Marriage
and Shopping
During our first year, we learned to bend to each others' idiosyncracies
for the sake of our marriage. We learned to lower our pride and
accept the slings and arrows we hurled at each other. We
learned to respect our differences. And we learned not to go shopping
together.
It's true! Like most women my wife loves
to shop and could spend the whole day trying on makeup, bags, and
other "girly" things. Me? I go for the electronics, the
trade magazines ... the "guy" things. Whoever said true
love meant spending every moment with each other was probably never
married. When I shop it's a planned mission --- I know my target,
I know my budget --- zip! bang! I'm done! My wife?
She absorbs the moment. And if you know anything about osmosis,
that takes a very long time. We would get into fights because of
the ridiculousness of waiting hours at the mall. The fighting stopped
when I let her shop on her own. And when it comes to sports and
music, she leaves me alone. We've learned to give each other space.
Our kids are grown up. And our marriage is still
going strong. I have different sets of friends for different stages
of my life. But she has always been and remains my best friend.
America has a new chief with a different direction.
Sadly,. there is no honeymoon stage for this tumultuous marriage.
But the sooner we realize that we're in this together, and learn
to humble ourselves and respect each others' differences, the better
for all of us. TGIF people and, to my wife, Happy Anniversary!
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Wisdom
from Tom of Pasadena, CA
A
hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he is right.
Thanks to
this week's winners:
Tom of Pasadena, Don of Kelowna, Mike of New York, Charlie of
New Jersey, Rodney of Manitoba and Chuck of Whittier
Leadership is taking responsibilty
while others are making excuses.
--- John Maxwell
If you want to go quickly, go
alone.
If you want to go far, go together.
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