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Husband/wife/spouse getting annoyed ..at you? Since the late 80's to early 90's to the present I've been a prince music lover and have admired his resilience and he's rebellious stands. He has served as an inspiration to me then and now.Musically..religiously and spiritually he has pulled me through some Very very low points ..years in my life,so I guess it's no surprise that I am still beyond devastated and to boot all these media stories and claims and theories are just making it even harder.Im not one to stop who I am or how I feel I try to remain as true as I can bearing all my faults ..But I'm at a point now where i feel as if I am being rushed to hurry up and get over this and "get a grip".."get over it or I won't be here for this"which are leading into I wouldn't say arguments but tension and leaves me in tears and feeling completely alone..I'm not looking for sympathy and I don't want to be here like this but I feel this place is the only place i feel warmth. It's been so horrible to go through this..it's just not what I need how can I help it if I'm still hurting ..I can't just switch it off which leads me to feel why should I have to? I'm pretty nervous about posting this I'm hoping I don't get too harsh a comment. Anyone else experiencing similar situation? | |
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That's rather petty of your partner | |
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Yes, I wouldn't say "annoyed" - I just know that my family's done with hearing about it. That's why I'm on here so much the last few days, just like you. I see there's a lot of people like us who are not "over it." But, I'm starting to notice the usual negativity of the org slowly creeping back in, so I think I'll probably step away from here soon for a while too. But for a good week or so, it was all sympathy and support and good things to say about Prince. I'm glad it's here and hope it continues. | |
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Yep.... He does not get Prince at all and suggested it was time to "let it go." | |
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Definitely. Other half thinks I'm mad that I'm still mourning. But I am. I still can't believe it he's gone.  |
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Not everyone were Prince fans when he was live and won't be Prince fans after his death. I think the grind of everyday life is enough for people to go through and the overwhelming press coverage of Prince's death even for me as a fan has been too much. I emphathize for all Prince fans but I also understand how non-fans feel-for them, life goes on. 3121 #1 THIS YEAR | |
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I was asked if this was a cult. That said, your other half does sound somewhat controlling. I refuse to let anybody dictate a schedule for my grieving. I realize life does go on, and my fandom isn't something a lot of people share. It's important to not camp out in my sadness, fall into chronic neglect, AND expect others to understand my prolonged distraction/absence. Moving on will require new experiences and your friends/family will help you acquire those. I just hope they find better words to communicate their own needs. | |
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Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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I'm single but I have a friend who was also a big fan, so we grieve together. It's easier to do it if you're not being judged. I'm still posting photos on social media. If people stop following me over Prince photos once a day for a week, I won't miss them. As we've learned, time with people we cherish is short enough, so why waste any of it on people who don't matter? It's not right of your husband to criticize your grieving. I'm not sure how to handle it other than asserting your right to your feelings. This is the only kind of love
That I've been dreaming of The kind of love that takes over your Body, mind, and soul Love to the nines | |
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Love Saviour.  yeah. My wife got tired of me after 3 days - tho she did allow me to get pissed and play videos and tunes none stop. But then the impression was, this has to stop and what are you doing. That's fine tho - she's a little different from me and grief is different for many of us and her experience of it is more matter of fact having lost family members. . Prince got me through a lot. Being short and brown and having curly hair in quite a white city - someone to identify with and then my go to guy. Like many hear since I first discovered him (at 13) I listened to him every day and had albums and songs for moods and times. . The org has been invaluable - it's sad that he had to pass for us to start loving and celebrating him and one another. And I'll accept I've been twatty on several (million) occasions. I've also had a couple of friends I've shared memories with (one a tolerant björk fan) - but also some Facebook pages where there's much love and care. . At home I'm having to hide it as much as I can - but as I mostly listen to P anyway I can get away with a bit. . Sending my love out to you all Purple Family. We're not going to forget but we can celebrate, share, listen, care and love. Xoxox Comin str8 outta Preston... |
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I've made my wife a Prince fan over the years. She's nowhere near the fan I am, but still. She's been great to me since Prince. Shit, she even suggested we watch Graffiti Bridge! I said no thanks, id rather grieve in other ways.  "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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Her offering that? That. Right there. That is true love. You hold onto her, she is surely a keeper!
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i am feeling very self-conscious about how i just keep fixating on the circumstances and getting emotional about it, either despair at his having been alone or anger about the same thing. i have mostly stopped talking about it, keeping my thoughts and feelings to myself. this, despite knowing my partner will be totally supportive if i open up about it, even if he does silently think maybe i should be starting to "move on" by now. the other thing i keep thinking of has to do with Prince's having kept such a thing (whatever that turns out to be) to himself. it's a helpless feeling knowing now that he was likely in quite a lot of pain in one way or another, and seemed to be trying to convince everyone (perhaps even himself) that he was fine. i guess i'm just afraid of seeming wackadoo to others for continuing to be upset at this awful tragedy, although it seems to me like the only compassionate human response. | |
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No he's crying too I'm the mistake you wanna make | |
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I'm overwhelmed by all of you taking the time to comment.Thankyou all so much it has been comforting to hear the echoes of each of you beautiful people.I wanted to reply sooner but I was lost for words and honestly I'm in place of silence now and it's been hours and hours of loneliness.I don't really have any friends now as it stands far too many snakes in my life to turn to & family has always been a rough track. I'm truly grateful to you all for giving me a moment of love and care & offering support when you are all going through pain too. It's funny because the people that are faintly in my "life" would always turn to me support and I wouldn't hesitate to give but it seems in the darkest of nights..this is when the light shines true. I'm lost and will be trying to find my way,for now I'm going to listen to the music that has saved me and let my heart float and the tears fall. Thankyou all so much xoxo | |
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Nobody else should tell you how to feel or dictate how you feel
However . . as women you take on the role of emotional leadership in a relationship. Whether you like it or not your emotion sets the tone for you and your partner. So an extended
You're going to need to communicate with your significant other that you are grieving, explain how much Prince and his work meant to you. Assure your partner that you will be getting over it eventually but for now you just don't know how to take it
Music we listen to plays such a huge role in our life, losing someone you've been listening to and truly admiring for decades can be just as hard as losing a family member. What if your parent or family member had died. Would this be the type of reaction you would expect from your partner?
