A bit of humor noir! If we can't laugh about it, we can't work within it, either!
The
Ten Commandments of Marriage

Commandment
1.
Marriages
are made in heaven. But then again, so is thunder and lightning.
Commandment
2.
If
you want your wife to listen and pay strict attention to every word you
say, talk in your sleep.
Commandment
3.
Marriage
is grand -- and divorce is at least 100 grand!
Commandment
4.
Married
life is very frustrating. In the first year of marriage, the man speaks
and the woman listens.
In
the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens.
In
the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.
Commandment
5.
When
a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one
thing:
Either
the car is new or the wife is.
Commandment
6.
Marriage
is when a man and woman become as one;
The
trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
Commandment
7.
Before
marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you say.
After
marriage, he will fall asleep before you finish.
Commandment
8.
Every
man wants a wife who is beautiful, understanding, economical, and a good
cook.
But
the law allows only one wife.
Commandment
9.
Marriage
and love are purely matter of chemistry.
That
is why wife treats husband like toxic waste.
Commandment
10.
A
man is incomplete until he is married.
After that, he is finished.
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Bonus
Commandment story.
A long married couple came upon a wishing well.
The wife leaned over, made a wish and threw in a penny.
The husband decided to make a wish too.
But he leaned over too much, fell into the well, and drowned.
The wife was
stunned for a moment but then smiled,
"It really works!"
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--Helen Rowland