Recently someone asked me the secret of the success of my 44-year relationship with my partner. I think I can sum it up with a bottle of Palmolive dish detergent. When I use it, I like it be ready so I always leave the cap open. When my partner uses it, being a stickler for what's right, he always snaps the cap shut when he's finished. So I rarely find the cap already opened and he rarely finds it closed. But he wouldn't think of saying, "Would you please close the cap when you're through with the detergent." anymore than I would say, "I would appreciate it if you would leave the cap open." And that, simple as it sounds, is the secret.
Friday, April 5, 2013
It could just as easily be Joy.
Recently someone asked me the secret of the success of my 44-year relationship with my partner. I think I can sum it up with a bottle of Palmolive dish detergent. When I use it, I like it be ready so I always leave the cap open. When my partner uses it, being a stickler for what's right, he always snaps the cap shut when he's finished. So I rarely find the cap already opened and he rarely finds it closed. But he wouldn't think of saying, "Would you please close the cap when you're through with the detergent." anymore than I would say, "I would appreciate it if you would leave the cap open." And that, simple as it sounds, is the secret.
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