Always learning
Posted on June 12th, 2012
In the last week, I’ve learned that my husband has near-expert knowledge on Russian-made tanks, the geopolitical ramifications of the Six Day War, and chess strategy. I knew he was a good chess player, but he’s been spouting off about this defense and that maneuver and I don’t even know what. Apparently when he lived in [certain port town] in [time during Cold War] he played chess with Russian sailors. I had no idea.
It’s crazy amazing you can be married to a guy for almost twenty years and still be surprised!
Update: And I’m still surprised. He sent me an email this morning saying:
“I was referring to the Yom Kippur War of 1973, not the Six Day War of 1967. I’m glad I can still surprise you.”
Yup.
Categories: Epiphanies
My grandparents were together 40 years before they discovered by accident one liked warm soft toast & the other cool hard toast. All that time they had taken special care making each other toast “just right” which was actually the opposite of how the other would have wanted it, even putting up with having the “wrong toast” themselves when necessary to make sure the other got the “right toast”.
On the plus side, it just goes to show there’s no need to get “bored of the relationship”, if you work at it you will always find new things in/about the other person.
That is a cute story! We have a similar story about underwear folding, but it isn’t nearly as sweet. (I folded underwear for 15 years before my husband finally said, “Why are you folding underwear?” and I said, “Because you said you wanted it folded.” “I never said that!” “OK! I won’t fold it anymore.” And there we are.)