Opinion / Makhox lebandla lakhe
Key to successful marriage
10 Jun 2011 at 08:37hrs | Views
Once I was asked by my Friend, "What is the secret behind your happy married life?"
I said, "You should share responsibilities with due love, and respect each other. Then absolutely there will be no problems."
He asked, "Can you explain?"
I said, "In my house, I take decisions on Bigger issues where as my wife decides on Smaller issues. We do not interfere in each other's decisions."
Still not convinced, Friend asked me "Give me some examples"
I said, "Smaller issues like how many kids to have, the neighbourhood to live, which car we should buy, how much amount to save, who, when & where to visit , which Sofa, air conditioner, refrigerator, monthly expenses, whether to keep a maid or not etc, etc, are decided by my wife. I just agree to it"
He asked, "Then what is your role?"
I said, "My decisions are only for very Big issues. Like whether America should attack Iran, whether Britain should lift sanctions over Zimbabwe, how to fully exploit Africa's economic & intellectual potential, whether Museveni & Obama should retire, whether Arsenal FC needs to buy new players or change their coach to improve their play etc, etc, and do you know one thing, my wife NEVER, EVER objects to any of these decisions"
I said, "You should share responsibilities with due love, and respect each other. Then absolutely there will be no problems."
He asked, "Can you explain?"
I said, "In my house, I take decisions on Bigger issues where as my wife decides on Smaller issues. We do not interfere in each other's decisions."
Still not convinced, Friend asked me "Give me some examples"
I said, "Smaller issues like how many kids to have, the neighbourhood to live, which car we should buy, how much amount to save, who, when & where to visit , which Sofa, air conditioner, refrigerator, monthly expenses, whether to keep a maid or not etc, etc, are decided by my wife. I just agree to it"
He asked, "Then what is your role?"
I said, "My decisions are only for very Big issues. Like whether America should attack Iran, whether Britain should lift sanctions over Zimbabwe, how to fully exploit Africa's economic & intellectual potential, whether Museveni & Obama should retire, whether Arsenal FC needs to buy new players or change their coach to improve their play etc, etc, and do you know one thing, my wife NEVER, EVER objects to any of these decisions"
Source - Makhox
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