MARRIAGE TO A-MUSE
Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution? –Groucho Marx
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My wife and I celebrated our 48th wedding anniversary yesterday. You may think that, unlike the 50th,Β a 48thΒ wedding anniversaryΒ isΒ noΒ big deal — and I wouldn’t disagree. But, beingΒ in need of an ideaΒ for thisΒ post, I wasn’t about to look a gift source in the mouth; thus, yesterday’s anniversary becameΒ my inspirationΒ to write about….divorce.
Ha ha — just kidding (my wifeΒ might kill me if I were serious). This post will, of course,Β be about MARRIAGE….a fate which, as fates go, beats being killed (almost) any day. Ha ha ha. Just kidding again!Β Lest there be any doubt concerningΒ my true feelings about marriage:
Yes, just as in the song,Β ask the local gentry, and they will say it’s elementary. But whyΒ stop withΒ the local gentry? I believe myΒ readers are nothing if not broad minded:
Marriage is the most licentious of human institutions — that is the secret of its popularity. –George Bernard Shaw
Getting married, like getting hanged, is a great deal less dreadful than it has been made out. –H. L. Mencken
It’s no disgrace for a woman to make a mistake in marrying — every woman does it.Β –Ed Howe
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. –Michel de Montaigne
Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes. –J. B. Priestley
When a man opens a car door for his wife, it’s either a new car or a new wife. –Prince Philip
Marriage is a feminine plot to add to a man’s responsibilities and subtract from his rights. –Evan Esar
Before marriage, a man declares he would lay down his life to serve you; after marriage, he won’t even lay down his paper to talk to you. –Helen Rowland
The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin. –Honore de Balzac
I haven’t spoken to my wife in years. I didn’t want to interrupt her. –Rodney Dangerfield
Ha ha ha ha….I mean, Yes, dear — I’m listening. Seriously.
painkills2 12:13 am on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
48 years is quite an accomplishment… for your wife. π
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mistermuse 4:20 am on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
No problem — she takes ‘painkillers.’ π
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Carmen 7:53 am on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
Congrats to both of you! π
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mistermuse 8:08 am on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
Thank you, Carmen!
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linnetmoss 8:23 am on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
Congratulations to you both! I have noticed that the Irish love mordant jokes about marriage:
An Irishman surprised his wife and her lover in the act.
He grabbed a pistol and pointed it at his head, which made his wife burst out laughing.
“What do you think you’re laughing at,” he cried, “you’re next.”
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mistermuse 8:37 am on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
Thanks for the congrats. As for the joke, I would say it’s a real killer, but that pun makes even me groan. π¦
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linnetmoss 1:52 pm on September 15, 2016 Permalink
Heh, heh π
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arekhill1 10:19 am on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
Lucky you, Sr. Muse. If you added my years of marriage to yours, you’d be at 50 exactly.
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mistermuse 1:03 pm on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
Lucky indeed, Ricardo….apropos of which, here is an appropriate song (from the same film featured in my previous post):
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Mary Cathleen Clark 11:48 am on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
Congratulations…48 years is quite an accomplishment.
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mistermuse 1:37 pm on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
Thanks. I gave my wife a big surprise on our 48th anniversary — I remembered it. π
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Mary Cathleen Clark 5:08 pm on September 16, 2016 Permalink
Good for you. A big surprise usually means a nice surprise. π
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Don Frankel 4:03 pm on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
Congratulations to you and Mrs. Muse and as you just pointed out, you remembered it.
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mistermuse 4:47 pm on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
Thanks, Don. At my age, it’s no small thing to remember small things (or, sometimes, even large ones).
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Cynthia Jobin 5:28 pm on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
I’m never sure if a marriage is an accomplishment, but yours certainly has been long. Warmest wishes as you celebrate!
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mistermuse 6:17 pm on September 15, 2016 Permalink |
Thanks, Cynthia. Some say you have to work to make marriage work, so in that sense, I guess it is an accomplishment (though I don’t think of it as work!). π
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Jane 4:56 am on September 17, 2016 Permalink |
Congratulations on surviving 48 years! π There are some ripper quotes there and I’m looking forward to using them myself on occasion. Thanks for the laughs! π
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mistermuse 7:25 am on September 17, 2016 Permalink |
Thank you, Jane. One of my favorite tasks in writing posts such as this is doing the research and choosing about ten ‘killer’ quotes (those which, paradoxically, are the “surviving” finalists from the hundreds available). π
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Garfield Hug 9:13 am on September 17, 2016 Permalink |
Congratulations mistermuse to you and yours!! Diamond anniversary is around the corner…so plan a big party and a great gift for Mrsπ
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mistermuse 11:08 am on September 17, 2016 Permalink |
Well, first I’ve got to make it to our Golden (50th) Anniversary! π As for a great gift for the Mrs., I’m thinking what could be better than a furball Garfield? My bank account tells me a diamond wouldn’t be appropriate until our Diamond (60th) Anniversary….ha ha.
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MΓ©l@nie 12:23 pm on September 18, 2016 Permalink |
admiration and respect, Sir… send you my very best: health, joy, love and long life together… sincerely, MΓ©lanie NB
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mistermuse 4:30 pm on September 18, 2016 Permalink |
Thank you, MΓ©l@nie — my best to you as well.
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Belle Papillon 24/7 8:55 am on September 27, 2016 Permalink |
Wow! Some people are blessed to meet that one person who will complement them and are willing to work on the marriage no matter what. Congratulations to you both and I wish you the best.
How I wish I was fortunate enough… but I have given up on that institution.
I have accepted the fact that I’m a frog picker so I will shy away from that and say never again.
Namaste!
β€ BP
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mistermuse 1:14 pm on September 27, 2016 Permalink |
The old saying “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” may be an iffy proposition when it comes to marriage, but as one who got it right the first time, who am I to judge? So I will shy away from “never again” as an absolute….but if that’s what it’s come to in your case, more power to you! π
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