Files reveal Margaret Thatcher's frugal side

BBC ^ | 30 Dec 2011 | Gerry Holt & Nathan Williams

[Cheburashka]

Until the movie is actually released one can only judge based on the trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDiCFY2zsfc

We shall see.

[saintgermaine]

Amen

[saintgermaine]

Amen

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I acted badly, but I hadn’t really thought it through and didn’t understand the dynamic at the time. Being married for 30 years and having a daughter and grandchildren has changed my perspective. Believe it or not, even when I was under 30 I didn’t sleep with any woman that I could. (I avoided married woman, or woman who were engaged, mostly because I didn’t want to be a home wrecker.) If I understood our dynamic, even at 30, I probably would have behaved differently. I think I only understand our relationship, to the extent that I understand it, retrospectively.

I think she got what she wanted from me (which wasn’t sex, but affirmation that she was attractive and could be with another man), though I never felt much intimacy or affection from her, which is what I wanted, as much as sex. Men crave intimacy as much as women, but are more likely to settle for sex. I think it was a difficult time for her, and we both needed to mature and find ourselves. I admit, it was probably a more painful (if brief) relationship for her than for me.

[driftless2]

"old joke"

I felt the same for many years. I started wondering if I was the only person who thought Streep was the most overrated actress ever. (Julia Roberts is not overrated, she's just a bad actress.) But she was good in the flick about Julia Childs, so I'll modify my sour attitude towards her slightly.