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JetmamaDiDi · 8/29/2014 1:31 pm

april6263 wrote:
JetmamaDiDi wrote:
april6263 wrote:

she seemed to want the focus to be about his journey through out the whole season ....and he kept saying it was all about her and her journey

Val said it best when he talked about "her selfless effort" to get him to know what it felt like to win. I think Val keeps Maks focused. Both of them are pretty introspective.
yeah i think your right they seem so kind of balance each other out as brothers

I remember Val called himself the dwts therapist in some interview clip!!! Hope he is applying his therapy skills to his #1 Bro regarding Meryl!!!! LOL

annieahoy · 8/29/2014 1:32 pm

april6263 wrote:
JetmamaDiDi wrote:
CEK40 wrote:

I agree with you tango...I guess I find it hard to understand, but yet do understand in a way why and how two people that I personally feel are right for each other and with all the little indications between the two of them from at least Week 3 of DWTS most likely feel the same way...can and do keep such a distance in public, is it fear of the unknown because both of their lives are on totally different paths than they have ever know (Meryl not competing, Charlie getting married, their Ice Dance future kinda up in the air, college...and Maks not competing on DWTS, trying a new career, acting, changing management companies, new dance studios and both not getting any younger)...Is it all of that, could it be the commitments that Meryl has, she must keep a low profile as far as who she associates with and confirm all her doings with her management and PR people...especially with all the rumors that swirl around Maks every day...I just feel that somewhere deep inside both of them they want to express how they feel...(Maks as basically said that and Meryl has never actually denied it) to the world...If anything is a true sign of how they feel one only needs to watch them when the camera is not just on them but even when they are really not on camera...that should tell you!!!
I have not idea if any of that makes any sense but there it is....

Good Saturday morning all! Hope you all are going to have a great Labor Day weekend1

Sorry I missed you last nite. We ended up going out to dinner with some friends we hadn't seen in a while--fairly impromptu thing. Ended up trying to watch a movie at their house afterwards but they are as technologically challenged as the rest of us--HAHA!! It was hilarious actually--couldn't get the DVD to load so we just drank wine instead!! LOL In all fairness, tho, they had changed out some boards in the TV recently which presumably caused the problem. Just had fun teasing them about it--and it's so me to not be able to operated the DVD player!! Grandkids are old enough to do it for me now!! LOL

Anyway--on the MnM comments, CEK, I think you expressed what we all think and feel very well!!! Makes perfect sense to me!! It is in fact frustrating for all of us not to know what is going on with them (are we just nosy losers or what?!! HAHA). Truly we have no right to know anything they don't want us to know but somehow we think we should be privy to their lives!!!! LOL Social media has in large part created this expectation, so logically people think that they should put stuff out there to assuage our curiosity. So it is, I suppose, a dichotomy for them as well as for us.

I believe they are together more often than they let us know, that they are in close contact daily, and that they are trying to figure out where they are going and how they are going to get there. So tactically I think they are flying below the radar as much as is humanly possible to reduce expectation and curiosity--while strategically working on where they are and where they are going long-term. Maks, being older and having had more female relationships (I assume), has a more defined understanding of what he wants in a soulmate--and knows he has found it. Meryl, otoh, had apparently a somewhat tenuous relationship for the 3 years prior to meeting Maks, so she has more to sort out. I doubt she had any expectation that in 3 mos. she would be in love with a guy who wanted to get married NOW! She is also more cautious by nature, so I think they both want to have it worked through as much as possible before their break-out announcement or photo together somewhere. I don't think either of them wants to come out and not be certain where they are going together. I think it was a bit into the relationship before Maks and Kate Upton were even seen together--and I don't know that folks were even speculating on who he was dating then.

In short, I think it will all come together and come out eventually--but we, being not so patient in this arena, tend to question "whatever it is they have" that they want to be "off cameras."

Meanwhile, everyone will certainly need to attend your Snooping and Reporting Maksology class since we are not getting any real clues!!! Might have to create our own!!!! At least we have done a lot of advanced planning (of the wedding and kids' names, etc.) for them--SHOULD they decide to take advantage of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Message Board and Counseling Service!!! LOL
LOL...loved everything you said and i think your right about that....just read the article cek posted the link too about raising pro athletes and the part from Meryl's mom was very interesting...she said it's been hard on Meryl going from super structured to more relaxed and she also said at one point that Clayton had more real life experience than Meryl because skaters live in a more (don't remember her word) but protceted enviornment...that makes alot of sense and would explain why she needs time to adjust...and I think Maks understands that and is trying to protect her from the press by making himself their target..to give her that room she needs to adjust

Where is this article that CEK posted?When I read the above paragraph, starting with "Meanwhile, everyone will certainly need to attend your Snooping and Reporting Maxology class. . . I came unglued LAUGHING and am still at it!!!!!!!!! There is so much truth here, and yet it struck me as funny!! Maybe we need to add "Maksology Psychology 101"

april6263 · 8/29/2014 1:33 pm

annieahoy wrote:
annieahoy wrote:
Okay, question #2. Forgive my ignorance, but I grew up (well, from 6 months to 9 years) almost in Mexico, just a few miles north of the Rio Grande River, right next door to McAllen, TX. So.......... my experience with Latin Dances was that you danced them to LATIN music -- imagine that? The FIRST time I saw them danced to just any ole thing was on DWTS. What gives?
Didn't get an answer, so am re-posting in case everyone missed it.

