"What if This is As Good As It Gets?"

Reblogged from The Hand-Written Life:

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As Good As It Gets has to be one of my favorite movies of all time.

I mean, seriously, what girl doesn't want to hear someone say to her,           "You make me want to be a better man."???

The truth is, as the saying goes, “We are all a little weird.  And life’s a little weird.  And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutual weirdness and call it love.”

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Andrea is new to my blog nad the first thing I do is steal, err, re-blog the first of her posts that I see. Thank you Andrea! As I commented on her post, I realized I wanted to share what I wrote to her with all of you, so here it is: Thank you for the fun post. I love that movie too. If we're really lucky, we're able to find someone to whom we can truthfully say, "You make me want to be a better man/woman" or even "You make my days better just by being in them." And if we're really smart and stay really lucky we'll find ways to be able to truthfully keep saying them throughout our lives. I've got the lucky part down! Well, 1 out of 2 ain't bad, right? My wife is a teacher of special ed Kindergartners and First Graders and loves them. That's a good thing for me because I'm sure that she's thought on many occasions that when she comes home to me she is coming home to yet another special ed kid. She has patiently stayed with this slow-learner (my words, not hers) for nearly 33 years. I can still truthfully say to her: "You make me want to be a better man" and even "You make my days better just by being in them." As I said, I'm a lucky man. Russ

About russtowne

My wife and I have been married for over 33 years. We have 3 adult children and recently became grandparents for the first time, with a second one on the way! I founded, own, and operate an investment management and advisory firm. My wife is a Special Ed teacher for Kindergartners and First Graders. In addition to our family and friends and my profession, my passions include writing poetry, song lyrics, and non-fiction short stories; tending a fern garden and small redwood grove on our property, hiking in ancient old-growth redwood forests, and watching old movie classics.
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5 Responses to "What if This is As Good As It Gets?"

  1. Andrea Kelly says:

    What a compliment! :) Thank you, both for the re-blog, and also for the insightful comment and follow.

  2. How wonderful that you indeed can say those words….and I know (from previous post) that she feels the same…Diane

  3. russtowne says:

    Thank you, Diane. It is wonderful indeed!

    Russ

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