I Deserve Nice Things

Someone said that to me - 'I deserve nice things.'. It's a very simple statement, and I truly believe it too. But does that happen often? It's that the-glass-is-half-full question I suppose. I bitch a lot about what I don't have, but when I remember to remember the other people who have less than me I cringe and say my thanks. My 40th birthday is next week, and I do truly feel that I deserve nice things. But the news I received last night wasn't nice - R has been offered a promotion in Dubai, which will bind him there for the next 4 years. And the past 3 has been very long for me. We need to talk about this, was all I could say.