Really what I'm reading in this thread is unacceptable
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Not this time no, I'm alone with this so can cry etc anytime. When my Mum made her transition in '08 tho i was with someone who was shall we say not very nice. My grieving couldn't really start until I left him a yr & a half later. Best 4 U 2 grieve now my friend. "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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 to all the Purple Hippies.[Edited 5/1/16 1:48am] Comin str8 outta Preston... |
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For most of us, this is a big moment in our lives. It shouldn't be something that needs to be rushed. I guess that many of us are old enough - and experienced enough - to know that we'll eventually arrive in a place in which we can accept was has happened, look back fondly at our memories of Prince, and simply enjoy the music again. But it's going to take time. How much I don't know, but I do know that a little over a week is hardly enough. | |
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I had trouble explaining to my gf why I didn't really want sex during the first weekend after his death. To be honest, I still need some time off to just listen to the records and listen to the videos, before I'm able to go out partying with her on the town, or anything like that. | |
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Went out for dinner with my wife last Saturday. She's not as big a fan as I am, but she likes him. We started talking about favourite songs, how we got into him... both ended up in tears. Not our best date night. | |
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I'm sure it's her secret ploy to get you to end your post-death hero worship phase by reminding you the man could do some terrible things as an artist.
This is one very very smart woman, congrats on being so well married!
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Thank you for posting this. I think we will start to process his death better when the autopsy report and reason for his death is known. We're in limbo at the moment. Hang in there. I'm only able to deal with this in stages and taking it in small steps helps. 2xMaybe3 | |
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Nah, that's the offer of a woman who knows the terrible depths of Graffiti Bridge and is hoping that the realisation that not everthing Prince did was golden would help Sausage get over it quicker. Smart woman [Edited 5/1/16 4:02am] RIP | |
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I'm lucky. Without Prince music, my wife and I may never have got together. She's been coming to concerts and after shows with me for years. Decades. She's been watching the clips on YouTube ever since she heard the news. "Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge"" ~ Isaac Asimov | |
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MY gf has been a sweetheart , she has again proved her love for me with understanding how hard this hit me. Don't get how a partner can be nasty over this to others here. Am sure others none Prince fans would just laugh like they do when a pet animal of yours dies too. It seems some partners expect you to get over it after one day? Wait till there idol passes or someone important to them. [Edited 5/1/16 5:50am] | |
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You all are some smart MFs. I would normally agree, but in this case she legitimately actually wanted to watch Graffiti Bridge. It was weird. TheEnglishGent said:
Nah, that's the offer of a woman who knows the terrible depths of Graffiti Bridge and is hoping that the realisation that not everthing Prince did was golden would help Sausage get over it quicker. Smart woman [Edited 5/1/16 4:02am] "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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I think my entire facebook friend list is annoyed by me and my Prince posting every single day now. I have like posted 4-5 videos, photos ect of Prince a day. Hardly get any comments or likes on them, but then again not many Prince fans on my Facebook. They must be very annoyed by me by now! But my mother is the greatest she even bought some lavender flower seeds for me yesterday for me to grow a lavender flower for Prince in the garden.
A little thing but I hadn´t even thought about that, found that so sweet. Sometimes its your closest ones who care how you feel when your favourite musician dies. She was also the one who called me up saying Prince had died and I thought it was a joke until I saw it was true on the news. | |
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I met hubby after my Prince obsession had dwindled to mere desire in 2001. But hubby saw me dance to Prince's music and knew that I entered another world when Prince's music played. Hubby would say that The Most Beautiful Girl in the World song was made for our daughter and me. So when I told him the news he knew how deeply I hurt; He also considered Prince the best guitarist in history so he's enjoying watching Prince's skills on YouTube as I mourn. Hubby was a Deadhead and I was a R&B/Rap/Soul when we met but developed an appreciation for Prince through him. I feel sad for anyone who doesn't have a supportive spouse for despite my supportive hubby I'm still super sad that many former friends who enjoyed Prince with me are no longer part of my life. I guess that's why Prince recently advised, "Make friends 4life" | |
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Thizz said: Nobody else should tell you how to feel or dictate how you feel
However . . as women you take on the role of emotional leadership in a relationship. Whether you like it or not your emotion sets the tone for you and your partner. So an extended
You're going to need to communicate with your significant other that you are grieving, explain how much Prince and his work meant to you. Assure your partner that you will be getting over it eventually but for now you just don't know how to take it
Music we listen to plays such a huge role in our life, losing someone you've been listening to and truly admiring for decades can be just as hard as losing a family member. What if your parent or family member had died. Would this be the type of reaction you would expect from your partner?
Really what I'm reading in this thread is unacceptable
Agreed....well put beautifully explained ... : ) Smiling Makes Joy Come Alive........and Joy can never die .........  | |
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