How to Stay Married
March 14th 2007 22:58
I received this email from one of my friends - read on...
A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years.They had shared everything. They had talked about everything.
They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.
For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but the day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.
In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside.
She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000.
He asked her about the contents. "When we were to be married," she said, "my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll."
The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.
"Honey," he said, "that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?"
"Oh," she said, "that's the money I made from selling the dolls."
Women will love this..
A Prayer.......
Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom to understand my man;
Love to forgive him; And Patience for his moods;
Because Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll beat him
to death. And I don't know how to crochet. Amen!
A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years.They had shared everything. They had talked about everything.
They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.
For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but the day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.
In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside.
She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000.
He asked her about the contents. "When we were to be married," she said, "my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll."
The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.
"Honey," he said, "that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?"
"Oh," she said, "that's the money I made from selling the dolls."
Women will love this..
A Prayer.......
Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom to understand my man;
Love to forgive him; And Patience for his moods;
Because Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll beat him
to death. And I don't know how to crochet. Amen!
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Comment by Wendi
On a serious note, I'd been discussing life matters with a married couple form whom I had the utmost respect. They were the essence of what marriage is meant to be. I asked the woman once how she did it, and her answer was one I'll never forget and wish I could pound into a few heads...
"Diplomacy. If you wouldn't have done it when you were first dating, don't start doing it once you're comfortable."
She told me she'd never heard her husband belch out loud, had never seen him blow his nose, and a few other private details. Because of this, she never lost her sense of romance for him, and vice versa.
It sounds like great advice... but just try putting that into practice!
I need to learn to crochet. *giggles*
Comment by Lilla
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Esoteric Bookshop
this is priceless, thank you so much for sharing it... Wow : $95,000 ...
((laughing loudly))
...this is really funny ..
Lilla ...
Comment by Candice
I love that one and had a great giggle over it. I'll try and remember this one to tell others - I'm useless at remembering jokes.
Comment by MelissaA
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Comment by Hope
Gifted Parenting
Freelance For Life
Wendi I saw a movie years ago where the character said the same thing. I've always remembered it and thought to myself that when I get married I'll follow that advice. But man, it's hard!