FliegendeWolfgf 0 #1 June 23, 2003 Hello. I'm Ali. My partner just bought his first rig this weekend and we're in the process of incorporating his skydving healthfully into our relationship. We had a conversation last week about how the general public just "doesn't get it" and if I'm honest with myself, part of me doesn't completely get it either. Therefore, I'm posting here because I know skydiving is a powerful part of all of your lives and I want to understand it. The easiest thing to do would probably to do some diving myself, but that would be difficult. A middle ear condition runs in my family, and when I did dive, I got terrible vertigo for 2 days. In sum, I'm not a woofo, but I feel like one. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MagicLou 0 #2 June 23, 2003 Welcome ! It's nice to see that you're trying to understand. Without actually jumping yourself, it will be hard for you to grasp the feeling of actually Skydiving. That said, just look at your partner's face after landing and you will see the exhilaration experienced. Also just read some of these forums and you will get a good general feel for what the people here feel for this sport and the community that is built by it. Thanks for trying to understand.Lou ___________________________________ . . . now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb - Dark Helmet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Luminous 0 #3 June 24, 2003 Some people "get it" and some people don't. It's not something you can be made to understand. I say kudos to you for doing a dive. If you decide it's not for you don't do it. Please don't try to stop your partner but they should realize that the concessions should flow both ways. Thanks for trying to understand.'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Galen 0 #4 June 24, 2003 Hate to sound insensitive but make sure your husband buys his beer (first rig). Or at least buys you a nice dinner to keep quiet about it. All in jest. Nice to see you're trying to understand. Respect the Dolphin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #5 June 24, 2003 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stephan 0 #6 June 24, 2003 Great to read that you are supporting your partner with his addiction. Experienced the same with my girlfriend. She has a bad knee and is not sure about landing. But she is like you very involved with jumping. She will try a tandem and if that goes well she wants to try static line. Hope you will stay involved with it. Met a woman at our DZ she worked for our club for a number of years never did jump but felt greatly involved with us woofo's. She organized courses, tandem jumps, free fly weekends and etc.. Maybe this is something you will enjoy also. Hope to speak to you again here in one of the forums, StephanSomeone said to me " Skydiving is not that difficult. It is to keep skydiving for the rest of your life that is the trick. Stay focussed, relax and enjoy" He! I believed him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkyAnt 0 #7 June 24, 2003 GF I think you already 'get it'. My first question would be. Do you have a Sister? It hard to find women that support you with Skydiving. I just broke up with my Girlfriend. Jumping has already change my life. At this stage I'm not even sure if that will be good or bad for me in the long run, but I'm having fun so far. It's created strong feelings in me as it has done with many others in the past. When I should be thinking about other things, I'm thinking about jumping. I think about it when I look towards the Heavens on a beautiful day, I think about it after sex, I think about it when I should be studying or at work(when I'm not driving). I put it on a par with the mystery that is women to me. When people ask me why, I usually respond with "Did you ever dream of flying when you were a child," They generaly reply with a nod to agree, to which my answer is "Well I know what it's like". But then I think it's so much more. When you get that call "THREE MINUTES" your heart starts pounding, the cold air and the noise of the engines rushes in. I think to myself . Hope the chute opens. Step to the door. Wait for good separation. Ok. Then I leap into space and feel an explosion of energy in my body. Then I'm safe again ..in a way. With scattered cloud rushing at me a 200MPH. I feel like that boy who wanted to be a fighter pilot. And I think I know how he feels, as I bank and roll and tumble. Just for a minute though. Then I reach for the ripcord handle as the people start too look like ants, as its time to 'get outta here' then back to reality. Back to mortality I guess. Or something like that anyway. ;) "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FliegendeWolf 0 #8 June 24, 2003 Ali's something else, isn't she? BTW, who all thinks Ali should keep reading and posting here, but under a username that makes her sound more like her own person and less like an accessory?A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jceman 1 #9 June 24, 2003 QuoteAli's something else, isn't she? BTW, who all thinks Ali should keep reading and posting here, but under a username that makes her sound more like her own person and less like an accessory? That sounds like the masterplan to me. Like someone else said, she gets it. It is great to see her trying to understand and support you, and it seems from this post that you do the same. Our best to both of you. