To need something to make me smile

[LBirch02]

I’m not feeling at all well tonight and need something to cheer me up.

I had a crush on my boyfriend for ages before actually we went out as a couple but I knew we were from different types of family background - me - affluent but v dysfunctional family background and him - working class, council estate with rough rep but luckily happy stable upbringing —I’m
envious—
I grew up in an RP speaking household but I love my boyfriend’s very broad regional accent -
He says wivvya for ‘with you’
Uses double negatives
Ain’t for not etc ... but I love this - it’s part of him.
He also pronounces ‘Thursday’ more like ‘thirsty’ and we’ve got a sort of in joke and if he says ‘I’m thirsty’ and it’s not Thursday - I say ‘wrong day‘ . OK - I know!
On a serious note though I definitely think cross class type marriages can work and people with different intelligence levels /type. For instance - I’m more academically intelligent than him but he’s much more intelligent both socially and emotionally than me due largely to my abusive upbringing. I know sometimes I’ve got low emotional intelligence but believe me I’m working on it and I try and identify times when I’ve succeeded in controlling my negative emotions well and learn from it.
Sorry if this is a pointless thread but I’m really not feeling well tonight my boyfriend’s at work still and I need something a bit lighthearted to get me through.

By this time next year I think I’ll have managed to develop a broad regional accent

Sorry major strike through fail.

I’m learning to say -
“Gaan Aht’ for “going out”.

Not much to add other than my relationship and upbringing, and my partners upbringing very similar op.

That’s the thing COLLIESHANGLES - the combo can definitely work can’t it?!

Yep me and my dh are like this....we have learnt so much from each other.
He is so much more streetwise than me and really handy around the house rather than good at academic stuff etc - doesn't suffer fools gladly and no problem telling people if they have annoyed him.
Whereas l was always taught to not make a scene! And that exams were the most important thing in the world.
I feel like we bring out the best in each other and l wouldn't change him for the world but hell will freeze over before he says we/you were instead of we/you was!

Forgothowmuch your experience sounds exactly like mine!! I was taught not to make a scene as well but this kind of thing can back fire.

I’m currently working on my glottal stops and dropped h’s so that our accents will be comparable by this time next year!!

He is always so proud of himself when he spots a double negative, bit like me when l spot offside in football!!

Haha me too!!