Archive for January, 2009

How To Be Happily Married

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

I never really considered the prospect of being unhappily married, but now that I’ve seen my fill of Divorce Court-styled shows playing in the locker room of the gym I go to, I now see that misery in a marriage is a real thing.
So what is the formula to being happily married?
Seems to me, that [...]

Tag Team Back Again

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

One of the unspoken benefits of being married is that you always have a gossip partner. 24-7, 365, any given situation.
And if you’re lucky, the same social minutiae that you laugh at, your spouse finds equally hilarious.
One of the joys of being with my wife is being in a setting, be it grocery store, mall, [...]

Meet the Parents

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

The more time I spend with my wife, the more I realize that she is becoming my mother-in-law.
And that I am becoming her father-in-law.
Meet the parents. The people whose ideology, idiosyncrasies and insanity you will eventually inherit. Don’t try to fight it, you are already hardwired for everything you hated or mocked growing up.

A More Perfect Union

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Ideally, this would be a day for celebration and joyous reflection on how far we’ve come as a people. Instead, my wife and I have been sniping back on forth on a number of issues; political and personal. From etiquette when out-of-town guests are present, to the definitions of struggle in the face of black [...]

A Few Words From My Wife On Inauguration Weekend…

Friday, January 16th, 2009

And now, a few words from the love of my life that she’d like to share about this historic weekend.
Dear Family and Friends,

It read a quote that resonated with me several weeks ago. It said “If you haven’t got everything that you want, be thankful for the things that you don’t have that you [...]

Making Marriage History

Friday, January 16th, 2009

My wife and I are going to see Barack Obama downtown at the War Memorial tomorrow afternoon, which likely means we’ll be standing in sub-zero temperatures as early as noon. Needless to say, I’m enthusiastic about seeing our dear President, but less than excited about freezing.
Nevertheless, history calls.
And not just the history of Obama’s presidency, [...]

Inaugural Balls

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Having grown up in the DC-Metro area, I know what its like to be in a crowd on the Mall in Washington. I know what its like to feel trapped in a sea of breath, flesh and movement, all culminating in an experience that will instantaneously cause claustrophobia in anyone.
And none of this will even [...]

Sprinklers on Your Wedding Day Can Get You Paid

Friday, January 9th, 2009

This couple might just pull off a lawsuit about sprinklers going off on guests during their wedding day. And rightfully so, as the lasting memory should be about the lucky couple and not the guests running and ripping to avoid drenched outfits and hair.
“I can’t say it ruined my wedding. Nothing could have ruined my [...]

Find a Husband in 52 Weeks

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

That’s the endeavor of a New Jersey woman, who doesn’t hope to be married in a year, but at least hopes to have found her soulmate before 2010.
I’m mixed about this kind of project. She’s already gotten good publicity for the site being out there, which means that a lot of men will try to [...]

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