I don't like it when people make fun of me. I'm supposed to make fun of people, not the other way around. Especially in our marriage.
I see myself as the "fun" spouse -- the one that makes jokes and has a good time and says things like "Let's use our tax refund to plan a trip to Florida for next Christmas."
Sweetie, on the other hand, is the "serious" spouse -- the one that doesn't get my jokes even though they are hilarious, the one who makes sure that we have vegetables at meals, and says things like "Maybe you shouldn't have booked a discount package that we can't get a refund on when you realize that you've planned a trip that includes twin 1-year-olds who are not likely to have a good time at Disneyworld."
Sweetie also says things like "I can't believe it cost an extra $1,000 to switch those tickets." See? Serious spouse. She also believes that bills are to be paid on time and so she handles the finances. I am so out of touch with our finances that I have to ask the bank teller what my account number is. But that's because I'm the fun spouse.
So as the "fun" spouse, I am the one who makes jokes at other people's expense. That's why I did not appreciate this actual conversation Sweetie and I had the other night, a conversation that we had during the babies' bathtime, which is the only time that we get uninterrupted conversation time in our house anymore. (I'm using "uninterrupted" very loosely. We are not interrupted by actual words. While there are a variety of other things going on, we have learned to just keep talking through the splashing, the throwing the Ernie-Squirt-Toy at the other twin, the attempts to eat shampoo bubbles, the standing-up-to-climb-out-too-early, the drinking-the-bath-water-by-putting-your-face-into-it, and all the other things 17-month-old twin boys do in the tub that do not involve actually getting clean. We just keep talking and occasionally break up fights.)
Anyway, here's the actual conversation where Sweetie overstepped her bounds as the "serious" spouse. If she does this again, I'm liable to try balancing the checkbook.
Sweetie: I bought the DVD "Michael Clayton." You'll like that, won't you?
Me: I don't think so. I don't even like the title. It sounds boring.
Sweetie: What do you mean, it sounds boring?
Me: Titles that are names sound like true-life or biographies. They sound boring. 'Michael Clayton' sounds like it's about some guy that discovered something. All name titles are about true life people. Like "Ray." True life. Movies named after names are about true life people.
Sweetie: What about 'Pinocchio?'
I see myself as the "fun" spouse -- the one that makes jokes and has a good time and says things like "Let's use our tax refund to plan a trip to Florida for next Christmas."
Sweetie, on the other hand, is the "serious" spouse -- the one that doesn't get my jokes even though they are hilarious, the one who makes sure that we have vegetables at meals, and says things like "Maybe you shouldn't have booked a discount package that we can't get a refund on when you realize that you've planned a trip that includes twin 1-year-olds who are not likely to have a good time at Disneyworld."
Sweetie also says things like "I can't believe it cost an extra $1,000 to switch those tickets." See? Serious spouse. She also believes that bills are to be paid on time and so she handles the finances. I am so out of touch with our finances that I have to ask the bank teller what my account number is. But that's because I'm the fun spouse.
So as the "fun" spouse, I am the one who makes jokes at other people's expense. That's why I did not appreciate this actual conversation Sweetie and I had the other night, a conversation that we had during the babies' bathtime, which is the only time that we get uninterrupted conversation time in our house anymore. (I'm using "uninterrupted" very loosely. We are not interrupted by actual words. While there are a variety of other things going on, we have learned to just keep talking through the splashing, the throwing the Ernie-Squirt-Toy at the other twin, the attempts to eat shampoo bubbles, the standing-up-to-climb-out-too-early, the drinking-the-bath-water-by-putting-your-face-into-it, and all the other things 17-month-old twin boys do in the tub that do not involve actually getting clean. We just keep talking and occasionally break up fights.)
Anyway, here's the actual conversation where Sweetie overstepped her bounds as the "serious" spouse. If she does this again, I'm liable to try balancing the checkbook.
Sweetie: I bought the DVD "Michael Clayton." You'll like that, won't you?
Me: I don't think so. I don't even like the title. It sounds boring.
Sweetie: What do you mean, it sounds boring?
Me: Titles that are names sound like true-life or biographies. They sound boring. 'Michael Clayton' sounds like it's about some guy that discovered something. All name titles are about true life people. Like "Ray." True life. Movies named after names are about true life people.
Sweetie: What about 'Pinocchio?'
1 comments:
Hmmmm...the Fun Spouse. I like that. I think I'll claim that title.
I frequently reference your mention of the law that says only one Parent can be upset and emotional at a time to my wife.
We've actually ended arguments with a laugh at that statement.
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