Greetings from New England

[CarolG]

Hi everyone,

Let me introduce myself, I am a self-employed Computer Consultant in my mid 60’s and live on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. My wife and I have been together for 28 years and married for the last 17 years. I have been CDing (in the closet) off and on since I was about 12 years old and have purged many times but the urge has never gone away. This last year the urge has been stronger than ever before and the guilt and shame of hiding things from my wife finally got the best of me and gave me the courage to come out to her. It was difficult and I was not sure what would happen, she was very upset and scared but our love for each other prevailed. She told me that she accepted my CDing but preferred that I did not flaunt it in front of her.

I am looking forward to meeting everyone on this site.

Carol

[SilverLady(SO)]

Hi, Carol, and welcome to the Forum!

Your wife (SO) is welcome and encouraged to join our little sorority. I know she'll benefit by being able to chat with others, and she can do so in a section that is strictly off-limits to the CD's if that is what she would prefer.

- SL

[DonnaT]

Hi Carol, aboard.

[Susan]

Hi Carol

Greetings from Old England.

Your wife's attitude seems very like my wife's in that she tolerates Susan but objects to seeing anything to do with her. We have just passed our 24th wedding anniversary and this attitude shows no signs of mellowing.

Welcome to the forum, I am sure you will make new friends here. Please pop into the chatroom sometime, I think you will find it a pleasant experience.

Best wishes

[Rik]

Welcome, hope you find some answers here

[Erica S]

Hello Carol, welcome

Erica

[Carol Ann]

Hi CarolG,
Welcome, welcome to the most wonderful forum on the net. I am so happy you came out to your wife and after a while as she begins to see you are still the same loving man she married things will get better.

Famous saying around here "Baby Steps, Baby Steps" do as she ask and don't push it, wait for her to come back to you as she will want to talk about it in time. Good luck and again

[Virginia]

Welcome Carol,

Lovely part of the country that you live.

We look forward to your sharing with us!

Virginia

[Rikki]

Carol,
Welcome to the best place on the Internet. If you get a chance, go over to Mac's Shack in Welfleet and kill a dozen oysters for me! Was there this fall, it was the best!

Rikki

[CarolG]

I want to thank everyone for such a nice welcome, I think I am going to really like it here. I am a little slow to get going but I usually open up fairly quickly and become such a Chatty Kathy (boy am I dating myself), I wish I had one now, have you seen what the price that collectors are asking (over $200.00 dollars and that is used). It is nice to have people to talk to that I don’t have to be anxious about what I say regarding my CDing.
Carol
PS Oh yes my favorite color is Pink

PinkIs4Me

[Leeza]

Hi Carol and welcome. I am just a little slow this week .

Leeza

[Rikki]

We have a Chatty Cathy up in the attic!!! Look out Ebay!!

[April Rose]

Hi, Carol, from another "Massachusan" . I'm wearing pink velvet right now!

[CarolG]

Hi, Carol, from another "Massachusan" . I'm wearing pink velvet right now!

Hi April Rose,
Neighbors then, I always like to get to know the neighbors, we have some things in common. I have never had anything velvet I will bet it looks delicious. I am always wearing something pink.
Carol

[PhylissH]

Welcome to the group, glad you found us. You will find a lot of really nice people here.