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites katiebear21 0 #10 June 24, 2003 Ali - I think it's great that you're trying to understand your s/o's passion for skydiving. There are a lot of people out there who continue to skydive even though his/her partner has no interest. You seem to enjoy the sport but don't want to do it yourself and that's fine. Sometimes I enjoy just being outside, at the dropzone, watching everyone else, and enjoying the beautiful day. I agree that you should create your own screenname and I hope you feel like you can be yourself here. You will soon be one of the family (twisted as we are) and not just his "old lady"! 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MagicLou 0 #2 June 23, 2003 Welcome ! It's nice to see that you're trying to understand. Without actually jumping yourself, it will be hard for you to grasp the feeling of actually Skydiving. That said, just look at your partner's face after landing and you will see the exhilaration experienced. Also just read some of these forums and you will get a good general feel for what the people here feel for this sport and the community that is built by it. Thanks for trying to understand.Lou ___________________________________ . . . now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb - Dark Helmet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luminous 0 #3 June 24, 2003 Some people "get it" and some people don't. It's not something you can be made to understand. I say kudos to you for doing a dive. If you decide it's not for you don't do it. Please don't try to stop your partner but they should realize that the concessions should flow both ways. Thanks for trying to understand.'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galen 0 #4 June 24, 2003 Hate to sound insensitive but make sure your husband buys his beer (first rig). Or at least buys you a nice dinner to keep quiet about it. All in jest. Nice to see you're trying to understand. Respect the Dolphin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #5 June 24, 2003 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephan 0 #6 June 24, 2003 Great to read that you are supporting your partner with his addiction. Experienced the same with my girlfriend. She has a bad knee and is not sure about landing. But she is like you very involved with jumping. She will try a tandem and if that goes well she wants to try static line. Hope you will stay involved with it. Met a woman at our DZ she worked for our club for a number of years never did jump but felt greatly involved with us woofo's. She organized courses, tandem jumps, free fly weekends and etc.. Maybe this is something you will enjoy also. Hope to speak to you again here in one of the forums, StephanSomeone said to me " Skydiving is not that difficult. It is to keep skydiving for the rest of your life that is the trick. Stay focussed, relax and enjoy" He! I believed him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyAnt 0 #7 June 24, 2003 GF I think you already 'get it'. My first question would be. Do you have a Sister? It hard to find women that support you with Skydiving. I just broke up with my Girlfriend. Jumping has already change my life. At this stage I'm not even sure if that will be good or bad for me in the long run, but I'm having fun so far. It's created strong feelings in me as it has done with many others in the past. When I should be thinking about other things, I'm thinking about jumping. I think about it when I look towards the Heavens on a beautiful day, I think about it after sex, I think about it when I should be studying or at work(when I'm not driving). I put it on a par with the mystery that is women to me. When people ask me why, I usually respond with "Did you ever dream of flying when you were a child," They generaly reply with a nod to agree, to which my answer is "Well I know what it's like". But then I think it's so much more. When you get that call "THREE MINUTES" your heart starts pounding, the cold air and the noise of the engines rushes in. I think to myself . Hope the chute opens. Step to the door. Wait for good separation. Ok. Then I leap into space and feel an explosion of energy in my body. Then I'm safe again ..in a way. With scattered cloud rushing at me a 200MPH. I feel like that boy who wanted to be a fighter pilot. And I think I know how he feels, as I bank and roll and tumble. Just for a minute though. Then I reach for the ripcord handle as the people start too look like ants, as its time to 'get outta here' then back to reality. Back to mortality I guess. Or something like that anyway. ;) "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #8 June 24, 2003 Ali's something else, isn't she? BTW, who all thinks Ali should keep reading and posting here, but under a username that makes her sound more like her own person and less like an accessory?A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #9 June 24, 2003 QuoteAli's something else, isn't she? BTW, who all thinks Ali should keep reading and posting here, but under a username that makes her sound more like her own person and less like an accessory? That sounds like the masterplan to me. Like someone else said, she gets it. It is great to see her trying to understand and support you, and it seems from this post that you do the same. Our best to both of you. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #10 June 24, 2003 Ali - I think it's great that you're trying to understand your s/o's passion for skydiving. There are a lot of people out there who continue to skydive even though his/her partner has no interest. You seem to enjoy the sport but don't want to do it yourself and that's fine. Sometimes I enjoy just being outside, at the dropzone, watching everyone else, and enjoying the beautiful day. I agree that you should create your own screenname and I hope you feel like you can be yourself here. You will soon be one of the family (twisted as we are) and not just his "old lady"! Welcome to the forums! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
