My husband likes to do things by halves

‘If you participated in Style by Jury, they would change a lot about you,’ my husband suddenly declared, while spreading his sandwich with a thick layer of peanut butter. ‘How’s that?’ ‘Well, look at your self!’ ‘Perhaps my hair,’ I agreed. He nodded enthusiastically. ‘And different clothes!’ But now his sudden interest in my looks…

When we left the city to move to the country my husband and I couldn’t agree on lots of things. One of them was what kind of lamps we should get. I wanted a beautiful chandelier I wanted beautiful chandeliers. My husband didn’t know what he wanted. But one thing he did know: no chandeliers….

It’s a wellknown fact: after Summer Vacation divorce rates go up. Apparently it can be quite stressful to have the love of your life around you all the time. It’s all very well to promise: ‘for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health,’ but no one said anything about…

I’m very low maintenance, you know!’ I like to tell my husband. ‘I don’t desire expensive holidays or expensive clothes. Just give me a Big Mac or two, or three, or maybe four, and I’m a happy woman.’ And to make sure he gets my drift, I add: ‘You are one lucky guy, having me…

According to my mom, and Dr. Laura, author of the book The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands,men are basically very easy to manage. Just throw enough sex and food their way, and they’re content. The first time my mother threw this advice at me I was a bit shocked. Mostly because it concerned Sex,…

For weeks I’ve been nagging my husband to mow the lawn. And today he finally did. But he’s doing it in his bathrobe… Oh well.