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"Can two walk together, except they be agreed?"
Book review: Things I wish I'd known before we got married
The other 80 Percent
(From where we stopped yesterday)
For many years my wife and I have played a little game that we have come to enjoy. It is called "Let's see how many things we can do without that everyone thinks they have." It appears started in graduate school days out of necessity, but we got hooked and have continued to play it.
The game works like this. On Friday night or Saturday, you go together to the department store and walk down the aisles, looking at whatever catches your eye. Read the labels, talk about how fascinating each item is, and turn to each other and say, "isn't great that we don't have to have that?" Then while others walk out with arms loaded, names duly signed, you walk out hand in hand, excited that you do not need things to be happy. I highly recommend this game to all young married couples.
Another practical idea that can prevent much tragedy is an agreement on the part of both that neither will make a major purchase without consulting the other. The Purpose of consulting is to reach agreement regarding the purchase. The term major purchase be given a dollar value. For example, the couple might agree that neither would ever buy anything that costs than $100 without such agreement. It is true that many golf clubs and lamps would still be in the showroom if couples followed this principle. But it is also true that many couples would be far happier.
To be continued tomorrow by God's grace
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