I must preface this with the disclaimer that I AM NOT A LICENSED THERAPIST-- just an old married lady who has broken a few lamps and screamed at my husband till I lost my voice- who has come to the realization that ANGER in a marriage is NEVER the best way to communicate. The result from said behavior will only do one thing- necessitate a trip to Home Goods to buy another lamp, hanging your head … [Read more...]
You find a receipt for condoms in your car trunk- what is the first thing you do?
I have to admit it my husband is sloppy. He's not calculating, he doesn't know how to lie or hide things from me, which is why I rarely feel the need to rifle through his pockets or wallet. Oh yeah and the fact that anytime he scrawls a number on a paper he leaves it in plain site where he knows I will see it. The man just would be no good at carrying on an affair- I've established that fact- but … [Read more...]
The Case for Procreation, or Why Having Kids Keeps Me Married
I have to be honest; I look at couples who have managed to stay married sans kids and am mystified by what keeps them bound in matrimony. Not that I'm in any way implying that a couple should or could not get married if they don't intend to have kids. Rather, my amazement is at their ability to remain so devoted to each other and their union without that shared common thread that's the proverbial … [Read more...]