Resurget_cineribus Member Username: Resurget_cineribus
Post Number: 16 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 11:03 am: | |
Do you think that the Detroit/Suburb relationship is in someways like a heated divorce battled - War of the Roses? Will we end up killing each other (economical as a region) because of our issues with each other? Wife (Detroit) Profile- -Wife who helped her husband (suburbs) make it big. (through man power, spin off city business, name recognition, businesses and services provide to those who live(ed) in the city but are based in the suburbs. -Bitter woman, because of all of the emotional, verbal abuse -Tired of custody battles- Water department, etc. -Suffers from a low self-esteem. -Single woman on a low-income trying to compensate for her lost. Husband (Suburban) Profile- -Believes he made it all by himself -Believes wife is nothing without him. -Blames her for all of her problems and his. -Claims wife (Detroit) is unfit to have the kids (City Assets) -Downs her whenever the opportunity presents itself -Praises her when it's beneficial -Talks down about her to all of his friends |
Umcs Member Username: Umcs
Post Number: 308 Registered: 06-2007
| Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 11:11 am: | |
Heh, rather biased divorce proceeding as phrased don't you think? |
Quinn Member Username: Quinn
Post Number: 1523 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 11:23 am: | |
Wow...kinda spot on actually. We're the abused house frau. Actually, because Metro Detroit can't up and move to, say, Chicago where it might be more happy, we're more like the conjoined twins who are getting a divorce. We'll always be together no matter what until we die. So we don't have a choice. We've got to make this relationship work.
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Gsgeorge Member Username: Gsgeorge
Post Number: 284 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 12:19 pm: | |
nice one Quinn. Resurget makes a good metaphor for our region. Great username too. |
Downtown_remix Member Username: Downtown_remix
Post Number: 524 Registered: 03-2007
| Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 1:05 pm: | |
the wife(DETROIT), although abused an battered is really a strong bitch. Her foundation is still pretty much in tact.She just completed rehab.(SUPERBOWL). She's off the hard drugs that helped her cope with lifes ups an downs. (She still smoke weed). Her breast are sagging and the face has seen better days, but she is lookin forward to her next facelift (2009 FINAL FOUR) so she can get more liposuction, and another face lift. She has had too many kids at her husbands request and gets no child support. Now husband aint doing as well as when he was with wifey. Hes lookin weak, loosing weight, and having some of the same health problems that have plaged his ex wife for decades. Now she's dating again. Has a great therapist. and cleaning house. She aint young, |
Downtown_remix Member Username: Downtown_remix
Post Number: 525 Registered: 03-2007
| Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 2:06 pm: | |
dont forget heart transplant (casinos) |
Matt_the_deuce Member Username: Matt_the_deuce
Post Number: 757 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 2:38 pm: | |
Clean Downtown Initiative is cleaning your puke right now. |
Gistok Member Username: Gistok
Post Number: 5567 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 3:59 pm: | |
Hey Matt, how's it going? Haven't seen you post in a while. Hope all's well... Detroitrulez, funny you should "bring that up"... I was just talking with Tony Pieroni on Monday (after I gave a theatre tour) about folks who contribute and don't contribute to the DetroitYES forum... and interestingly enough your name came up... |
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 364 Registered: 09-2007
| Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 8:17 pm: | |
This is a funny thread. In a colorful look at the sitiation, D_r gives the best overview. |
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo
Post Number: 534 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 - 8:50 pm: | |
Somebody has been watching too much We channel. |
Renfirst Member Username: Renfirst
Post Number: 71 Registered: 12-2006
| Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 1:02 am: | |
"How about a therapist?" Maybe they should go on that HBO show... Tell Me You Love Me... They'd blend well with all the dysfunctional toxic relationships on the show... |