Temporary Archive: Suzanne Brockmann's Message Board

To be a SEAL, you must be driven. By this I mean you have the personality that pushes you to achieve. No outside force drives you, just that inner one. A SEAL is a man of his word. When he makes a promise, he means it. On the other hand, he's creative enough to leave waffle room if he thinks he needs it. SEALs have enough confidence/arrogance that they know they are the best, but enough insecurity/machismo to need to prove it. He is goal oriented. He is intelligent, loyal and quick witted with the physical strength to match. I think a SEAL would agree with my Dad's 6 P's "Proper planning prevents piss poor performance" and live accordingly.
As for a SEAL wife, she would have some characteristics in common with a SEAL. For a successful marriage she would also need to be intelligent and quick witted. She would have to understand black humor in stressful situations. She would also be someone driven to achieve goals so that she could understand the drive in him. She would have to be confident in herself. She would have some occupation that fills her time and fulfills her heart. She would be extremely organized to keep life in order while he leaves at the drop of the hat for an indefinite preiod of time. She would be goal/achievement oriented rather than materialistic. SEALs don't pull down the big bucks and moving comes with military life. She also would be proud of her husband's achievements rather than his ability to buy her things. I would bet she has a great support system of friends. She would be patriotic.
The recipe fr SEAL marriage disaster is pretty easy. Any woman with 3 or more Bud can tattoos is out. LOL A woman who craves constant reassurance and attention is a loser here. A less than intelligent woman who couldn't understand the ramifications of his job or handle runing the household alone would fail. A woman constantly suspicious of where he goes and whom he is with would alienate him.
Just a few of my thoughts, I want to go read everyone else's now. So Tom, was I close?
Laura