Friday, November 04, 2005
On "Happily Ever After"
If I could state one thing I've learned about marriage, it's: expect less.
For example, when the wife and I were dating and I'd stay over at her place, she would give me one of her pillows. She had two. There were two of us. It was a nice -- but admittedly expected -- gesture. When we moved in and got married, I of course brought my pillow. What happened? You can already guess, I know you can: no second pillow for me.
That's right. Now that I was providing my own pillow, she kept both her pillows. So that extra pillow that had been mine when I slept in her bed was now off-limits . . . even though it was the same bed.
So, in short, what I'm stating is: Cinderella and the prince eventually get out of that carriage, plod their way up to the master bedroom, and fight over the pillows.
For example, when the wife and I were dating and I'd stay over at her place, she would give me one of her pillows. She had two. There were two of us. It was a nice -- but admittedly expected -- gesture. When we moved in and got married, I of course brought my pillow. What happened? You can already guess, I know you can: no second pillow for me.
That's right. Now that I was providing my own pillow, she kept both her pillows. So that extra pillow that had been mine when I slept in her bed was now off-limits . . . even though it was the same bed.
So, in short, what I'm stating is: Cinderella and the prince eventually get out of that carriage, plod their way up to the master bedroom, and fight over the pillows.
