The Secret To A Long Happy Marriage.
When my grandfather and grandmother celebrated their 50th anniversary I asked the old man what the secret was. He said:
I did not know your grandmother when we got married and after the wedding we had to return 50 km to the farm on a donkey cart. We were strangers to each other and did not have much to talk about. About 10 km from town the donkey stumbled and fell down. I got off the cart, helped the donkey to get to his feet, then grabbed the donkey by his ears, looked him in the eyes and said: “That was your first chance.”
Hours later, deep into the night and about 10 km from home the donkey stumbled and fell again. Again I got off the cart, shot the donkey, helped my new wife off the donkey cart, took her suitcase and started walking.
After walking for about 5 km – now only five km from home – your grandmother spoke her first words to me and said: “Did you have to shoot that poor donkey? We could have been home now.”
I put her suitcase on the ground and stood in front of her, looked her straight in the eyes and said: “That is your first chance.”
Believe me son, I never had shit again.
I wonder if a strategy like that will work today.
Enjoy the day and please don’t shoot any donkeys.
Comments (39)
return flight back home.....
that's a good one
but I don't think it will work now
any ways I enjoyed that one you take care my friend
and have a good one
baby.....if i accept that...i surely need,an
entry in a mental asylum.....goodbye darling
Harmonious thread
hi honey
Great joke!
When Art Linkletter was about 70 years old and married to the same woman for 50+ years, he was interviewed and asked what his secret was to a long and happy marriage. He said, I let her do the talking and I do what I am told!
Hey, can't beat success.
Hello!
Hmm, so we are no closer to the secret.
Welcome to my blog. I'm glad you enjoy it.
Modern philosophy suggest that a man's vocabulary at home should me limited to "Yes Dear" and its derivatives. I'm told it works.
Is he such a bad guy? I don't know much about foreign politics.
But I do believe our president runs that same risk. He is so dense he failed his blood test.
Glad you liked it.
I guess honeymoons were a bit different those days.
I guess a good understanding of cause and effect is beneficial to a long relationship.
I will try to my BF tomorrow...
Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind...always a woman
Pray to God that women here won't kill me.
Sure, we all wonder what really happened that night but we will never know. Although I have a very good idea.
But whatever the truth is, my grandfather may not have survived it, if only half the story was true.
Methinks they got tired and stopped to rest a while and just maybe she had a blanket in her luggage.
Possible that they all have access to the secret files. Has any previous president ever divorced?
I wonder?
If I would have known it was just that easy to keep a long, happy, and successful relationship.
there is a fix for everything.
A recipe? Pick the right person after knowing them very well for a long time, someone with similar interests and lifestyle and who is willing to put as much into the relationship as yourself.
There is a reason why I didn't marry anyone yet.
I cannot fault your reasoning. I think that is the only way.
If she did that I would not have been here today. Have a heart.
Very funny and very appropriate. That is about what my grandfather could have expected had he tried it.