I agree with you about the music!!LOL ...it seems like sometimes the pros get to pic and sometimes they are just given music from TPTB

april6263 · 8/29/2014 1:36 pm

LuvSeason18 wrote:
Schedule according to tumblr.
[quote888]Meryl:
Sept 26 Special Olympics Opening (Ann Arbor)
Oct 4 Carnival on Ice (Japan) (Have not confirmed)
Nov 2 Golden Moments Charity Skating Event(San Jose)
Nov 27 Detroit Thanksgiving Parade
Nov 29 Galleria Dallas Macy’s Tree Lighting
Dec 13 Progressive Skating and…[/quote888]

There IS a DWM show going on Sept. 13 and 20 in the same theater where Sway was performed (I keep saying this but I never see it added): No idea whether Maks will be there but I would think he would at least be around to show support for his students, who will be performing.[/quote888]

hmmmm...well according to this list she is free on sept 10th...isn't that when Maks, Val and Tony are sopposed to be appearing at the grand opening of DWM Sherman Oaks????.......Hmmmmmm[/quote888]

JetmamaDiDi · 8/29/2014 1:37 pm

april6263 wrote:
JetmamaDiDi wrote:
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hey just wondering....does anyone know about the DWTS contracts??? i remember hearing somewhere...don't remember where...back about midway through the season when people were really starting to talk about the MNM chemistry that someone said that there was a clause that said as long as they were connected to their current season that the pro's were not allowed to date the stars....well if that is true it could explain some of it...James and Peta could date openly because their connection to season 18 ended after the finale, but as reigning champs MNM's connection to season 18 won't end until the finale of season 19 when the new champs are crowned....so wouldn't be allowed to date yet...at least not publically......what do you guys think??????

Entirely possible, April!!! If that is the case, can we just skip season 19??!!! HAHA And personally I think they may have broken that clause of the contract long ago!! LOL
oh i think if it exists it's kind of like one of those "don't ask don't tell" things....kind of like this is the rule but as long as you don't openly acknowlege it we don't care what you do...LOL....if thats the case though we may see more of a public acknowlegement once the new winners are crowned!!

We are gonna HOPE so, aren't we?!!! If we could just skip this season, maybe we could get them to push the timetable ahead!!! LOL

JetmamaDiDi · 8/29/2014 1:39 pm

april6263 wrote:
JetmamaDiDi wrote:
april6263 wrote:

LOL..yeah i saw that No Dating Your Teacher video too...it was hilarious!!LOL they had that girl so flustered!! and yeah it was more tongue in cheek....and i agree about it being commonly known that several of them have hooked up over the years...don't remember where i had heard that at...but kind of was wondering if it was one of those things where...ummm...the rules is there but kind of we don't care what your really doing just don't acknowlege it type of thing....do you know if the other couples that hooked up acknowledged it during their seasons or just claimed to be friends until their season ended??

It is more likely be something with the skating or Olympic people, don't you think? Not that you cannot date, but perhaps what you do in public??? Seems too restrictive even so.
did you read the article Cek posted the link to a few pages back about raising elite athletes...Meryl's mom was interviewed...if you go to pag 2 of the interview there's a section done on an interview with Meryl's mom...it's short but very interesting and some of the things she said about Meryl make some of this make a bit more sense

Guess I missed that one. Do you know what page it was on?? I personally think Meryl was quite naive prior to meeting up with Maks....just had that freshness about her. I think she found---and enjoyed---her "dirty place"!!!! LOL

JetmamaDiDi · 8/29/2014 1:43 pm

april6263 wrote:
JetmamaDiDi wrote:
april6263 wrote:

well she has been tweeting the back to college stuff...but didn't she or charlie say they were doing that online????

