Visual perception is only 20% of a woman's beauty.

My last girlfriend wasn't what society would call beautiful, and she once told me it made her uncomfortable when I said she was. So, I had to prove it to her.

I had her tilt her head forward and smelled her hair. Then tipped her head back and I smelled her neck. I told her, "You smell beautiful."

Then I ran my fingers through her hair. I lightly caressed her cheeks with my fingertips. Traced her eyebrows and lips. I told her, "You feel beautiful."

I had her say my name, then whisper it in my ear. I asked her to say the words "make love to me", then whisper it, too. I told her, "You sound beautiful."

Then I gave her neck a quick little lick and a kiss. I repeated that up her jawline and to her lips. Needless to say, the kisses that followed were quite passionate. When I disengaged. I told her, "You taste beautiful."

I looked her in the eye and said, "The look on your face, that little half-smile, the light in your eyes... That looks beautiful to me.

"All five of my senses agree. You ARE beautiful. Don't ever disbelieve me when I tell you that." Needless to say, she pretty much attacked me then.

One of my favorite memories. *SIGH!* Good times...

Too bad she cheated on me.

Very very sorry this happened. She didn't deserve you. And you're a romantic - how lovely. Keep the faith dearie.

Thanks for the compliment.

All I do these days is work, take care of my mom (she had a stroke in February, but she's pretty much back to normal now), and meme. Not much opportunity for meetin' the ladies.

I had my dad with Alzheimers for awhile, it's tough. And yep. Boomer.

Yeah, my mom's aunt had that, REAL bad. Regressed to, like, age five and thinking that her daughter/caretaker kidnapped her, then to the point of just starin' off at nothin'. It's one of my mom's biggest fears that it will happen to her.

What she hates most is the loss of indepence. She's not allowed to drive until the doctor gives her the go-ahead, so she relies on me to take her where she wants to go. And if I'm at work, she's stuck at her place, because she's not able to walk more than, say, a block or two. There ain't nothin' that close, nor any public transportation (fairly small town). I try to cook for her, but she keeps begging me to take her to restaurants so she can get out (doesn't have the ability to do a lot of acivities, but eatin' isn't a problem), and I give in too often, because she really can't afford to keep eatin' out all the time, but I understand why she wants to.

Hang in there. Mom seems to be interested in engaging in outside activities, that's a very good sign. My dad simply closed in on himself. And yes, you do fear it may happen to you. Unfortunately more people are diagnosed at younger ages today. It's becoming an epidemic. Hopefully something will be found to help with this and soon.

[image deleted]It's not quite the same situation with my mom as it was with your dad, but I appreciate the sentiment. Mom's pretty much recovered, but she sometimes struggles with remembering the words she intends to say. That connection is still misfiring. Like, she'll say, "Did you bring in the..." and she won't remember the word "mail". But it"ll only be a one-time thing. She'll be using he word "mail" right along, and even use it after that, but that one time, the word just isn't there. She gets frustrated because the concept of "mail" is in her mind, she can see the letters, bills, advertisements, and magazines in the mailbox in her head. I try not to fill in the blank because if I'm wrong, it adds to her frustration, making it worse. And even if I'm right, it makes her feel MUCH better to get it on her own. And probably better for her recovery, too, now that I think about it, rebuilding or rewiring those connections in her brain.

Allow her to do as much as she can for herself. That's excellent. My dad is very slow and needs assistance but it's true about the rewiring. You have to work the brain to keep it in shape.