Sometimes what we thought were
strengths in a prospective mate later
turn into liabilities.
This little piece is adapted from something written by
Sydney J. Harris:
Antics with Semantics
He married her because she seemed so pretty and
petite; he
divorced her because she was
so weak and helpless.
She married him because he was such a strong personality;
she divorced him because he was
so domineering.
He married her because "she reminds me of my mother"; he
divorced her because "she reminds
me of her mother."
She married him because he was so ambitious; he
was "going
someplace";
she
divorced him because he became a "work-a-holic."
He married her because "we were childhood sweethearts"
he
divorced her because she "never
grew up."
She married him because he was fun and romantic;
she divorced
him because he was shiftless
and lazy.
He married her because she was "steady and sensible";
he
divorced her because she was
"dull and boring."
She married him because he was "sweet and attentive";
she
divorced him because he was so
possessive.
He married her because she was "such a beauty";
he divorced
her because "all she thinks about
is her looks."
She married him because he was so "intelligent and
witty"; she
divorced him because he was so
"critical and wisecracking."
He married her because "we have such a great sexual attraction
for each
other"; he divorced her because "we have nothing in common
anymore."
She married him because he was "the life of the
party"; she
divorced him because "he thinks
life is just a party."
He married her because "she's so neat and clean"; he divorced
her because "she thinks more
of the furniture than she does me."
She married him because "we had such great talks together";
she divorced him because he's
never home to talk anymore.
He married her because she had "such a gentle nature"; he
divorced her because "she won't
discipline the children."
She married him because "he swept me off my feet";
she
divorced him because "he knocked
me off my feet."
He married her because "she was so crazy about me";
he
divorced her because she was
so "insanely jealous."
She married him because he was the captain of the
football
team;
she divorced him because she was a "football widow."
He married her because she was good with children; he
divorced her because the children
came before him.
She married him for his frugality and creative dating; she
divorced him because he was such
a tightwad!
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