Could just be a cover up......the back to school smoke screen. Thot they are both online but who knows??
LOL...yeah i think they would have to do onlline...to be able to keep up with skating stuff

Plus at their point in life (late 20's) and with their personal lives, there is no real reason to commit to on campus presence now that it is possible to take classes online. Having to go to class is sooooo boring and full of time OUT of class that it is a waste of time for them, as I see it---or at least not a particularly useful way to do it, especially when many upper division classes are at nite because many can apply to a post graduate program that working people need to take. I doubt they really need the on campus experience at this stage in their lives. Kinda past that!!

april6263 · 8/29/2014 1:43 pm

JetmamaDiDi wrote:
april6263 wrote:
JetmamaDiDi wrote:

Anyone else think LG has been uncharacteristically quiet on MC of late? Did he ditch her or is she just layin' low?? Gotta wonder.....
now that you mention it her Maks tweets have slowed down...wonder if his new agent is behind that???

Was hopin' perhaps it was a clue he and Meryl might be preoccupied!!! LOL

OHHHH...LOL...i like your theory!!!!!!LOL

JetmamaDiDi · 8/29/2014 1:44 pm

annieahoy wrote:
april6263 wrote:
JetmamaDiDi wrote:

Good Saturday morning all! Hope you all are going to have a great Labor Day weekend1

Sorry I missed you last nite. We ended up going out to dinner with some friends we hadn't seen in a while--fairly impromptu thing. Ended up trying to watch a movie at their house afterwards but they are as technologically challenged as the rest of us--HAHA!! It was hilarious actually--couldn't get the DVD to load so we just drank wine instead!! LOL In all fairness, tho, they had changed out some boards in the TV recently which presumably caused the problem. Just had fun teasing them about it--and it's so me to not be able to operated the DVD player!! Grandkids are old enough to do it for me now!! LOL

Anyway--on the MnM comments, CEK, I think you expressed what we all think and feel very well!!! Makes perfect sense to me!! It is in fact frustrating for all of us not to know what is going on with them (are we just nosy losers or what?!! HAHA). Truly we have no right to know anything they don't want us to know but somehow we think we should be privy to their lives!!!! LOL Social media has in large part created this expectation, so logically people think that they should put stuff out there to assuage our curiosity. So it is, I suppose, a dichotomy for them as well as for us.

I believe they are together more often than they let us know, that they are in close contact daily, and that they are trying to figure out where they are going and how they are going to get there. So tactically I think they are flying below the radar as much as is humanly possible to reduce expectation and curiosity--while strategically working on where they are and where they are going long-term. Maks, being older and having had more female relationships (I assume), has a more defined understanding of what he wants in a soulmate--and knows he has found it. Meryl, otoh, had apparently a somewhat tenuous relationship for the 3 years prior to meeting Maks, so she has more to sort out. I doubt she had any expectation that in 3 mos. she would be in love with a guy who wanted to get married NOW! She is also more cautious by nature, so I think they both want to have it worked through as much as possible before their break-out announcement or photo together somewhere. I don't think either of them wants to come out and not be certain where they are going together. I think it was a bit into the relationship before Maks and Kate Upton were even seen together--and I don't know that folks were even speculating on who he was dating then.

In short, I think it will all come together and come out eventually--but we, being not so patient in this arena, tend to question "whatever it is they have" that they want to be "off cameras."

Meanwhile, everyone will certainly need to attend your Snooping and Reporting Maksology class since we are not getting any real clues!!! Might have to create our own!!!! At least we have done a lot of advanced planning (of the wedding and kids' names, etc.) for them--SHOULD they decide to take advantage of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Message Board and Counseling Service!!! LOL
LOL...loved everything you said and i think your right about that....just read the article cek posted the link too about raising pro athletes and the part from Meryl's mom was very interesting...she said it's been hard on Meryl going from super structured to more relaxed and she also said at one point that Clayton had more real life experience than Meryl because skaters live in a more (don't remember her word) but protceted enviornment...that makes alot of sense and would explain why she needs time to adjust...and I think Maks understands that and is trying to protect her from the press by making himself their target..to give her that room she needs to adjust
Where is this article that CEK posted?When I read the above paragraph, starting with "Meanwhile, everyone will certainly need to attend your Snooping and Reporting Maxology class. . . I came unglued LAUGHING and am still at it!!!!!!!!! There is so much truth here, and yet it struck me as funny!! Maybe we need to add "Maksology Psychology 101"

We need to get Val over here to at least assist with Maksology Psychology 101!!! LOL

april6263 · 8/29/2014 1:45 pm

JetmamaDiDi wrote:
april6263 wrote:
JetmamaDiDi wrote:

Val said it best when he talked about "her selfless effort" to get him to know what it felt like to win. I think Val keeps Maks focused. Both of them are pretty introspective.
yeah i think your right they seem so kind of balance each other out as brothers

I remember Val called himself the dwts therapist in some interview clip!!! Hope he is applying his therapy skills to his #1 Bro regarding Meryl!!!! LOL

LOL...yeah exactly!!!