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The secret to a long and happy marriage.

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annsixty Fri 12-Jan-18 16:13:26

In an article in the DT the author claims that a man was asked what the secret was as he and his wife celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
The secret is,he said, to go out for supper once a week. Enjoy good food, good wine and sweet music.
So she goes on Tuesday and I go on Thursday.
Well it made me chuckle.

Nonnie Sun 03-Feb-19 16:53:02

So many I have never heard before. Great.

M0nica Sun 03-Feb-19 16:20:49

At a Golden Wedding celebration, someone walked up the husband and said in amazement '50 years married, were you never tempted to divorce?' The reply was: 'Divorce? never. Murder? frequently'

Farmor15 Sun 03-Feb-19 05:10:40

I didn’t realise this was an old thread when I started reading and had some nice chuckles. Post that revived it is obviously some kind of weird advertising though.

Christy5432 Sun 03-Feb-19 04:06:45

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lemongrove Mon 15-Jan-18 22:36:12

Ditto allotments

lemongrove Mon 15-Jan-18 22:35:43

Man caves are just ‘naughty steps’ for husbands.

MissAdventure Mon 15-Jan-18 22:20:37

At a medical check-up:

Do you do dangerous sports?

Well, sometimes I talk back at my wife.

Lovetopaint037 Mon 15-Jan-18 22:13:58

This has to be the best thread ever. It is terrific. Keep ‘em coming.

Norah Mon 15-Jan-18 20:26:22

Brilliant!

gillybob Mon 15-Jan-18 13:01:35

'That's got to be the best one so far Bathsheba grin

Christinefrance Mon 15-Jan-18 12:53:06

Brilliant Bathsheba smile

Bathsheba Mon 15-Jan-18 10:23:01

One of my all time favourites grin

Teetime Mon 15-Jan-18 09:05:10

I told my husband some time ago about the Chinese way - Happy Wife Happy Life. He tries bless him.

Greyduster Mon 15-Jan-18 08:56:43

Marriage is just two people constantly asking each other what they want to eat, until one of them dies!

Christinefrance Mon 15-Jan-18 08:41:11

These are so funny really made me smile. grin

chelseababy Mon 15-Jan-18 08:38:36

We comes before I in wedding.

chelseababy Mon 15-Jan-18 08:38:04

Marriage is not just a word..............it's a sentence.

JaneD3 Mon 15-Jan-18 00:47:16

We share the bed half and half. I have the middle half and he has a quarter either side grin

Newquay Fri 12-Jan-18 22:23:08

We-or rather I-always say, having been committed Christians for many years we try to live our lives according to God's word which says that the husband should have the final word. . . . And, boom, boom, DH says "yes dear".

annsixty Fri 12-Jan-18 21:49:50

One husband was heard to say, we have a perfect working relationship.
She makes all the easy decisions and I make the difficult ones. For example she decides where we live , where we go on holiday, where the children go to school how we spent our income etc.
So what do you decide said his friend,
Oh should we have joined the common market, should we join the euro, should we leave Europe, should we have nuclear weapons. All the important matters we have to decide.

Menopaws Fri 12-Jan-18 21:35:43

Being able to grunt and he knows exactly what you mean, that's a marriage

Gagagran Fri 12-Jan-18 21:28:03

Or there was the man who explained that his happy marriage had started with the agreement that he would make all the big decisions and his wife the rest. Fortunately, he said, in fifty years I have never had to make a big decision.

My Dad's favourite response to my Mum (married almost 70 years) was "If you say so, it is so". Then he shut up!

Floriatosca Fri 12-Jan-18 21:17:39

The longest sentence begins with two words... “ I do”.

annsixty Fri 12-Jan-18 21:09:16

A foursome were playing golf when a hearse and funeral cars passed by. One of the four stopped playing and taking his cap off bowed his head.
One of the others said, that was very kind of you, did you know the deceased?
Oh think nothing of it she was a good and faithful wife to me for over 40 years .
Going off the point now!!

cornergran Fri 12-Jan-18 20:54:18

I so needed a laugh and you’ve all given me one. smile. Superb.