Hello Leslie,

To answer your question... I think husbands will always be a little jealous
of a man who could have any woman he wants. The fact that Sting has talent,
good looks, a huge bank account & has the ability to make women swoon, doesn't
help the situation. Our husbands may feel a bit intimidated by him and
celebrities like him. Of course... that's just my opinion.

In my case, my husband, who has always been very tolerant of my passion for
Sting and a few other musicians, and who has purchased more concert tickets for
me than I care to count, finally drew the line this past weekend when we went
to see Daryl Hall & John Oates. I love Hall & Oates music, but I have had a
little crush on Daryl for many years. To make a long story short... I ran into
a friend of mine at the concert who had one extra wristband for the backstage
Meet & Greet. She offered the wristband to me so that I could finally have a
chance to meet Daryl Hall and obtain an autograph. However... my husband told
me that he didn't want me to go. He said that he really didn't mind the fact
that he had to wait alone for me to return, but he didn't like the idea that his
wife would be in the company of her crush without him along to make sure
everything remained innocent (as if Daryl would have even given me a second
look).

Of course, I didn't go to the Meet & Greet, but I did question my husband
about it later. I also reminded him that the chance that Daryl would have been
interested in me was so slim that it was laughable, and, even if he had been, my
marriage of 14 years was much too important for me to toss out the door for
the sake of a one-night-stand. What I thought it came down to was the fact that
my husband should have trusted me enough to know nothing would have gotten
out of hand, but instead he admitted to me was that he felt as if his own
insecurities were being tested, and he was worried that Daryl had the ability to
persuade me to be unfaithful if that was something he wanted to do. I guess men
just feel naturally intimidated by someone who has the type of status that
Sting (or in my case, Daryl Hall) has.

Anyway... I hope my explanation is helpful.

Sting Fan Forever,
Cookie
There is a ton of junk mail I see...refinancing, debt consolidation,
blah blah blah - yuk!
Anyway, I just wanted to ask any women in the group: Does your
husband or significant other feel jealous about you being such a fan
of Sting? The reason I ask is that I'm in the running to possibly
get a media pass to be able to take photos backstage (wouldn't that
be wild?!) AND when I told my husband about it, he said it made him
feel lousy. I wouldn't be back there the whole time and he'd be in
the seats with a couple of friends of ours...I can see his point to
an extent but it's frustrating.
When I told him about the concert, he asked if I even wanted him to
go...a friend of mine said the same thing about her husband but
sounds like it was more of a fun, teasing kind of thing...I wish my
husband would react that way. I don't think I'm a nutbar for
wanting to try to meet him and get some good photos...I'm not a
stalker after all!
Just wanted to throw that question (and more!) out there.
Take care, all,
Leslie


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