully awareness of the levels will help. He had developed a taste for canned items - never the best choice. He has learned the value of draining out the fluid, washing the contents, and adding fresh water for cooking instead. He now feels this actually improves the flavor.

4. Stress. Hmmmm. Always hard to gauge with accuracy I suppose. He is a very laid back, easy going sort of fellow - very slow to anger, comfortable with himself in most situations. He has none of the classic characteristics of an "A" personality type - but that isn't always a clear indication of what's going on inside, I know. And the past three years or so haven't been a piece of cake for many, if any, of us in this world.

Thanks for your advice! I love my man and my motivations are not simply to insure an avoidance of E.D. - - I want him by my side for as many years as possible.

05-23-2004, 02:57 AM	#12 (permalink)
wrnakedru Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,989 Location: Bliss Status: Female	Re: Viagra & Swinging mxdtxn774- Thanks for taking the time to write such a carefully thorough and thoughtful reply. I know from having read your other posts that you are speaking from first hand knowledge of these topics, so your sharing is helpful. !. The smoking issue is one our family doctor has plagued hubby about for years. He suffers from some allergies, although they are not severe. Mostly slight to mild reactions to mold, mountain cedar and Johnson grass. However, his allergic reaction to these items is respiratory in nature - and an added burden to the strain imposed by many years of smoking. I quit for two years [a few years back] in hopes it would help provide sufficient incentive for him to follow suit. He felt no desire to quit, however, and the aggravation to me of his continued smoking became extremely divisive to our relationship. I took the habit back up to ease the tension, but stand at the ready to stop the instant he expresses the urge! 2. Hubby is a pipe-fitter and welder and this work exposes him to a great deal of less than perfect breathing conditions. He is presently working Q.C. inspection on the new terminal addition at DFW airport. The good part of doing this is that he is not exposed to the dust, gases, and pollution levels he was doing the work he now inspects after others have done it. Additionally, there is the benefit that the inspection role requires him to walk many miles a day, criss-crossing all over the huge terminal area as different areas become ready. A good thing! 3. We eat very little fried food here at home, preferring to grill or bake most foods. He had a bad habit of automatically salting food without even tasting it first. It has taken a while to break him of that. Salt shakers here at home have been replaced with Mrs. Dash in it's assorted flavors, and NoSalt. I am endeavoring to teach him to read the nutritional information on all food packaging. Many of his past favorites have been those with high salt content so we have searched for appropriate substitutes that are better for him. This is an ongoing battle - and hopefully awareness of the levels will help. He had developed a taste for canned items - never the best choice. He has learned the value of draining out the fluid, washing the contents, and adding fresh water for cooking instead. He now feels this actually improves the flavor. 4. Stress. Hmmmm. Always hard to gauge with accuracy I suppose. He is a very laid back, easy going sort of fellow - very slow to anger, comfortable with himself in most situations. He has none of the classic characteristics of an "A" personality type - but that isn't always a clear indication of what's going on inside, I know. And the past three years or so haven't been a piece of cake for many, if any, of us in this world. Thanks for your advice! I love my man and my motivations are not simply to insure an avoidance of E.D. - - I want him by my side for as many years as possible.