March 13
Advice for the young man
My funny, funny wife corrected me at the checkout line in the store tonight. Topic is unimportant.
I looked at the fresh-faced, young box boy and said, "For the first time in our marriage, I was wrong."
My beautiful wife laughed uproariously. The slightly older checker said, "looks like you were wrong for the second time."
The box boy's expression changed not a whit during the entire exchange.
Now, upon reflection, I have some advice for the lad:
To the young man and the philosopher, right and wrong are binary - black and white.
To the married man and the marriage counselor, right and wrong are a continuum - an infinite number of shades of gray to be monitored and managed carefully.
Most men come to understand this truth sooner or later - at the cost more or less pain. If by posting this here I can help just one lad avoid even a elbow in the solar plexus (figurative or real), I'll be happy.
(A public service announcement from the management.)
I looked at the fresh-faced, young box boy and said, "For the first time in our marriage, I was wrong."
My beautiful wife laughed uproariously. The slightly older checker said, "looks like you were wrong for the second time."
The box boy's expression changed not a whit during the entire exchange.
Now, upon reflection, I have some advice for the lad:
To the young man and the philosopher, right and wrong are binary - black and white.
To the married man and the marriage counselor, right and wrong are a continuum - an infinite number of shades of gray to be monitored and managed carefully.
Most men come to understand this truth sooner or later - at the cost more or less pain. If by posting this here I can help just one lad avoid even a elbow in the solar plexus (figurative or real), I'll be happy.
(A public service announcement from the management.)
Posted by Sally | March 15 | 13:12:44