Romantic moment shattered

[Walt34]

This afternoon DW and I went out to do some last-minute Christmas shopping and decided to get lunch at a local restaurant. Walking across some treacherous-looking ice she grabbed my hand, I thought, for assurance and support in the event she slipped on the ice.

Then she said "If I go down you're going with me."

So much for chivalry and romance.

I guess that's what happens after 20+ years of marriage.

 

[bbbamI]

Yep...shattered hip...shattered romance...both pretty painful!

Sounds like y'all have a lot of fun together.

 

[BunsGettingFirm]

Then she said "If I go down you're going with me."

So much for chivalry and romance.

I guess that's what happens after 20+ years of marriage.

Well, since she broke the barrier, you could have replied, "So by going down you mean I am getting especially lucky tonight?"

 

[Caoineag]

I don't think that takes 20+ years of marriage because I remember pulling that stunt on my husband of a mere 2+ years. I suspect its more an illustration of the type of woman you married (since I am obviously the same type, I am voting for labelling it as practical).

 

[Rich_by_the_Bay]

This afternoon DW and I went out to do some last-minute Christmas shopping and decided to get lunch at a local restaurant. Walking across some treacherous-looking ice she grabbed my hand, I thought, for assurance and support in the event she slipped on the ice.

Then she said "If I go down you're going with me."

So much for chivalry and romance.

Could be worse: DW and I were walking an icy sidewalk in Wisconsin, DW loses balance; DW wildly swings arm in a futile effort to regain balance. DW's flailing fist squarely lands full force right on the family jewels.

I go to the ground in a heap. She falls on top of me, hysterical as I nearly vomit with that pain which only men really appreciate.

Boys, hold their hands when it's icy -- not for chivalry but for self defense.

 

[Amethyst]

This afternoon DW and I went out to do some last-minute Christmas shopping and decided to get lunch at a local restaurant. Walking across some treacherous-looking ice she grabbed my hand, I thought, for assurance and support in the event she slipped on the ice.

Then she said "If I go down you're going with me."

So much for chivalry and romance.

I guess that's what happens after 20+ years of marriage.

I might say something like that to my husband, and he might say, "I'll be sure to land on you, because you're softer than I am."

Amethyst.

 

[vicente solano]

Well, since she broke the barrier, you could have replied, "So by going down you mean I am getting especially lucky tonight?"

Tsk tsk....Even a Spaniard gets that one

 

[freebird5825]

The missing element here is the gentleman's coat spread out over the walking path of the lady, in the fashion of classic chivalry.
Tsk tsk tsk

 

[ziggy29]

Wow. The romance is gone. Next thing you know, you'll be belching and farting around each other.

 

[mickeyd]

Then she said "If I go down you're going with me."

"Going down" together is such fun.

 

[freebird5825]

Wow. The romance is gone. Next thing you know, you'll be belching and farting around each other.

Hells bells, dh2b and I were doing that the first week he moved in.
That's when we really knew it was "for real".

 

[BunsGettingFirm]

I see my oversight in leaving out the chivalrous act. You should immediately follow up the question with, "In that case, I wouldn't mind going down with you."

 

[Alan]

Boys, hold their hands when it's icy -- not for chivalry but for self defense.

.... and while you are holding their hand they cannot spend any money