When we first got together Richard was the most outgoing and quite social. He seemed to have clammed up when we initially moved to Oregon – hermitizing behind his computer and not engage in social activities and I was the one out making friends along with Jaime. We took an interest in our community while Richard seemed content to not be involved. He has become more of social than when we first arrived. We take turns, I guess – depending on the company I guess.
The treasurer invited me to the get-together/party
for the library volunteers. I have been
more actively involved with the library during these last four months than the
four years prior – which really isn’t a lot.
I wasn’t even planning on attending except for Jaime wanted to go and
ended up going to a gathering with her own friends. But Richard (who’d be
driving me as I can’t see to drive myself) wanted to go and so we went last
night.
There were only ten people at the
party last night and I had only met half of them. Richard was the talker last night. He likes the attention and validation and I
was in the blending-into-the-background kind of mood. We don’t compete for attention. It is usually one who will be outgoing while
the other holds back. It seems we have
taken turns all throughout our marriage.
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