Divorce Begins with the Toilet
I spoke at a women’s event last week, and I mentioned how we need to deal with the little things of marriage or take the chance that they may turn into insurmountable problems that lead to divorce. The little things are the beginning of divorce - like toilet seats and toothpaste tubes – when not resolved. As I watched all the women shaking their heads “yes”, I told them that sounds like a great title for my next book, “Divorce Begins with the Toilet.” (Hmm. MY husband didn’t find this nearly as humorous as I did.) Every new bride is forced into reality the first time she bottoms out in the toilet, half-asleep, in the middle of the night. Her husband neglected to put the seat down. Thus begins the decay of happily-ever-after as she ponders, “If he really loved me he’d remember to put the toilet seat down!” Most men don’t have a clue why this is such an issue for us ladies. My practical husband says, “Can’t you look first?” In defense...