Lies Wives Believe

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Dana was talking the other day about how she and her husband have never fought — not once in their two year marriage. They may have had disagreements, but he has never raised his voice, nor have they ever been truly angry at each other.

Well, that might be Dana and her husband, but that’s certainly not me and mine.

I think some women go into marriage believing that once they say “I do” that all of their dreams are going to come true. Like saying those two little words is some magic formula for instant happiness. It’s not, and I sympathize with women who find themselves suddenly waking up next to a boy with bad morning breath, holey underwear, and cold feet. The man of their dreams leaves water stains on their new tables, food caking on the dishes, and only takes the garbage out after you’ve asked him three times.

I frankly could not believe what I had gotten myself into after three months of marriage. I’m not sure exactly WHAT I was expecting, but it wasn’t what I got. I cried, I’ll admit. I cried a lot. But we refused to give up. We went to church regularly. We prayed together. We made an effort to make the marriage work.

And it has.

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"What is it about our society and porn? Why do people need it?" my old high school peer wrote recently in her blog. "But we promote this don’t we? We buy the magazines, we watch the movies, we google them. What horrible people we are."

I was a bit stunned when I read this blog, not because of the subject but because of her second question: Why do people need it? And the answer is this: We DON’T need it.  Porn is an addiction that many men have that has ruined lives and marriages. And the sad thing is, WOMEN have told me, "Oh, it’s just a guy thing." No, no it’s not! I can’t stress that enough. This is NOT just some little habit that all men have.

I was highly disturbed when an old childhood friend came to see me and discussed her soon-to-be fiancee’s porn habits. I couldn’t believe how accepting she was about this sin!

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For some reason, guys always have a problem estimating how much time something will take and how much it will cost.

For example, a few months back I really wanted to purchase a Dell Netbook.  When I first told my wife about it, I told her that I thought it was only going to be $400.  When I sat down and started ordering it, it ballooned to over $500 when you counted getting the best features and taxes + shipping.

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Sometimes I just need a hug.

No words. No kisses. Just a great big, long-lasting hug.

Does anyone else ever have those days?

Recently, Superman and I have undertaken a HUGE endeavor: we are writing a fiction book. I’ve done most of the writing, which, he said, makes him feel like he isn’t contributing enough — but he is so wrong.

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Birth.  It’s a miraculous time—where a new life that’s been inside the mother makes an appearance in the wide world.  The miracle of life never gets old.  Each one of my children is precious beyond belief, and I wouldn’t trade them.

But if you asked me to sit down and watch a filming of the event, I’d pass.

To me, the birth process should be rated R or X, not something that is shown in TLC during primetime—over and over and over again.

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