flolin wrote on Aug 31
mercedo saidNow I understand why I've been needing a clever woman. :-)


mercedo wrote on Sep 1
I was going out with a 5 year older woman when I was 40. One of my best friends advised me that she and I were not suitable because both she and I were 'unstable'. According to his theory a woman has to be stable because I am unstable. As a matter of fact we separated soon.

flolin wrote on Sep 1
Thanks for elaborating. I was thinking you were joking. Sorry for that. I think though that the word clever is negative in describing a woman, should a relationship be serious, that is. And I can understand that Kipling meant just this, a relationship in such combinations is something daring, if not impossible. But I´m convinced that we do grow (mainly!) due to our mistakesI realize, I have to browse more on Kipling. Thanks for the insight.