We relocated for dh's job. While not totally a corporate town, it is easy to run into colleagues (or spouses) out, and I'm feeling self-conscious. Knowing this, would you be extra...
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careful about what you say and to whom about anyone? Would you take a bit more care with your appearance when going out? dh is in upper management, but we lived in such a large, spread out area before that this was never an issue for me. I just don't know how I will be judged by others and then how it reflects on dh for his job. Thanks for not laughing...I'm just not used to dealing with slightly Stepford-y wives.
posted August 5th, 2009 at 5:03pm in
Toddler
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- lol-Where are you. Be the cool one, and make them copy you. 8-5-2009 5:04pm
- i could have written this. i live in charlotte, nc and everyone works for BofA (where my dh works) and he's always telling me that I shouldn't honk/flip people off, etc. in town! 8-5-2009 5:04pm
- i doubt i could live like this. 8-5-2009 5:04pm
- I say be careful but not paranoid. it's a fine line though. just really use all your good manners and you should be fine. but in small town the gossip goes around fast... 8-5-2009 5:05pm
- i'd agree with this 8-5-2009 5:07pm
- someone is going to criticize no matter what you do. just don't be openly offensive. 8-5-2009 5:06pm
- I would do all of those things until you are more established and comfortable in breaking the rules. That is when you will feel more at home and have more fun. 8-5-2009 5:07pm
- OP - Thanks, all. I had no idea it would be like this, so it's un-nerving. I'll still do my own thing but it's weird that 1/2 the people from his office or their spouses, end up...(more) 8-5-2009 5:08pm
in other areas -running the sports league, dining at the restaurants we prefer for a quiet night out, in church, at ds's school, at the gym, etc. It doesn't stop. I have no idea who knows who.
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