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Romantic moment shattered
12-23-2009, 04:15 PM
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Romantic moment shattered
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.
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12-23-2009, 04:30 PM
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Yep...shattered hip...shattered romance...both pretty painful!
Sounds like y'all have a lot of fun together.
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12-23-2009, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Walt34
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.
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Well, since she broke the barrier, you could have replied, "So by going down you mean I am getting especially lucky tonight?"
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12-23-2009, 04:54 PM
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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).
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12-23-2009, 06:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 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.
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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.
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12-23-2009, 06:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 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.
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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.
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12-24-2009, 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by BunsGettingFirm
Well, since she broke the barrier, you could have replied, "So by going down you mean I am getting especially lucky tonight?"
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Tsk tsk....Even a Spaniard gets that one
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12-24-2009, 07:53 AM
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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
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12-24-2009, 10:21 AM
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Wow. The romance is gone. Next thing you know, you'll be belching and farting around each other.
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12-24-2009, 10:27 AM
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Then she said "If I go down you're going with me."
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"Going down" together is such fun.
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12-24-2009, 12:22 PM
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Wow. The romance is gone. Next thing you know, you'll be belching and farting around each other.
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Hells bells, dh2b and I were doing that the first week he moved in.
That's when we really knew it was "for real".
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12-25-2009, 07:51 AM
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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."
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12-25-2009, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Rich_in_Tampa
Boys, hold their hands when it's icy -- not for chivalry but for self defense.
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.... and while you are holding their hand they cannot spend any money
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