A Good Husband
Marriage Advice From A Man
The Little Things in Marriage
Author: Cory H.5 Jan
The following is a conversation that I had with my wife:
Wife: You have more hair.
Me: Of course I do.
Wife: No, I mean you have more hair on your back and shoulders.
Me: Well, yeah. I’m getting older.
Wife: What do you mean?
Me: I mean, when guys get older, they grow more hair in parts other than their head. It happens to all guys.
Wife: Eeww! Really?
Me: Yeah.
Wife: That’s…I don’t know how I feel about that.
Me: Well, hopefully you like it, because it’s only going to get worse as I get older.
Wife: …
Me: Your dad is probably getting more hairy.
Wife: Ew! Ew! Ew! (runs away into the other room)
Me: Chuckles. Stops and looks at back in the mirror.
Every marriage has their little things that make life interesting. They’re the odd conversations you have where you learn something surprising about your partner. The time when you see your spouse display a heretofore unknown talent for drawing after knowing them for three years. Those little things stick in your memory and make you smile when you remember them, even years later.
It’s these little things that make the best friends and the best lovers. Those little things are the little stitches, the tiny drops of glue that form the bond between you and your partner. Love can last a lifetime. You just have to fill it with those little things that make you laugh.
What are the little things in your marriage that make you laugh?
10 Responses for "The Little Things in Marriage"
When I went to get a haircut recently, I told my little one (19 months old) “hair.” He pointed to my head. And then he moved his hands to my ears. I think he was trying to tell me something!
I seriously hope I don’t get hairier as I age. There’s a reason my oldest son’s nickname is “Ewok.” When my wife was pregnant with him, we joked about how he’d look like me. We chuckled that he’s emerge with so much hair that he’d look like an Ewok.
Then again, I’m not sure if I like the prospect of having *less* hair as I age either. My wife insists that my hair line is retreating. It would be just my luck to look like a Wookie all over except for the top of my head.
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We love to watch our wedding video and laugh at all the funny moments. We also love to watch sports together or sit and talk to each other without distractions. It’s bliss. The small things really do matter. Thanks for sharing. I have to agree with Liss, body hair really is freaky! LOL.
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You guys are too funny.
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“The time when you see your spouse display a heretofore unknown talent for drawing after knowing them for three years.”
Volleyball! I had no idea how good he is. He OWNS a volleyball court. He’s just uberconfident and I want to jump all over him. He hasn’t played in a decade and I think he was afraid that he would suck after all these years, but now he is excited to play.
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@hayden I also own a volleyball court. I love it.
@techdad, you better face it, you’ll get hairier. Men do.
@tiffanym - I sincerely hope that you don’t make other people watch your wedding video. The only people I’ve ever met that liked their wedding videos were the couple who got married. Thanks for commenting!
I know exactly what you mean! Some things we find out are really cool, and some are kind of bizarre… but endearing nonetheless.
I was surprised and delighted to find out, after years of marriage, that my wife is very graceful when dancing ballet. Not that she does so on stage, but in impromptu moves in the kitchen, just for my benefit. It’s amazing to see her pirouette and jete to the refrigerator to fetch milk.
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I like the little phrases and looks we have between us.
“You have no reason to believe…” really means “You have EVERY reason to believe…”
“Mommy and Daddy are talking about Christmas presents” really means “Mommy and Daddy are having sex”.
“Um, are you thirsty?” really means “Can you please get up and get me something to drink? Because I’M thirsty.”
You know what? I should be saving these for MY blog. ;-D
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You are cruel……and funny. Back wax is a total sign of love.
Oh, and I hate to break this to you, but women get hairier over time, too. In places you may least expect.
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Woohoo! Sorry lady, but here comes the fuzz. Thats classic. Surprising though that she was unawares of our increased manliness as we age.
I have had a slow yet consistant influx of fur as I age.
I’ll tell ya, it’s hard to shave your own back. I feel like an contortionist in a circus with my trimmer bending backwords. I had my Lilly do it once, but she was tramautized, well i was traumitized. My mom did itonce, but that was creepy. So I got the Mangrooomer at BedBathBeyond, good idea but its crap. The blades went compltely dull and unusable after three shaves.
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